I am a Reggio Emilia inspired Full Day Kindergarten teacher and mother to three young children. This blog is meant as a communication tool for the families of our children and as a learning tool for the many educators who follow us. Please feel free to comment on posts and participate in our collective understanding of emergent curriculum.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Push Pin Geoboards
We put corkboard, pushpins, and elastics at our math center today. The children were interested in creating with the materials. They reized that they could create their own Geoboards with the tools.
Friday, January 23, 2015
Representing Ourselves in Clay
The children have been very interested in drawing self-portraits. We placed mirrors out on the table to encourage them to really observe their features and include them in their drawings.
This lead to great discussions regarding the uniqueness of individuals and how everyone is special! Because the children have been working actively with sculpting this week (check out these awesome animals!!) we challenged them to create a self-portrait sculpture.
The children were eager to discuss their similarities and differences so we read a book about diversity.
Our children amaze us each day! Check these sculptures out!