https://vimeo.com/441043933 What Makes the Fire (by Mark Weltner) Science/nature, problem-solving Comments: This is an invitation for discussions around science topics; sometimes children blurt out their own answers to the questions as we sing, providing an opportunity
https://vimeo.com/441008416 Wide-Eyed Owl (traditional) Self-regulation, body awareness, fine/gross motor skills, literacy, science I modified the poem to make this fingerplay chant. Begin by sitting on floor with knees in front. There’s a wide-eyed owl
https://vimeo.com/440045981 Wishy Washy Washerwoman (traditional, my version) Lyrics:Way down yonder where nobody goes (hand shading eyes, searching)There’s a wishy-washy washer woman washing her clothes. (move arms back and forth, punching the air)She goes “Oo! Ah!
https://vimeo.com/441038827 Zip Zip Bam by Mark Weltner Self-regulation, fine motor, literacy, math I do the whole fingerplay at the very beginning of the video so you can see what I’m building up to; then I
Dear Studio Red, Rocks are everywhere! We find them as we walk through the woods, through our yards and along our sidewalks in cities and towns. Today we invite you to think about how rocks effect
Dear Studio Red, Way back in September, we began our year together breaking things apart! We remember Jackson called the space where the Zoomie lives, the Break Apart Zone. Today we invite you to break apart
Dear Studio Red, Throughout our year together you have been noticing rocks. We have discovered them on our playgrounds, through the park and in our woods. We have brought many back into the studio and created
Dear Studio Red, On Friday we left a special gift at each of your homes. The gift is a box tied up with string. It is a gift and it is an invitation. It is an
Dear Studio Red, Today we invite you to reread a Frog and Toad favorite with us! Rereading familiar stories from our time together is something we like to do as the summer approaches. Do you have
Dear Studio Red, Inspired by Caroline and others who have been thinking about creatures and their habitats, we have decided to return to thinking about creatures in parts! Love, Lauri and Emily Below, Emily gives a
