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Making guitars
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
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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New Grocery Store
Our focus on baking lead to more complex play scheme in the dramatic play area. More props were needed to support the growing interests in pretending to bake and cook. With the help of the families, we added empty food … Continue reading
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Making dough
After determining that the children are truly interested in the topic of baking bread through the focusing activity of kneading dough, we began our first investigation of the basic ingredients of bread making: flour and water. At group time, we … Continue reading
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Loose Parts and Planning for Week 4
The term “loose parts” refers to materials that are often used in open-ended play. These materials are meant to be easily transported by children and be used in multiple settings. Loose parts can be combined with other materials or used … Continue reading
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