Exploring Our Studio

We don't know if you've noticed yet, but our Studio is almost finished.  We have made a lot of changes and added several thoughtful materials that will engage children and provoke new ideas to explore.  

Today we investigated the Studio and materials in small groups.  The children identified items that caught their interest and discussed what they could create or work with.

There are areas in the Studio that focus on light, wire, clay, natural materials, construction, and tiles.  There are materials for the children to work with and also pieces that can act as inspiration for exploration. 

Please walk through with your child and family to become familiar with our materials and discover the Reggio Emilia inspired way of thinking. 

Let us know what you think!  

We hope it inspires the children and you as much as it inspires us.

Exploring a New Idea - Rocket ships

The children discussed the idea of rocket ships while painting on the easel.  Several of the children talked about a rocket ship was, where they see it, and what it looks like.  

As a whole group we looked at pictures of rocketships and discussed further what we saw.  They had a lot of interesting ideas of what they knew and we wrote down all their important thoughts. 

During Ongoing Investigation time the children acted out their thoughts and ideas together.  They brought together a lot of chairs to represent the rocket ship and brought over materials that they thought were inside a rocket ship.  Some of which included, food, babies, seat belts, binoculars, and blankets.

The children worked together to sort through their ideas of what was real and fantasy.  This exploration brought out a lot of new vocabulary and exchanging of ideas.  

We will continue to explore the ideas of rocket ships by watching videos of rocket ships taking off, looking inside of some, and building them out of blocks.  

    We want to narrow down their ideas and see what it is about      rocket ships that interest them so much.  

Through these extensions we will see these emerge.