Author Archives: Y. Hu

First Days of School

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

We enjoyed the first days of school exploring both indoors and outdoors Today we asked the children about their favorite parts of the day.  This is what they have to say: Branson: playdough Andi: painting Daniela: Playing with my friends … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Fall 2014!

Posted on August 17, 2014 by

  Environment Planning -8.18.14   We are so excited to have you in our classroom this year. We cannot wait for everyone to start next week. We have attatched a copy of the indoor planning form and some pictures of … Continue reading →

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Spring is here!!

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

It is very obvious that Spring has arrived!! Today we visited our “tree” and noticed that new leaves are growing. It’s so exciting to be able to observe all the changes of the season right in our backyard. What changes … Continue reading →

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Making guitars

Posted on March 4, 2014 by

The children have been making guitars in small group last week. It was amazing to see how much the children learned about the correlation between tension and sound pitch. In addition, the children also got to compare their guitar to … Continue reading →

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Creating shapes with Popsicle sticks

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

Today we took out Popsicle sticks with Velcro on the ends for the children to explore shapes and lines. Some children created simple shapes such as triangles, squares, and rectangles. Other children connected the sticks together to make train tracks. … Continue reading →

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Writing in Salt

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

The children in or classroom are very interested in sensory activities. They love to immerse themselves in sand, water, mud, and paint. We took the children’s interest to the next level by inviting them to “write” by using their fingers … Continue reading →

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Our first week of Spring 2014

Posted on January 22, 2014 by

Our first week was a success!! The children really enjoyed being back at school and have jumped right back into the routine. It is great to see the children develop and grow the friendships after the long break. We enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Enviroment Planning and Welcome Letter

Posted on January 10, 2014 by

Hello Everyone: Here is the latest planning sheet and welcome letter for this coming week. Have a wonderful weekend! weeks of january 13&20 (Autosaved) routine spring2014

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Welcome Back

Posted on January 9, 2014 by

Happy new year! We are excited to be back for a new semester. The teachers in Room 2 collaborated this week to set up the classroom. We cannot wait to see how the children will interact with the materials. Here … Continue reading →

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Expressing Rhythm

Posted on December 9, 2013 by

We noticed children showing interest in creating noise with drums or objects in class. So we began taking the children in small groups to explore different ways to create rhythm and beats, first using our hands on tables and clapping … Continue reading →

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