Kerry Salazar
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The Magic Crystal
Penguin and Eagle are our puppet friends that come to visit us at various times throughout the year. Each time they come they bring us…
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Outside Stories and Inside Stories
All year long the children in Opal 1 have been enthralled with the idea of a magic crystal. It has been an idea that has…
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Creating Characters
“Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.” ~Diane Ackerman In response to what we were seeing with the garden work, we wanted to give…
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Good guys vs. Bad guys
Giving the children more time to play and imagine together around the imaginary seeds they had created did just what we hoped it would do.…
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Seed Stories
From the beginning of the school year, we noticed the children in Opal 1 were very interested in the idea of protection. As they played,…
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Supporting a Friend
Children in Opal 1 entered the room Monday morning with smiles and squeals of delight as they began reconnecting with friends after a week off…
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Storytelling
"Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today." ~Robert McKee Children in Opal 1 gathered excitedly on the rug last…
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Embracing the Weather
I admire the way that the children in Opal 1 don’t complain about the weather. Especially after the week of crazy weather we’ve had. From…
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Loving the Earth
"If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save…
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