Maker’s Cart Every week the children look forward to Friday afternoon maker’s cart creativity time. Each week the cart gets stocked with new materials including cereal boxes, yarn, pipe cleaners, coffee filter, craft sticks, and more. This video captures purses that they made into seed baskets which were used to plant seeds with Rebecca before […]
Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals With daylight savings bringing more darkness to our days, the Mariposa children have been focusing on night creatures. We have a new batch of library books about nocturnal animals. They have been sorting photographs of nocturnal and diurnal animals. We have been coloring, cutting, and pasting to sort them as well. […]
Practical Life Activities with Pumpkins We have been busy with pumpkins the past few weeks! A big thank you to the parents who donated pumpkins for our projects. The practical life area of the classroom has activities that promote independence, build fine motor skills, and build self-confidence through using real tools to perform practical tasks. […]
Sound of the Week Language and literacy learning opportunities are blended into all areas of the curriculum. There is a balance of intentional lessons and spontaneous work that happens. We begin each week with a sound study and are currently on the letter “g”. Our routine begins with a mystery box containing several items that […]
Scientific Exploration in Preschool Each week, scientific thinking, questioning, and exploration is woven into the children’s learning experiences. The Mariposa children have enjoyed science experiments relating to capillary action and chemical reactions. When it rained last week, we did a rainbow rain experiment with shaving cream, liquid water color, and water. We talked about the […]
Welcome Butterflies! Note about Blogs: A blog with be posted about every two weeks and will spotlight something special happening in the classroom. This first blog will highlight our daily schedule. Going forward, spotlights might include topics like: science in preschool, Montessori math, or sound studies. I hope you enjoy this first spotlight! Greeting Mariposa […]
