In Kindergarten, science is hands-on, child driven and authentic. Curiosity fuels science investigations. It is a natural way for children to make sense of their world. “Children acquire scientific knowledge by ‘construction’ not by instruction.”...
Last week Mrs. Oliveira shared a most interesting posting with me. I thought that I should do justice to this most important article, and that you as well, could take the poignant...
Learning to print and recognize our names are imperative skills within the Preschool classroom. Making sense of print involves awareness and an understanding of the concepts of print; such as, writing a...
The children have been using the Bansho method to solve problems. Bansho is a form of problem solving that promotes the discussion and discovery of relationships in mathematics. It is completed in pairs,...
In an article written by Jessica Kelmon I read this most interesting and ‘spot on’ observation of hers. “Writing goes from zero to 60 in Kindergarten, from tracing the ABC’s and culminating in...
The design of board games by the Senior Kindergarten children began with close observation of the children and their interests. They were drawn to the recycling basket which was filled with all...
‘Knowledge is constructed not in isolation but within the social group.’ ~ Environment as a Third Teacher Research has shown that: All students are capable of contributing to a collaborative inquiry Children learn a great deal...
Take two wooden dowels, two clamps and a sheet of paper. Put them together and a shadow screen is produced. These simple materials greeted the children last week. As a curious teacher I had placed...
The children have started to collaborate in poetry and art by looking how they are both forms ofexpressive language. The students were asked to critically consider elements of a piece of artwork. They...
The Tinkering Lab at our school is a place that nurtures the development of creative and scientific thinking. A place for our children to explore, test, ask questions and think in new ways. It...