Our afternoon writing efforts have inspired collaborative group work during our morning open studio play. While creating a cake of snow outside, a small group of preschoolers and kindergarteners began naming their roles as they negotiated
Process is a word we use a lot with the children. It is explicitly revisited because it reveals the thinking behind the work. We have been focussing and connecting Ian Mc Mahon’s work with the children’s
We have been busy creating, editing, and revising the map of the Pine Tree Forest Playground. Now that the children are satisfied with the color, quantity, and placement of each piece, we revisited our research question
We have introduced some new tools to engage in the process of printing! Presented with these new materials, children are challenged to apply their experimentation, questioning and problem-solving tools to a new process. They joyfully envision
To preview our visit to Ian McMahon’s installation we invited the children to participate in a slideshow. We used our SEE, THINK, WONDER protocol to organize our conversation as we viewed his process through the photographs
“Sense of place.” What does this mean? Putting it simply, it can refer to a meaning attributed to a place as influenced by our interactions with it. We, in partnership with Learning and Engagement at deCordova,
On Thursday, we shed our mittens and snow pants and followed the warmth and sunshine into the woods. The frozen ground had been replaced by a softened earth that was begging to be seen again. Things
In 2015, “Drawing Undefined” was the focus of a deCordova exhibition. In stretching the concept of drawing to its limits, some artists used drawing “as its own means…following wherever it will lead them, in whatever form
The topic of rainbows has been cropping up throughout the year. Sofia often wears her beloved rainbow colored pants, Magna-Tiles have been sorted to mix rainbowish patterns, Wikki Stix
With all the enthusiasm around cars and trucks in mind, we recently brought in large packing boxes to see if they would be incorporated into the play. For the animal lovers in our group, they immediately
