Friday, October 12, 2012

Enjoying fall!

Tonging glass tiles and sorting by color.

Sequencing cards--beginning, middle, and end.

Completing a vowel work from her Kindergarten assignment.

Finishing up Kindergarten work and filling out his report.

Alphabet puzzle.

Teaching a friend how to complete the leaf puzzle.

After watching a lesson from a friend, he completes for himself.


Everyone enjoys the leaf puzzle!

Working with a friend to complete the map of Africa.

Leaf matching.

We had a visitor teach us about African instruments and clothing!


African textile matching game.

African animal cards.

1-5 counting with frogs.

Leaf mosaic with torn pieces of paper.

Making patterns with friends--what else is better?

Triangular box. Building an equilateral triangle with smaller triangles.

Reading secret messages to each other.

Color box 2--first match colors, then find objects in the classroom to match the tablets.

Pouring with a FUNnel!

Kindergarten trip to the library--finishing up a little snack before heading inside.

Getting stickers from the librarian was quite a surprise!

Reading books about Africa!

Happy to support local transit!

Happy to just be!

A beautiful day to play in the leaves









Thursday, October 11, 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

New year, new friends, new adventures!

Working with a new friend on the counting puzzle.

Exploring colors and shapes on the light board.

Apple tasting.



Applesauce prep.

Reading the snack sign and getting the appropriate amount of snack.

Learning about the countries in Africa.

Counting 1-10 AND learning about odd and even numbers!

A challenge for one friend--all the knobbed cylinders at one time.

Gross motor control. Keep the tape on the line--go slow and stay focused. 

Land, air, water. Friends discuss which objects go where.

New friends exploring our knobless cylinders.

Group food prep for afternoon snack.

Scissor practice. Using the cutting strips helps the child stay focused and gives more purpose to his cutting.

Metal inset variations--takes a creative mind!

Alphabet search and order.

Stacking the red rods--an extension of the initial lesson.

Transferring golf balls with an interesting tool that is the right size for a golf ball.

New Practical Life material--working with nuts and bolts.

Practicing how to roll a work mat--nice and tight.

Counting 1-10 with colorful pegs.

Transferring with a spoon. One of the fundamental skills practiced in the Practical Life area. Concentration, coordination, order, and independence.