Stella continues to think about sandwiches… After offering Mark a playdough sandwich on a red felt plate, Stella then presses her hand firmly into another piece of playdough making a hand print, and offers this to
Despite the rain, it was a glorious, magical time. We met Squirrel, Hawk, Mushrooms, and Spiders, and they all gave us story stones. What are story stones? So glad you asked! You can read all about
A lime green discovery was made on one of the coldest mornings of the school year. A caterpillar lay all alone on the wood chips – unmoving. Thomas – I think he died. Kaya – I think
Last week Studio Yellow was introduced to the story of Luna Moth. Every year as the leaves begin falling from the trees a special friend comes to visit us for one day only. When she comes,
On our Tuesday nature walk we found puffball mushrooms spreading across the grass. With sticks, we gently poked the bulbous fungi to release their brown spores into the air. This action gave way to much excitement
In one of our lengthy afternoon discussions in Studio Blue, we noticed that the baby doll play that was happening in the beginning of the year had fizzled out in recent weeks. We wondered why… Perhaps
Susannah is watching Wesley make a bridge out of felt. Livia and Ellie notice, and jump along the length of it. Wesley expresses concern that they will break it, and indeed, as Livia jumps across it,
In the hopes of drawing our attention towards the vibrant shades of green in the summer landscape, we chose to begin the year by offering yellow and blue paints at the easel. After many days of
We’re still busy following paths, roads, trails, and sidewalks in Studio Purple. When Julia was missing from class one day a few weeks back, we told the children that she had taken a trip to New
Jamie, Johann, Josie and Ellie are in the classroom at or near the playdough. The rest of the children have elected to play outside.Jamie approaches Mark and asks, Where mommy? I don’t know – where does
