Go Away, Big Green Monster!
In response to children putting scarves over their heads and pretending to be ghosts, playing monster, and experiencing Halloween, Diane reads Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley, this week at meeting. As she turns
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Johann Found a Worm!
Johann found a worm. A worm! Let’s see it! Where’d you find it? Ah, over here. Maybe if we brush the leaves away we’ll find another. Avery found one! (actually a millipede). Elliot wants it covered
The Lost Voice
There was a mystery in Studio Yellow this week. Sue lost her voice. Where could Sue’s voice have gone? Sam – To somebody’s home. Alex – She lost it at her home. Thomas – How come
I think he died – Thomas
A lime green discovery was made on one of the coldest mornings of the school year. A caterpillar lay all alone on the wood chips – unmoving. Thomas – I think he died. Kaya – I think
What About the Babies?
In one of our lengthy afternoon discussions in Studio Blue, we noticed that the baby doll play that was happening in the beginning of the year had fizzled out in recent weeks. We wondered why… Perhaps
Will you help build it back?
Susannah is watching Wesley make a bridge out of felt. Livia and Ellie notice, and jump along the length of it. Wesley expresses concern that they will break it, and indeed, as Livia jumps across it,
I’m Taking Care of It
When I’m a grown-up, sometimes I turn back into a kid. When Johann says, When I’m a grown-up… he speaks for all the children’s need to be big and capable, able to take care of someone
Good advice
Ruth had spent several minutes building with the magna tiles on the light table. She was working on building three different sized houses, telling the story of the houses. “This is my house when I’m grown
Mommy, Daddy and Grandma Cakes
We consider relationships to be the fundamental, organizing strategy of our educational system. Loris Malaguzzi, 1993 It is natural for children to feel anxious when saying goodbye to their parents and/or primary caregivers. Separation anxiety is