Busier than usual

It’s amazing to me. In quality indicators they teach us to separate our areas – quite centers ( reading , art , etc) should not be placed near loud areas […]

Why Rearrange Now?

The children and I did some rearranging today. We moved the block area down stairs and the tables upstairs. Why move it now ? There are literally 8 school days […]

Fine Motor

Fine motor skills increase through the year as children are given opportunities to develop those muscles. As self awareness increases you begin to see facial features and body parts emerge. […]

Self Esteem

As you know we have conversation cards on our tables. The question today was “ what are you really good at?” Can we just cease making people feel bad about […]

All Kinds of Art

Today we experimented with fluorescent paints and a black light. The children were confused at first because their designs were not showing up as well as they thought on black […]

Assessment Time

I have a love hate relationship with assessments. At the beginning of the year they are important so I know if I child has a delay and might need extra […]

You are my sunshine

The children are continuing to work on pieces for our art show. Today we started with a smily face And then made a beautiful sunshine with multicolored rays.

Eggstravaganza!

Today was a busy day. We finished our bunny drawing with liquid watercolors. We dyed eggs that we would later eat at lunch. We decorated a bunny cake. My mom […]

Spring Brings Growth

Spring brings growth in the garden but it also brings growth in our children. I can hear new vocabulary words being used as we explore new materials . Then Nayomi […]

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Today we did a little directed drawing. We made an art piece with plastic eggs and paint. I would say it was a pretty great day !