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Enviroment Planning and Welcome Letter

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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Learning about absorbency

Today we set out eye droppers and colored water in the sensory tub. The children had the opportunity to experiment with absorbency. They noticed that cotton balls turned green and foil balls did not absorb the water. Children understand the … Continue reading

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Planning for this week and Visiting the Art Studio

week of 10.14.13 Hello Everyone: We are visiting the Art Studio this week for the very first time. The children are exploring watercolor cakes and figuring out how they work. Art Studio time is a very special time where a … Continue reading

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30 minute Rolls

We baked 30 minute bread with the children today using flour, yeast, oil, sugar, eggs and salt. First we mixed the oil, yeast and sugar together and allowed the yeast to “grow” for 15 minutes. After that, we combined egg, … Continue reading

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The Tree, More Baking and Planning for Next Week

Hello Everyone: Thank you for coming to Open House Last night. We had such a good time meeting families and showing off our classroom and what the children have done thus far. Today, we visited the Liquid Amber tree again … Continue reading

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Patty “bread”, Patty “bread”

We started our exploration of baking bread by kneading pre-made biscuit dough and making them in the morning. The children and the teachers talk about the texture, the smell, and the temperature of the dough. We repeated “Patty Cake” rhyme … Continue reading

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Environment Planning and Planning Web for Baking Bread Investigation

At the Child Development Center, we use the project approach as a way to guide our curriculum planning. We pick a topic for investigation either base on the interests of the children or from a teacher initiated interest. In the … 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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Planning for Week 2

Hello Everyone: We had a great first week of school so far.  We plan the enviroment of the classroom base on observation and discussion with the teaching team.  For the second week of school, we kept most of the materials … Continue reading

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