Watch this spiral…
Wire has now expanded into many areas of the studio. During a museum visit we discussed how long it must have taken Shelia Pepe to finish her work as well as how different parts were interlinked.
Archive for February 2019
Snow Slush Ice
With our variable weather conditions during the past few weeks, the children’s have had many outside experiences with snow, slush and ice. Here are some indoor wintry explorations from our afternoons. The children made puffy snow
Take care of this baby, Jack
Taking care of the baby dolls is an everyday activity in Studio Blue. We see the children care for these babies by: Reading Stories Changing Diapers Putting on New Clothes Exploring in Play My baby can
Ready for any weather
When rain boots aren’t enough. Tait finds a creative way to stay a little drier while playing in the meltwater in the back playground. As Nancy remarked, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’.
true stories of studio red
What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children’s own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources.—Loris Malaguzzi, The
A Glimpse into Metal, Magnets, & Wire
After hearing talk of electricity as we dabbled with wire and clay, we moved the wire into the metal and magnet space, curious to see what bubbled up as the children had time to mess about
“Why did you put it up there?…and how?”
Upon entering the studio on Wednesday morning, the children quickly noticed a big change! The Sheila Pepe inspired piece that they had been working on in the mini studio was now hanging high above the rug.
Finding Springtime in the Woods
In sharp contrast to last week’s brush with the polar vortex, this week we delighted in the warm sunshine. It’s quite remarkable what unfolds as the frozen ground begins to soften, particularly in the woods! Here
Building a New Way
We made some changes to the classroom, one of which was removing the large wooden blocks with the hollow centers from the block area and replacing them with long unit blocks, and the play here changed,
A Helping Hand
Elliot and Jamie were working together filling a wagon with dirt. When they determined their work was done, Elliot tried to pull it out of the sandbox. Jamie noticed Elliot was having trouble… I can help!