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 […]
Partners in Learning
Teachers and children as partners in learning. A strong image of the child has to correspond to a strong image of the teacher. Teachers are not considered protective babysitters, teaching […]
Reggio Spaces – FOR the CHILDREN
“The role of space: amiable schools. The infant/toddler centers and preschools convey many messages, of which the most immediate is: this is a place where adults have thought about the […]
The Role of Parents
The role of parents. Parents are an essential component of the program -a competent and active part of their children’s learning experience. They are not considered consumers but co-responsible partners. […]