Balance
Teacher: I had a connection and wanted to bring this word back into our conversations. It actually came up first when we were thinking about…
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Interdependencies
As children journey through Opal 1 and Opal 2, they spend a lot of time considering with their teachers and their peers the ways in…
The Culture of the Atelier – Connecting minds, hands, rationality and emotions
In my last blog post, I talked about the Hundred Languages, the many ways of knowing and expressing that belong to children. The schools of…
Our Trip to the Farmer’s Market
In preschool we try to offer as many experiences as possible for our whole group to come together to share and listen to each other’s…
The Power of Materials: A Group’s First Exploration into Foil
Materials, they can draw you in to look more closely. They can draw you in to touch them, interact with them, …play and dance with them!…
Preschool’s First Trip to the MAX Station
Friday Update – May 17, 2013
Sometimes “Highlights” and “Ask Me About” just can’t capture the week. We need pictures! Historically Accurate Play in Opal 4 has moved – geographically and…
Skills for Life
A few months ago, it was hard to open a newspaper or turn on the radio without running into Paul Tough and his book, How…