“I just can’t read!”
Picture books are invaluable in our preschool environment. Personally, neither of us has outgrown our own love of picture books and continue to amass an extensive collection to this day! Yes, we are both educators and
Archive for February 2018
More Sculpture Park Discoveries
Studio Blue is eager and enthusiastic for our outdoor excursions, and the camaraderie is palpable! We’ve noticed themes of interest: HEIGHTChildren wanting to get up high, to climb, to hold things up high. (When we arrived
Are These the Same Sculpture?
On a visit to the sculpture park in late January, Kaya brings along the card with this face on it. During a meeting time mapping game, he had said he wanted to know where it was.
What makes this destination our special place?
As a staff, we are continuously exploring our Umbrella Topic, “How do children-in-residence encounter deCordova?” During our research we have noticed that children need a playful interaction to fully embrace a particular experience, space, or entity. They
It’s rainbow land
I’m making a rainbow. – AverySo am I. I’m making another one. – Sofia Are you putting purple on? I am. I’m going to bend it. Hold on Avery. – SofiaI can’t do it, Sofia. –
What do you want to know more about?
Small group work is not new to the children in Studio Purple. We’ve come together to discover each other’s collections, discussed how to communicate and even wondered together how to be a friend. All worthwhile topics
“In childhood, all is new.” A. Horowitz
In childhood, attention is brightened by two features: children’s neophilia (love of the new) and the fact that, as young people, they simply haven’t seen it all before. A. Horowitz, On Looking. My body can be
On counting. A conversation with Jane and Maren.
So, which is the longest, the smallest and which is in the middle? How did you know? Cuz I counted with my eyes. You can see by the amounts. But I counted with my brain. It’s
“Ryan first made a cat and teached me how to make it.” CHARLIE
On Thursday it was Charlie’s turn to tell a true story from Studio Red. I was making a paper cat and Ryan. Ryan first made a cat and teached me how to make it. Charlie