Blog Bits
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Outdoor Discovery
The children enjoyed going outside on the playground. We had to be careful due to the ice. But it was a good opportunity to use our magnifying glasses to see … Continue reading Outdoor Discovery
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5 Senses
Mrs. Tawney’s 4’s were working on the 5 Senses this week! We were so busy. We loved taking off our shoes and going on a sensory walk. We also painted … Continue reading 5 Senses
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Lego Catapult #2 = Creativity, Cooperation, & Collaboration
The children built freestyle and then put everything together to create the most interesting LEGO Sculpture!
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Simple play…covering all domains
As the 3’s worked together to build a vehicle, use the map to plan their trip, and interacted with each other, learning occurred in each of the three domains- the … Continue reading Simple play…covering all domains
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Lego Catapult #1 = 12 Happy Children!
On our first day of Lego Catapult, the children were THRILLED to see a mountain of all kinds of Lego pieces, buckets of wheels,platforms, and angled pieces and a whole … Continue reading Lego Catapult #1 = 12 Happy Children!
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Latkes, Dreidls Encore…
Thanks to Kori, Mimi, and Hazel…another yum, fun day!
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Latkes….more, please!
Playing dreidl, making latkes for snack with our parent helper, and getting to experience that warm feeling that comes with generosity by surprising our pretend grandma with a holiday spray … Continue reading Latkes….more, please!
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And We’re Thankful….
Thankfulness….the children REALLY get that. They told us that they were thankful for their brothers, sisters, moms, dads, cats, dogs, toys, necklaces, sunshine, everything, and LOVE! Thankfulness…the teachers REALLY get … Continue reading And We’re Thankful….
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Isn’t it wonderful when you have to make your own toys?….
A corn cob, some fabric, corn kernels, yarn, and sticks, along with some of Mrs. Moon’s ingenuity and the children’s imagination….they had a great time creating and we know they’ll … Continue reading Isn’t it wonderful when you have to make your own toys?….
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No stores, no electronics, no cars, no ready-made anything, and yet…
…As our children studied the Native Americans of years ago, there was a realization of how different it was for those children, and yet our children thoroughly reveled in grinding … Continue reading No stores, no electronics, no cars, no ready-made anything, and yet…