Making Connections
As the children were settling down to eat lunch Tait and Louis were engaged in conversation, pointing to a photograph on the wall of Studio Yellow. The photographs were from Studio Yellow visits to the Hot
Archive for March 2019
“They have skyscrapers that touch the sky.”
A thread begins with teachers noticing. How are the children using the materials? What is the language around their play? “We’re building a skyscraper…The sky starts in California, I mean France.” MILES “I’m making a whole
Vacation Conversation
During our vacation conversations we have discussed what you might need when you travel by airplane. Some answers have included, luggage, bathing suits, snacks, tickets, and passports. These are some photos that will be turned into
Building Barriers – Together!
On Wednesday, the morning was just beginning, and Henry was in the bird area with Mark. Mark quietly arranged some of the tree pieces in a line around the top of the structure there. Watch what
“Let’s write it down!”
When we think about children learning to write, it is easy to envision an end product—letters formed to create words. But how do children come to learn this concept? What does the process of learning to
snippets.
Studio Red is a laboratory, a place of inquiry where creativity, imagination and making meaning thrive! Refining our understanding of the Zoomie. “There’s little holes!” “I’m very curious about the feathers.” (the end of the cloth)
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. – Michael Jordan
Following the excitement of the introduction of the Snail Racing Game more simple board and card games have been introduced into the studio. Games of this sort help to teach children a myriad of skills. Playing
Look at my Face!
Coming back together as a group after a week away from Feb. break, reading stories with grown-ups is an activity that the children seem especially fond of, perhaps in need of as we refamiliarize ourselves with
Adventures on Airplanes
Over the last several weeks, there have been many conversations about traveling to various places and modes of transportation. Some of these places include, Turkey, Greece, Africa, Grand Cayman, California, Florida and New Hampshire. During the
“Whoa, that’s very angry.”
As we continue our work on getting to know ourselves and others better, we focus on faces as a way of understanding how others might be feeling. This week, we introduced the children to a set