Loose parts and Identity

Children took loose parts and used them to represent their faces. This is an excellent activity that not only uses the imagination but cognitive skill as we recall on the […]

Identity through Suggestion

Today children were challenged to take the image of half a face and re-create the other half. Noticing when things are symmetrical sometimes comes from within us or is it […]

relocation

Isn’t it amazing that God put all our parts in what seem to be in the exact perfect spot? Have you ever thought about what if your nose was on […]

Face Meets Identity

We are moving on from mark making into exploring our faces. Our faces set us apart from anyone else- unless of course you are an identical twin. I’ve had several […]

Building Community

We had a dilemma today. We talked about all the things we wanted to do to make it a great FRIDAY. The kids wanted to watch a cartoon. Though that […]

Risk Taking

I plan my blogs a week in advance. I mostly know what direction I’m going in. Today my plan was to blog on young children taking risks and what the […]

It’s DOT day!!

Today is international dot day. We place a few fun days on our calendar so we can count up to special events. Why ? Because it’s a fun way to […]

The Most Important Things

Today we played outside a lot . Today we continue to explore marking by marking under the table. That was fun. . But the most important thing we did was […]

Marking to the Drum

Today we read the book ” The Line.” We learned that sometimes books don’t have letters that make words. Sometimes the marks… or illustrations tell the story. We made marks […]

Secret Drawings

Apple continue to make marks today the lesson plan called for secret drawings. The children were introduced to colored pencils and asked to cover a part of their page and […]