Our day started off a little chilly so we were inside most of the morning. Thankfully, we had a daddy here to help us and play. His help at the […]
Fire Station
Today was our annual trip to the fire station. We haven’t been to station 2 for a few years so it was nice to visit our neighborhood fire station. Thanks […]
Taking Risks
Today one of the littles came up to me and said ” We made a trampoline. ” Hmm.. You did? What did you make it from ? […]
Jack-O-Lantern
We started out our day today by drawing jack-o-lantern faces on orange paper. Some of us even wrote ” Jack-O-Lantern” on their art ! We talked about how many jack-o-lanterns […]
Pumpkin Visual
Today we took time to look at our pumpkin . We smelled it. We touched it. We talked about it and made a list of all the things we ” […]
Pumpkin Provocations
We’ve talked about provocation’s in our setting and how we use them to entice children to think deeper or work on a specific skill. Today’s provocation was pumpkin painting . […]
Documentation
The power of documentation. Transcriptions of children’s remarks and discussions, photographs of their activity, and representations of their thinking and learning are carefully studied. These documents have several functions. Most […]
The Children ARE the curriculum
Not a pre-set curriculum but a process of inviting and sustaining learning. Once teachers have prepared an environment rich in materials and possibilities, they observe and listen to the children […]