Friday, September 30, 2011

Play with Countless Pieces-Part 1

The environment in which the children are expected to learn and grow is vital to the learning process, that the Reggio Emilia schools in Italy have acknowledged that it acts as a “third teacher”.

Adding loose parts to a well planned environment provides the children with the opportunity to build and gives them a chance to change their surroundings. The children use their imagination to manipulate various materials in many ways.

I consider loose parts as one of my favorite teaching tools.

Here are some examples on how the children were able to play with a set of tree blocks in different ways.

 

“Cat Land” - Setting 1

 

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The Cat Mobile

 

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Monday, September 26, 2011

Contemporary Explosion of Black, Red and White Fine Art.

The theme of this art display is to promote the powerful vision of Red, Black and White, incorporating mid tones/hues of these colors.

Art pieces mounted on repurposed Styrofoam pieces.

 

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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Water Beads

I am happy to introduce our newest favorite thing, WATER BEADS!
 
 
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Thank You, “Play at Home Mom” for sharing such a great sensory experience for children.


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Water beads, also known as water gel or crystal soil, is a fragrance –free water super absorbent polymer. They hold 100 times their own weight in water.


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They are beautiful soft beads, which reflect light in a glistening sparkle.


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Although this product is non-toxic, it is a choking hazard for children. Please supervise children at all times while playing with water beads. Do not flush down drains.
 
 
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