I Need To Teach These Kids To Bake...and make espressos.

I am pretty excited at how the cafe naturally grw out of the car wash, while the physical space has stayed the same. I'm very excited at how the students are re-purposing LOTS of different materials in their play. I'm especially excited that this Spark is student generated and that this natural opportunity to use drama and role play to foster empathy (meeting curriculum goals) WILL happen AND often cannot be planned for.

Build It To Break It

I'd like to highlight this photo because I feel it screams "well being" for our students. To spend the time carefully setting up dominoes for the joy of knocking them over. A healthy activity that promotes a healthy mindset, one that recognizes things aren't permanent, aren't precious, and that there is pleasure in the process and not just the end product. 

March 10th from 9:15-9:20am

Everywhere I turn, students are engaged in learning. Its up to us to recognize it, put a name it it, and use that instance as an opportunity to teach more. 

How Do You See 10?

We all see 10 in different ways at different times. I'm especially interested in those pizza looking slices. Seriously though, not only are the students constructing and deconstructing the number 10, they are experiencing me that we can get to the same place different ways. With their thinking, there is not a "right" or "wrong". There are multiple views and each has their merits. 

Using Familiar Resources

This student is playing letter/sound bingo on the computer and using an ABC book to help find that lower case g. 

"g...g...gate....G!"

Flipping Lids

What do you do to calm down when you flip your lid?

• bath
• sleep
• eat
• roll on the ground
• play

These kids know what they like. As adults, let's use that information to guide them from co-regulation to self-regulation. 

We read somewhere that an axle and a wheel HAVE to turn together. Research>>>Design.