Things the OG has been up to: 1.  Being ridiculously awesome 2.  Growing up and being much more articulate and inquisitive 3. Studying the differences between continent country state and city 4. Africa-Egypt 5.  Pyramids. Mummification. Book of the dead. Osiris. Isis (gods).  Catacombs. Amulets. ‘the eye’ This week: 1.   Europe-Ireland 2.  Snakes. Patrick. Shamrocks. Emerald isle Upcoming: 1.  Life cycles: Frogs. Butterflies. Plants. Humans. The OG will be growing the first 3 from eggs/seeds and actually experiencing the true life cycle. We will release the ... ...
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Yeah, I know you were just getting used to calling the Middle Group kids the Vehicle kids, but they’ve moved on to drawing and thus are now the “Drawing Kids.”  You may have seen some of their artwork from yesterday, here’s Harry with his… ...
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Annika, Arron and Claire – making chocolate cake in the sandbox.  Each taking turns to add sand to the pot and pat the sand down” Arron: “Keep mixing it!” Claire: “We gotta cook it!” Aaron: “Eat it! Arron, Sundari and Violet – digging in the sandbox swapping shovels and asking for turns: Violet: “When is it my turn?” Violet: “Now?” Aaron: “I’m almost done, then you can have it.” Annika, Claire, Aaron and Sundari Arron: “When I eat ice-cream, I get a headache!” Annika: “I ... ...
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You may have heard by now that the Middle Group kids have started calling themselves the “Vehicle Kids.”  Well that’s because this week they started a discussion about what a vehicle is exactly.  Some kids thought “Well it’s something that goes really fast!” But then Richard said but what happens when it stops, is it still a vehicle?  Someone else said a vehicle is something that moves you somewhere, to which Richard countered, “Is a ... ...
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The extended day kids have been learning the art of sculpture after a visit to the Porter Square kinetic sculpture,  “Gift of the Wind,” by Susumu Shingu.  They’ve been using construction paper, popscicle sticks, glue and clay to make their own creations.  Production slammed to a halt yesterday when it was discovered they ran out of glue!  :)  The activity was replaced by a racious game of hide and seek. Here are some shots of the ... ...
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We had a relay race on Tuesday out in the yard. The kids had to run and tag their partner, then the partner had to run to the the blue plastic mail box, tag that and run back. Lots of confusion and laughter and stumbles and rosy cheeks. The prize was a valentine erasure. We will have snowball throwing tomorrow. We had a discussion in Ex day on Tuesday about what we would do after the ... ...
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The Middle Group studied dinosaurs, beginning before and finishing after the holiday break. The concrete details of these animals, e.g. their size, diet, body characteristics made them an excellent focus of art projects, dramatic play, discussions and books. As with most of our units it is the activities, discussions that are the goal, not specific knowledge. In mid-January we were the ‘snow ... ...
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Paul and Richard have got the middle group kids immersed in the fun things you can do in the wintertime outside of the house. On Thursday Richard brought a bunch of snow in from outside and made lumps to show the kids how they could make even bigger ones outside and turn them into snow men.  Richard and Paul had cut white construction paper into circles that the kids used to tape into snow men, ... ...
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The Olympic Torch has arrived at the Agassiz! Specifically it’s in the hands of the extended day kids. Ann and the kids made a poster of all the sports they could think up to be a part of the ceremonies. Our world champions will demonstrate their skills in the following categories (please do not attempt to try this at home, these kids are professionals): …Things you can do with balls: ball throwing, ball kicking, baseketball, baseball, ... ...
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The youngest group made colored water today. Ann taught them how to use an eye dropper to transfer food coloring out of the bottle and into the individual cups of transparent egg cartons. She put water in each cup and the kids excitedly watched as the water turned yellow, blue, red, purple and green. Learning how to use a dropper was intense, but they were very successful in getting the job done. ... ...
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