Opal School Blog
Constructing Understanding in Mathematics
The students in Levia’s math group have been working for the past couple months on developing an understanding of the associative property of mathematics by…
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Wondering About Protection
At the beginning of the year the children in Opal 1 had many experiences wondering about seeds. They brought in seeds from home, counted seeds,…
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Week in Pictures – Nov. 29th – Dec. 2nd
A window into our week: Observing and Noticing Our Sprouting Seeds November 28, 2011 Playing a New Math Game with a New Friend November 29,…
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Constructing Understanding in Mathematics
The students in Levia’s math group have been working for the past couple months on developing an understanding of the associative property of mathematics by…
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The 5 Best Toys
For those of you who are wondering what might make the best addition to your child's collection this holiday season, this informative article should prove…
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Nurturing partnership
Partner Drawings & Stories A Dialogue with Opal Preschoolers about Partner Work Teacher: What do you know about the word partner? “A partner is getting…
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The idea of “support”: Tinkering with our hands and with our minds
For the past several Wednesdays, the children in Opal 3 have come down from Morning Gathering with great expectations. The first thing they do as…
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Our story unfolds…
What does it mean for a community to “bloom”? What do the people within it need to thrive? As you may know, in Opal 2…
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Changing Education Paradigms
An Opal 1 parent sent me this short 11 minute video the other day. It was one I'd seen before, it had been posted…
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Thinking about Our Thinking
Metacognition literally means "big thinking." You are thinking about thinking. During this process you are examining your brain's processing. Teachers work to guide students to…
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