Phase one: ExplorationWe got our new Imagination Playground blocks this week and, as you can see, the kids are just a little bit excited…Dragonflies: “I was building a home for these little round things. I was pretending that they were babies. We were playing with them and we builded a house for them.” “I really love […]
The 4-year old Bumblebees made a movie for the culminating project of their Community Helper study. Throughout this 2-month long inquiry study, they studied various community helpers; such as firemen, policemen and EMT workers. They tried to think of a way to share what they learned with their families and the community. They came up […]
After talking about Italy the 3 year-old Cricket class decided to make their own ravioli from scratch! First they worked together to make the dough and then they stuffed the ravioli with ricotta cheese and spinach. Bon Appetit! Mixing the ingredients Exploring the flour “This is fun, but a bit messy!” Time to try them!
Check out our 2-year old ladybugs figuring out how to recycle refrigerator boxes and turn them into indoor play structures! Sometimes they are houses, castles, tunnels, and forts. They have been using them non-stop during dramatic play. Fun! “I’m in the fire house!” “Find me, find me!!”
The Dragonfly pre-k kids are doing an inquiry study on firefighters. They decided to make a fire truck with blocks. They first carefully drew their plans on the easel prior to block construction. (R)“We had an idea to draw a fire truck, so we copied it different. Then we started making it. I made something […]
The Bumblebees Pre-K class made their own rain sticks during Woodshop last week…
The Bumblebees have a new class job that they have come up with on their own: Acorn Reader! Every day, one child reads a book to their pet fish Acorn. And the crazy thing is that Acorn moves over to look at the book every time!!
The Spiders K/1 class had a talk during lunch one day about chocolate: “What is white chocolate?” one student inquired. A long conversation ensued about chocolate with the teachers and children. “How can it be white if all other chocolate is brown?” After multiple conversations, a further investigation and taste test was carried out. “This one […]
The Spiders K/1 class has been having a great time with their “Interesting Things” inquiry project where they have collected found objects and decided what they wanted to turn them into. Their newest idea was to use the objects to make their own town: The Spider’s School Town! The Spider’s School Town The Natural History […]
The Grasshoppers pre-k class traveled to Japan as part of their around the world in 80 plates inquiry study. While reading about the geography of Japan they found out that the country is made up of 6,852 islands. These islands formed because of volcanic activity in the area!! The Grasshoppers became interested in what volcanoes […]