
Pre-Primary: Spring fever…
Three little bodies raced across the classroom, the lead child called out “ I’m gonna be the mommy and you be the baby and the big...


Visual Discrimination and Sensorial…
Work mats litter the floor, all covered with brightly colored 2 and 3 dimensional shapes. The Sensorial works combine cognitive problem...


A Mexican Cultural Celebration…
“Hola!” and “Buenos dias!” has been ringing out in the Pre-Primary classroom. The study of Mexico has brought many exciting...


Is that a reptile? Or an amphibian?
A basket of an array of animals sits on the top of the Science shelf. As circle is dismissed, two or three children rush to retrieve...


Make new friends…
During the month of January, four new friends joined our class. The returning children have struck a balance between mentoring, engaging...


“What says fff….?”
“What says fff? That one? That one?” a boy guessed pointing to different letters from a beginning sound box, laid out on the felt mat....


Pre-Primary: “Stop following me!”
Each day the children mill about the Pre-Primary classroom, choosing works, working with friends or working independently. Many...


Smudging on the chalkboard…
“ A ‘q’! I did an ‘h’ and a ‘q’! “a boy from the Pre-Primary classroom raced across the room, chalk in hand. He grabbed a teacher’s...


Peeling and Mashing…
Over a period of two days, the Pre-Primary children were hard at work. The first day began with four children avidly peeling then...


Pre-Primary: Caps for Sale…
“I’ve heard that!” or “I have that at home!”- multiple voices cry out as soon as Luda sets our first Big Book of the year on the easel...