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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Sheila Pepe and her fiber work have inspired much thinking within Studio Red. The connections children have been making to Sheila Pepe and Hot Mess Formalism extend well beyond our own fiber installation that now hangs
