The Bitty Brown Bats are actively aware of spaces in the Honeysuckle Vine room. In each of these spaces live projects owned by them. These projects are either dormant or active. This morning I noticed two of the Bitty Brown Bats taking inventory of a mobile hanging above our natural items area. From … Continue reading
Recently a couple of our bats have been busily planning and constructing a transportation system complete with a computer to switch the tracks when a different train line comes along. This duo of engineers created a track signal computer. Some of the children during our thinking choice time chose fish. I’m sharing a couple … Continue reading
Looking at photos clockwise: #1: A pattern cat toy for Seneca is the story behind the wire and green, yellow and orange beads. This Bat was practicing knowledge of patterns, the aesthetics of patterns and empathy. #2: There is this constant stream of people who come to our classroom with unique repurposed items. They’ve … Continue reading
I’ve chosen three photos for today’s posting. The children began the morning spending time with each other. As I mingled among them, I heard lots of sharing about weekend events. This was a nice provocation for post quiet time writing workshop. For Marvelous Monday the children selected the menu for the day’s choice thinking/learning … Continue reading
So many stories created by the Bitty Brown Bats today in the Honeysuckle Vine Room. Of course I’m the lucky one to experience some of these; I can’t possibly hear them all. So I’ve chosen these for this blog post: Photo #4 clockwise: Castles and Star Wars was the theme in our construction zone … Continue reading
It was good to be with the material, clay, this morning. Clay is always an option for children as a choice, language to tell their stories, or provocation for an intentional thinking/learning activity. This morning Maggie prepared the clay table with special pre-cut clay shapes and slip. Slip also goes by the name, slurry. … Continue reading
The light table is a significant feature in our classroom. At times it’s a free, investigative thinking/learning area. Recently, we’ve used magna tiles on the light table, and the children added other materials to make their own thinking/learning more meaningful. Many stories were created there. Examples: animal habitats, rocket ships, skyscrapers, and the list … Continue reading
A Train Crossing: “The cars go over. The trains go underground.” This morning on my first day back since my hip surgery I practiced the “pedagogy of listening”, Carlina Rinaldi. For me that seemed like the perfect way to settle back into the Honeysuckle Vine room. This practice has become one of my favorites as … Continue reading
Today I am thinking about mathematics. In looking across the year, studying pictures, I found these two examples of thinking/learning relatable to math. Math, like language arts, and any other discipline, should always be taught in a relatable context. Children often choose beads in the art area of our classroom as a choice. This … Continue reading
This morning I am thinking about literacy. An online definition of literacy: the ability to read and write, competence or knowledge in a specified area. Of course we all understand the first part of the definition, the ability to read and write. And that’s probably the one that we hold most dearly. Not bad … Continue reading
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