"Meet the child. What a gift! |
As we complete the first two weeks of children, it truly has been a gift to meet the children. In KW, we have also emphasized the children getting to know each other. As we've noted before, we have started most of our afternoons with the question, "What do you want your friends to know about you?" We have recorded their responses and visual representations in the hallway. We've noticed children responding to this work, including children who aren't in the KW program! |
Children made mention of their families as they shared things about themselves. For example, Ford talked about playing transformers with his dad and Seon loves a number game that she plays with her mom. We are hoping to make the hallway bulletin board an interactive, "living" display of our work and the the responses to our work. Please share your refections, questions, and comments on a piece of paper and put it anywhere on the board. We really value your input! |
These conversations have helped children understand who they are as individuals. There were many commonalities: a number of children like pizza and dinosaurs, for example. Who we are also includes bigger questions: Who are we as a community? Who are we as a school? We began exploring these ideas by taking some tours of the school. |
Animal Enclosures in ConstructionAfter our success in building a Quidditch stadium on Wednesday, we turned our attention to another classroom interest: animal enclosures. Louisa has a special affinity for horses, so she began building with a horse and some friends. There was a sheet of blue paper on the construction table, which represented a body of water. Seon - (Adding a small whale). Another sea animal. I will get some more animals. Here's a cute little penguin. Louisa - (Referring to a horse and a zebra). They're friends. Seon - I'm working together with Louisa. Louisa - (Adding bead to her building area) This is food. This is a toucan. He's drinking. (Louisa brings other small animals to her area.) They're living there. Seon - I'm bringing rocks to the animals. (She adds some cubes to the area). This is an animal bed. I'm making a bigger one. I'm having so much fun! |
Final NoteThe quotation at the beginning of the blog came from the most recent episode from the "Awakened to Reggio" podcast. The Podcast is a series of conversations with people who are "changing the landscape of early childhood education through the lens of the Reggio approach." It's hosted by Sandy Lanes, who is a Reggio-inspired educator and consultant from the area. If you are a podcast enthusiast, we can enthusiastically recommend this one! |
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