Going on a picnic

We took advantage of this beautiful fall weather to have Friday Feast Picnic. After the picnic,  I had planned to lead a movement game related to our bug study. Before I had a chance, the children created their own game flying around like buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies. The game was extended to include crawling caterpillars, squirming worms, bees collecting pollen and then doing a "honey dance". What a glorious day!

Going on a log hunt..

This week we took a walk in the woods to look for a dead log. We had prepared for our adventure by dissecting a rotting log in the media table. The children found centipedes, spiders, slugs, ants and sow bugs. We read books to learn more about the life in a dead log.  We took a walk in the woods to look for more specimens to observe. We were fortunate to come across a large log. We used all our might to roll the log over. Two black salamanders, worms, ants and a toad were found! A successful and fun mission!

Pizza Party

The Art Studio, The Tomato Horn Caterpillar, Friday Feast and Namaste

Every Tuesday we will be in the Art Studio with B.Z. This week children used cray pas to draw portraits of sunflowers. B.Z. introduces the project, materials to be used and technique. She emphasizes that each picture will be different.

We had a visit from the Horn Tomato Worm. What a beautiful creature!

Fun and Friday Feast.

Namaste.

Back to School--Fall 2013

 Our beautiful garden entrance. Thank you Josh for making the trellis, Julie and April for organizing and planting with the children.


Our favorite first school activities:

                                                                  Playdough

                                                  Independent Book Reading Time                             

Soccer with Gian, Challah with Mara

This week Gian came and did a soccer workshop with the class. Children practiced kicking the ball with different body parts, feet, head, bottom and back. They played a crocodile game, half of the children had to pass by the other half of the children who were hungry  crocodiles.  The workshop ended with a game, or an attempt to play a soccer game. Once Gian got everyone out of the goal posts, children began to get the idea of kicking and passing the ball. It was great fun!

Mara visited and shared the tradition of making Challah and Shabbat. Children got to shape the dough (Mara had prepared ahead of time). After reading two books about the Jewish tradition of Shabbat, the children watched Mara prepare a new batch of challah. It was nice that the children got to see the entire process, bubbling yeast, dough transforming from wet to sticky to soft, dough rising and baking. It was delicious!

Singing with Emily, Planting with Julie and Observing Chicks