The Good Bird
Some of the children have been interested in reading The Good Bird. After we all sang Baby Fish, Diane read the book to the class at meeting and then she and Kesler showed how they had
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A Senior Moment
A group of senior citizens from The Commons came to school today to read to the children (One Snowy Night and Emily’s Snails). Studio Purple joined us. While we waited for everyone to arrive and get settled,
Wrapping continues…
The children (and Lila’s baby) continue to wrap our giant branch! See our previous post to find out more about this.
Where’s My Bird?
Last week, Johann, Henry and Wesley added pictures to their birds’ homes… This week, Johann wondered, Where’s my bird? Mark asked him what it looked like, and he said that they would have to look at the picture
I wonder what those kids are doing… A Visit to the Museum
After taking a small group up to the museum last Thursday, we wondered how we could use documentation from this visit to help us understand how children are feeling when going to the museum. As we
Museum Visit: Josie, Jack, Wesley
Josie, Jack and Wesley went to the museum with Mark and Julie this Wednesday. Adjustments were made to the protocol of this visit based on our reflections on documentation from previous visits – I’ll get into
Why don’t you, be you…And I, will be I.
Throughout our days in Studio Purple, we often hear conversations bubbling up about what makes the children who they are. “My sister always wants to be the same and I don’t.” “I live in Concord.”
“Is today a nature walk day?”
Every week the woods and park around deCordova are witness to the exploration, laughter and observations of the children from Lincoln Nursery School. We see these areas as an extension of our studio space. These encounters
Are you going to talk about me?
After a busy morning of play, Charlotte and Marky helped make our space beautiful by cleaning paintbrushes together. We all then gathered together on our rug. We began our conversation by asking the children to share
Bringing the Museum to the Children (and children to the museum)
Josie notices the rope hanging in the classroom. At meeting time she wonders, Why is that rope up there?Stella There’s two ropes. It has an end.We then pass an identical rope around the circle.Ellie It smells