We had a great week singing, practicing some new folk dances and learning more about food. On Tuesday we enjoyed a story called, “Stone Pizza” which was similar to Stone Soup, except it features a coyote and other desert animals. We had a discussion about the differences and similarities in the Stone Soup story and […]
This week we spent time thinking about Spring. We considered the signs of Spring we have begun to see: robins, rain, warmer days, snow melting, and of course, mud. We read books and sang some songs about the Spring weather. We’ve been reading some short, seasonal poems at circle and the children have been practicing […]
Happy Spring! The children were busy with their work this week. Geography puzzles, working on Alphabet and phonogram books and our new hammering activity kept them busy. Our hammering activity allows them to make different pictures by hammering shapes into a cork board. It has been a lot of fun and is great for fine […]
Early in the week we were scientists and inspected different fruits. With our observations we were able to answer some question like:“Where are the seeds located in the fruit, on the outside or inside?”“How big are the seeds?”“How do the seeds look/feel?”“How and where does this fruit grow?”This experiment came with the added bonus of […]