Moving from Disappointment through Play
While we were on the playground, a small group went for a walk, and Thomas wasn’t included and seemed to feel left out. I (Mark) sat down beside him to give him some company. He said
Archive for March 2018
A visit to the cafe
As play in the bakery continues, children have been incorporating new ideas and themes. Production has been relocated and all items are now prepared on the premises of the bakery itself. Counter service has expanded to
Guys watch a movie!
We’ve been offering children the opportunity to document those things of interest to them – their work, the play of their peers, happenings in nature, discoveries in the sculpture park, the list is endless. Photography has
It’s a bird… it’s a plane…
LOUIS – I see a rocket ship. ELLIOTT – No it’s not. It’s an airplane. LOUIS – Yes it is. See that smoke? It’s shooting fire so it’s a rocket ship. ELLIOTT – No it’s up
Flashlights and Pop Tubes
Saige has been interested in the pop tubes. When she first played with them a week ago, she connected three in a link: It’s a baby toy. This week, Saige puts a flashlight inside a
“If you ever see a rainbow, you might see a unicorn.”
The second of our small groups to meet this week was the rainbow group. We kicked off our meeting by remembering back to our wonderings about rainbows, that it takes sun and rain to make rainbows.
“Everybody is One.”
“Everybody is One.” -Maddy
“We’re capturing color!”
Some new changes in our block space have us exploring and thinking differently about building and light. “I’m making a statue with all these cups!” -Eleanor “When it’s light you can see the shadow.” -Eleanor “We’re
High Chair Rocket Ship
Amelia and Kyla are enjoying some rough and tumble play together on the rug. Amelia rolls on the rug towards the balls and pipes table and then stands up. She looks over to Kyla and offers
A key unlocks our memories of what shapes mean.
Revision is becoming a part of our practice in Studio Red. Whether it be in conflict in the form of a “redo”, during communication when we “say it again in a kind way”, or when we