Felt Squares
We never know what will happen with open-ended materials. These simple felt squares have taken on many uses: 9/20: When Thomas, Kyla, Travers and Amelia are making “sleeping spots” the felt squares are used as
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Can I Do Some Booming?
We brought a large pumpkin to our meeting this week. I have one of those at my house! I can see the pumpkin. I want to touch it. Paint it. What if we paint
Observational Drawing
Together in Studio Red, we are learning about the camera. Last week, we shared prior knowledge, experimented with the tool, and labeled its parts with a shared vocabulary. In these ways, children have extended their
Every painting tells a story
We invited the afternoon children to uncover stories in another way. Working in small groups with loose parts and a painting, the stories slowly unfolded. This is just one story sample. Moss mountain. Beautiful ocean. The big
What does a conversation look like?
“Like a circle. Two people inside a circle, like a hurricane.”–SYLVIE In Studio Purple, we’ve been thinking about conversations, wondering what they look and sound like. We seeded this idea last week when we asked
That’s why we have a map
Jane and Maddy decided they needed a map and set about creating one. It goes from that house to our house…and where we are. This is our house, the purple one, that’s for our neighbors. Brown
A Visit From Skip.
Jane’s grandfather, Skip, came to share his butterfly collection with us. He shared stories and information. Through questions, observations, and drawings, we learned about butterflies. What are the moths before they hatch? LYLA Why is
Sculpture Park Connections
Here are holes we can go through with our bodies. How will we experience this as a group? We are looking for how children communicate ideas to each other, and in fostering this process, to build
