The children have been watching a couple of caterpillars since last week making great changes. The caterpillars came to us hanging on leaves and munching nonstop. And then it seemed like overnight they were suspended and curled in the J position. You can see them in the photo above. Cool chance to teach the letter … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Exploring with Natural and Man-made Items
The children use the light table everyday. Each week we add a new material for them to explore. Here you can see that they are using magna tiles and sea shells to create and tell stories. Mirrors reflect their work and help them to monitor the work in a different way. You should try the … Continue reading
Patterns Abound!
The above picture shows the children working on patterns. The challenge was to create and extend patterns or to find existing patterns and to extend those patterns. In the morning as the children arrive, provocations have been created for the children, hoping that they will use them as points of interest to extend their learning … Continue reading
Cicada shedding its skin – one of nature’s miracles
This week we experienced one of the miracles of nature – a cicada shedding its skin. On one of our outside learning activities/hikes, a few children were playing next to some tree stumps. They spied a cicada, in the photo above, that had just shed its skin. The dried skin was taken back to our … Continue reading