It’s acorn season. They’re treasures, not only for the squirrels but for the Bitty Brown Bats as well. The ones with tops seem to be the most coveted treasures. Miraculously, some of these acorns find themselves in my pockets. Upon emptying my pockets at home, along with loose change and keys, I find acorns. What a … Continue reading
Since the children have selected the class name, Bitty Brown Bats, they’ve been doing research on the Little Brown Bat. In this post you can see children collecting information using an iPad. In addition to information about the Little Brown Bat, they’ve been drawing Little Brown Bats from online pictures of the Little Brown … Continue reading
The children are researching the Honeysuckle Vine since that’s the room where they play seven hours a day. In the last photo in this post you can see two sample cuttings of a Honeysuckle Vine that Maggie and Amy contributed to our research endeavor. We placed the cuttings next to our fish tank hoping to … Continue reading
“Darrell, when can we use them?” the children asked, referring to the three computer work stations in the room. “Can we play games on them?” the children asked. “Is that the best use of technology … Continue reading
“It’s for my mom,” he said to me. I watched him carefully scanning the hill; not sure what he was looking for, whet my appetite, so I watched some more. Carefully, he observed natural items, and other manmade items, that humans had discarded on the beautiful garden hill. He bent down, and in a ceremonial … Continue reading
Not sure if it’s the shadows or the sheer joy of playing in dust for this child that has captivated her spirit. Either way, she’s totally happy to be allowed to ‘just’ interact with nature. I am drawn to this picture and wonder how it might feel as an adult to allow myself to do … Continue reading
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