Sept. 20, 2019
Draw the Circle Wide Ants Go Marching – (my own version with different words and movements) Pirate Song Frog Named Tiny Tim Yoga: star mountain; house moon; waterfall elephant. These go in pairs in a breathing pattern: we breathe
Archive for 2019
Studio Purple, Week 3
… “It would be hard to make color if we didn’t have any colors.” We are intentional about the books we choose to share with the children each week. Sharing a book is more than just
Newsletter, Sept. 16-19
Dear Studio Blue, We have so many stories about your play to share! “Now we can play!” How do you make a stick or a cone stand up in the sand? Kairan, a couple of weeks
Fire Drill: Silver Car
On Monday, many of you were on the playground pretending to be firefighters and police officers, putting out fires and rescuing people. As you played, Diane and I thought you would like to see where we
Week of Sept 16
Paw Paw Patch: Studio Blue When I See You In Studio Blue 10 Little Fingers We used the rope and we held is (and pulled and pushed…!) as we sang: Row Row Row (with the “crocodile” verse).
Sept. 16, 2019
Paw Paw Patch (no link) Me You We Clap Your Hands Bubble Gum In a Dish I Wish I Were – the soap and mud verses Frog Named Tiny Tim Yoga – butterfly and turtle; then: candle snake
Week 2
We have been noticing children making connections this past week. Connections with new friends, friends from previous years at LNS and reuniting with children they met before coming to Lincoln Nursery School. During these moments we
Studio Yellow, Week 2
Our first full week together brought with it many opportunities for children to begin to get to know one another. What questions arise as we slowly reveal those seemingly tiny pieces of ourselves? Work has begun
Studio Purple, week 2
“When are we going to get more colors?”
Sustained Shared Thinking
In our efforts to reveal learning, we create opportunities for children to see each other. In group conversations, intimate individual moments and small groups, we strive to reveal what a child does, says and represents. In