Collaboration in the Sculpture Park
Children from different studios came to help our friends Doug and Brad from deCordova’s maintenance team with the Sculpture Park spring clean up. A true team effort.
Archive for March 2019
“It’s art that tells a story”
We were delighted to share a visit with the author and illustrator, Sarah Brannen this week! Sarah noted with us that as a little girl she took painting classes in Studio Purple! Bringing us through her
“Was I faster than all the rest?”
On Thursday, we gathered on the rug to read Lynn Plourde and Greg Couch’s Spring’s Sprung before heading out in the woods for a nature walk. In this story, the Spring sisters March, April, and May begin quarreling
Working on our Cork Board
After completing the taping design on our cork board, now it was time to mix our own shades of green and paint the spaces in between the tape. We look at the Lincoln Nursery School car
Play plans
Early in the year we encouraged the children to save memories of their daily play. These memories were to be drawn on index cards. They would serve as markers for their play. We envisioned this practice
Hooked on Snakes!
These curvy snakes have wiggled their way into our play in a number of ways . . . Here is what we (the teachers) did: We originally introduced snakes because we expected that children would be
What can our bodies do?
Spring brings freedom of movement! With no snow pants, heavy boots, nor mittens, children discover what their bodies are capable of as they move on this uncovered terrain. Both new and familiar tools replace those we
Hooked on Snakes!
These curvy snakes have wiggled their way into our play in a number of ways . . . Here is what we (the teachers) did: We originally introduced snakes because we expected that children would be
“Illustration – Art that tells a story” – Sarah Brannen
Within Studio Yellow stories are an integral part of our morning. We hear children telling stories to each other as they play, they draw pictures and narrate stories around their illustrations and everyday they listen to
Who knew resolving conflict could be so joyful?
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