Saturday, November 18, 2017

Music Store












This week we visited a music store.  We got to see how they repair instruments, see a DJ in action and then try out some instruments.  This visit ties in with our Performing Arts program and gave the kids the opportunity to see instruments that we don't have at school.

Unit Blocks









If there is one piece of equipment that every classroom for young children needs, it's unit blocks.  There are so many benefits from using these blocks but here are a few:  teamwork, cooperation, spatial awareness, balance, trial and error (repair), imagination, patience, shape recognition, concentration, and planning.  Even the big kids like blocks!

The Science Lab

It's not at all a playground, it's a science lab!  The children helped pull shotweed, purple dead nettles, dandelions, and Californi...