Rain and Pumpkins
Today the children asked to start the day outside. Why not ? We stayed outside through four or five rain showers. There was no lightening so it was safe. I […]
Representational painting
We did our first representational painting Hey kids. Here’s a pumpkin. What do you notice? It’s orange. It has lines. It has a brown stem. It’s round. Let’s paint it […]
Pumpkin Exploration
Today we begin our exploration of pumpkins. I really wanted to wait until Monday but they’ve been rolling around in my trunk for a few days. Of course the kids […]
The Thrill of the Hunt
The boys caught a glimpse of something behind the shrubs that line the porch. It sparked their curiosity and they spent an hour looking and trying to “excavate” surprises. They […]
A Horrible No Good Day
That’s a book. Today was hard. We had lots of meltdowns, children telling me no very aggressively and hurting of friends. Most times when we have days like this I […]
Let’s Talk About It.
Most of you were at the meeting last night so today let’s look at where learning took place through play SE1- interacts with peers CD2.3 regulates impulses, and behaviors MT1 […]
Language Assessment
Today we finished up our Dial 3 Assessments! Todays focus was on language. Language is not just articulation. It’s rhyming and letter recognition and letter sounds. It’s knowing what to […]
Cognitive Screening
Cognitive skills, also called cognitive functions, cognitive abilities or cognitive capacities, are brain-based skills which are needed in acquisition of knowledge, manipulation of information and reasoning. They have more to […]