a trio of kinders, a ring of keys, a door to our classroom….
—
“optimism is the key.”
-will champion
Mar4
key.
Tag Archives: learning
Feb15
clarity.
when you find a perfect circle of ice
in the bottom of a sand pail
and hold it to the winter’s sun
things become crystal clear.
—
“there is a beauty and clarity that comes from simplicity that we sometimes
do not appreciate in our thirst for intricate solutions.”
-dieter f. uchtdorf
Feb9
fire and ice.
just chillin’ in the polar ice cave
when quite suddenly
a firefighter
from out of nowhere
makes a daring rescue
and
enters stage left.
—
“it’s more fun to experience things when you don’t know what’s going to happen.”
-louis c. k.
Feb7
organized.
m organized the world according to the animals.
some live in the water, some with grass and trees, some with sand and stone, and some with snow and ice.
—
“science is organized knowledge. wisdom is organized life.”
-immanuel kant
Jan12
enchanted.
today we found a beautiful flower that survived
under the snow and ice and rain and arctic temperatures of january.
were very surprised.
it must be enchanted.
“the only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature
are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment.
they express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.”
-g. k. chesterton
Jan11
magnets.
after much trial and error and an ‘aha’ moment,
the kinders figured out what magnets do and found a place to put them.
—
“a teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils.”
~ever garrison
Jan6
big things i learned from my tiny kinders today while creating with them.
“this color smells like love.”
“if i put this red piece of tape here it might keep all of this stuff from falling off my plate.”
—
“the good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”
-bertrand russell
Dec23
“how many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.” ― coco chanel
my class was interested in learning about snow
they knew that it:
comes from up there
falls down to the ground
is cold
tastes like peppermint
and
you can make stuff out of it.
they wanted to learn about snowplows
so we invited our school’s snowplow driver
over for a visit
everyone put on their winter gear
headed outside
where he
showed them his truck
put on the lights
moved the plow up and down
and
pushed the snow around the circle
then
we invited him into our room
to ask him questions
and learn more about him
he told the kids
to call him roger
he was very gentle and kind
he has been here for 28 years
this is his last snowplow winter
he answered every single question
listened to every single comment about snow
they asked him what he does
when he’s not plowing
they were surprised
he lives on 20 acres
has fainting goats, black swans and an aviary of 500 exotic finches
decorates peoples houses for the holidays
is a father and grandfather
and
a horticulturist
who helped to create the children’s garden at our school
he is more than what they saw
when they saw him plowing the snow
now they know him as a person
now they will wave to each other
now they know how he helps our community
now they know how much more there is to his story
when he was finished
and it was time
for him to go back to his work
the children gathered around him and gave him hugs
they know a good person when they meet one.
—
“i hope I didn’t bore you too much with my life story.” – elvis presley
Dec9
cement.
when the pre-k friends meet up with their second grade friends
there is much to celebrate and talk about.
—
“friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”
-woodrow t. wilson
Dec7
interlocking.
a couple of enterprising 5-year olds
create the raised walkway
many 3s, 4s and 5s
try it out
for quality control
offering their suggestions
when
they
or
the boards
fall down
rebuilding as they go.
—
“in most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence,
mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.”
—max depree
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