Category Archives: Sciences

Learning about Science Through Art

Posted on September 4, 2014 by

Today we invited the children to use eye droppers to color coffee filters with liquid watercolor. The children had the opporutunity to observe how watercolor get abosorbed into the coffee filter. In addition, the children also got to see how … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Part of School Was…

Posted on August 21, 2014 by

  Today we asked the children about their favorite part of school.  this is what they had to say: Alexis: Played with Presley Aspen: Played in the kitchen Bronson: Played outside Mia: Building with Lauren and Aiden Myla: School Andi:  Go … 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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The tree revisited

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

We have not forgotten about our tree observation. Last week, we visited the tree again. We noticed that there were less leaves on the tree. We also noticed that the fallen leaves on the ground were very crispy when we … Continue reading →

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Making flubber with clear glue

Posted on November 22, 2013 by

It was raining outside this morning. We stayed in the classroom and made flubber with clear glue, fabric starch, and liquid watercolor. The children enjoyed stretching, squeezing, and poking the flubber. We made two different colors and mixed them together. … Continue reading →

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Ball Maze

Posted on November 13, 2013 by
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New Water Pump

Posted on November 6, 2013 by

We got a new water pump in the mud kitchen. The children were unsure about what to do with it at first. Some tried to get the water out of the tub by using plastic cups, while others tried to … Continue reading →

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Butterfly

Posted on October 3, 2013 by

During the first week of school one of the teachers discovered a chrysalis on the roof of the playhouse. While we were playing inside, Room 1 informed the children that a butterfly was hatching from the chrysalis. We dropped everything … Continue reading →

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Making Wheat Berries into Flour

Posted on October 2, 2013 by

This week we continue with our investigation on bread baking. We turned our focus on how flour is made. The teachers brought out wheat berries and invited the children to look at them and to touch them with their hands. … Continue reading →

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