Slides, Africa, and Sand Castles [Andrea and Kellyann's Group]

We are getting into a nice flow at the house and we're very pleased with how the groupings have worked. We begin our morning in the backyard to get some fresh air, play, and wake our bodies up. At 9:20, we come together for an informal morning gathering to greet one another (sing our hello songs in English or Spanish), maybe read a book, chat about our day, finish off with some yoga with Krista, then break up into our groups. I have to say, watching the children do sun saluations or hearing them chant Om, fills me with such happiness because there is such a sense of harmony in the house, and what a beautiful way for our children to start their day!

On Friday, when Kellyann's and my group headed into the classroom, a lot of discoveries took place. Ayla discovered the vintage slides and placed them in rows on the light table, then Alaira and Anika took turns exploring on the light table. During pretend play, Ava and Sophia took a trip to Africa and Ava prepared them both by putting on scarves to keep them warm "because its very cold in Africa", she explained. In the Atelier, we continued the napkin exploration and the children discovered that even though the napkin is not transparent, light still comes through a napkin. We also gently rubbed our hands over the napkins and noticed, like watercolor paper, it's bumpy and has grooves. More napkin compositions were created and Mia finished off with cutting paper up, and would exclaim, "Look Ms. Andrea! These are triangles!" Mia was also very excited because it was her Mama's birthday on Friday and she even wore a party dress to school. ;) When I asked her what she wanted to make for her Mama, she said, "a cake!" I told her we probably didn't have enough time to bake a cake and if there was anything else she had in mind. "A SANDCASTLE!!" So, a sandcastle it was. Did you know if you boil cornstarch with sand and water, you can make a permanent sandcastle? Ms. Kellyann helped Mia with her special project for her Mama. Thank you Ms. Kellyann for helping (and making a last minute run to the store for cornstarch.) =)











Yoga Yummies
For a description of the om-mazing poses the children worked on, hop over to Krista's post!





Next week, we will welcome back Gwen and also newbies Alejandra (Allie) and Annie!