The first week of school has begun in such a positive way! Each new and returning student made leaps each day with the separation process and with becoming comfortable being at school. It helps that the routines are closely aligned with the children's needs. When most toddlers are ready for … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 4 Community News
Thank you all for a wonderful school year! This will be our last newsletter of the year. We have come so far together, and we have built an incredibly strong community in Room 4. We (Ms. Sara, Ms. Terri and myself) could not have done this without you. For the month of May, we welcome into our … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 5 Community News
We’ve been busy since spring break! The themes in April are frogs, lizards, snakes, birds and desert animals. We also will explore: sink and float, number 8, magnetic and non-magnetic, bubble mixing and clothes washing. For starters, we have a frog theme: small representations of the frog life … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 4 Community News
We are not quite at the end of the school year, but I wanted to take some time to reflect on all of the growth that has happened since August. At the start of the school year, we all joined together – some returning students and some new students – and set off on our developmental journey through … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 4 Community News
Our morning work cycle is now functioning as two parts within the whole. We split the class into two groups, with each one having a one-hour work cycle with me in the classroom. This is about equivalent to the length of time we were all together in the classroom before. With this new setup, the … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 5 Community News
March opened with shamrocks, the color green, rainbows, pots of gold, and a little bit of ladybugs (just because they were still so loved). Recently, we also brought the springtime theme into the class, with all sorts of eggs to sort, open and close, match and transfer. We also have bunnies, baby … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 4 Community News
For the month of February, we welcome hundreds of special guests into our room: Ladybugs! Each year, we bring live ladybugs into the classroom environment for a couple of weeks of observation before we release them into the garden. Not only do our ladybug friends provide a living, breathing moving … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 5 Community News
January has many themes: stars, snow, snowmen and weather. We also have a theme of “children of the world.” Ideas that go with this theme are: Little pictures with parts of the face + feet + hands + belly button. The Karen Katz book: “Where is baby's belly button?” We also have the “I never … [Read more...]
Toddler Room 4 Community News
I want to take a moment to welcome you all back from our winter break. I hope you all feel refreshed and renewed as we head into a brand new year! And thank you all for making the fall semester so successful for each of us and all of the children – we really appreciate all of the time and energy you … [Read more...]
Movement and Toddler Development
Remembering Maria Montessori’s words, “[I]t is only by movement that the personality can express itself (Absorbent Mind, 136),” we take a few moments now to admire all of the opportunities our environment allows for movements, both large and small. Movement is inextricably tied to both the … [Read more...]
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