Here the boys are smelling Angie’s coconut coffee as it brews. They said it smelled” Yummy.” Thanks again parents for this amazing Christmas present. I love the collaborative gifts that are something for our use with our families or kids. They are the best. We did some science today with predicting what would happen to […]
Other Signs of Fall
We have talked a lot about the leaves changing colors and falling from the trees. We have also talked about how the wind is starting to get a little more chilly and it gets dark sooner. Today , we explored a different side of our season change. Remember for a while we had a wasp […]
Pumpkins and Acorns
If you follow me on social media you know that at 11:00 our day took a whirl with unexpected visitors but we did have a few good hours ! We have had these HUGE acorns for over a year and the children have hardly touched them. I took them out and placed several on the […]
Valentines Day Wind Down
Today we did a little math by graphing those cute little Valentine conversation hearts. We used terms like more/ most and less / least and yum.. these are good. 🙂 Sometimes ( Many times. No.. most of the time ) learning takes place without my intervention or planning. You will see in these pictures that […]
Its Fri- YAY Y’all !
This week like all the others this year has FLOWN by. Some concepts we have explored a little the last two days in addition to shadows ( that I didn’t mention yesterday ) is sequencing. I have a little sequencing game we played. Each set has three cards with pictures that have an obvious […]
Shadow Play
In celebration of Groundhog Day today we did a little exploring shadows. The overhead projector was a hit. The discoveries they make with color and light on this are amazing and they get more complex over time . We will leave the overhead out for a while so they can continue to experiment with light. […]
Post Thanksgiving
Most of you know that I have gradually become more natural, hippified, simplistic , reggio – inspired , child centered, …. there are so many adjectives that could explain or might be pinned on me for my current method of ” teaching ” children. Please believe me when I say the things I execute each […]
Empathy
WE’RE BACK!!! Did you miss us ? Did you miss the blog ? Sometimes when I am out I do try to blog our days because I know you love it and it gives you wonderful ways to discuss your child’s day. Sometimes it just isn’t possible. We trained on Tuesday afternoon / evening […]
Do You See What I See
“Children learn about their environment through their senses. They come to understand concepts through their sense of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. Children understand “soft” when they touch a kitten’s fur. They notice colors when they see a beautiful rainbow. They know what “loud” means when they hear a clap of thunder. They […]