These portraits are created over the course of several months. The children work in layers, from internal organs to hand-mixed mixed skin, eye, and hair color, this is a math and science self portrait expressed through paint, glue, and paper. While this is a primary focus of our 4/5-year old class, it is supported by [...]
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Time to Move. A Loose Parts Adventure Unfolds
Have you ever heard, “We have nothing to do”? The cure? Loose parts and a simple plan. Build a fort. Over the course of two days, the children moved our collection of loose parts about 10 feet and opened a whole new world of possibilities. Dismantle, move, rebuild. Now there are bridges and double the [...]
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We have a boat at school. It is a sail boat. It holds the world in it. It holds the seasons and all the treasures that each will bring.
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