A Soft Song
I love taking short videos to see what magic flares up during free play. A song emerges from this moment. Yet, the play switches to a serious tone as they sit down to recite there is still a playful nature.
Categories: Videos
The Living Classroom
- Afternoon AdventuresMondays: Dance with Jenna Tuesdays: Woodshop with Eric Wednesdays: Origami & Japanese with Mayuko Vega’s name in Japanese
- The VillageCreated by our lovely Director, Sarah Airhart.
- First Weeks – Math StationsMath comes in all shapes and sizes in our classroom. It varies by the day, by the grade, by what other activities we incorporate it into and by our mood. Sometimes it is a part of a larger project that includes writing, nature, building. Other times I set it up in stations, having manipulatives available [...]
- First Weeks – Daystar & Castle ParkThis is year four of our bi-weekly trips to Daystar Retirement Village. It is beautiful, awe inspiring, moving and oh so real. The kids just fall in like leaves in the wind, without hesitation, without over-thinking etiquette or age. It often sends me to tears just to watch the innocent meet innocent. What a lovely [...]
- The Adventures of Tuck the TurtleWhen I first fished Tuck out of a lake while fishing with my dad over a year ago, I had NO idea what an important part of the classroom he would become. I brought him home and decided to take him in to show the kids and they LOVED him and so did we. Paul [...]
