As educators of young children, we are continually challenged to ensure that every child’s voice be heard. The heart of the Reggio Emilia philosophy embraces the belief that this voice can present itself in many forms,
We began laying out the big gray felt sheet and the smaller blue rectangle that are used in our “face game” in the middle of the floor, along with a basket of rectangles of felt that
Our interest in community has been gradually extending beyond the confines of LNS. We began the year “playing the face game” in meeting before snacktime to help the children learn each others’ names, incorporating Nancy, Emily,
The children have been exploring the dry-erase easels with the image of a museum favorite, Moptop, pictured behind the surface. We wondered what would happen if we replaced it with a different picture… We first had Moptop
Children have been interested in folding and rolling up their watercolor painting. We decided to take it one step further and introduce painting with acrylic, folding, rolling, and opening to see the surprise! Here, Luca demonstrates:
We introduced watercolors last Thursday. Children approach this artform in various ways. (Adults, too!) Some anticipate what they’re depicting before painting. Some are interested in how it works – putting the brush in the water, then
