Preschool: Russian Architecture
“Raise a quiet hand if you remember which country we are studying right now,” a teacher prompted the children at morning circle. One...
Preschool: Scrubbing
It was quite clear that a four-year old boy knew exactly which work he wanted to begin his morning. He went right over to the practical...
Preschool: Collaboration
“Wow!” a child exclaimed as a teacher helped him remove his stencil after he carefully sponge painted a bright green on top. Revealed was...
Preschool: Seasons
“Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. There are seasons, four in all. Weather changes. Sun and rain and snow. Leaves fall down and flowers...
Preschool: Friendships
“What is an echo?” a teacher asked to preface the beloved book Little Beaver and the Echo by Amy MacDonald, a Falmouth resident. One...
Preschool: The Movable Alphabet
“Sss…sss…ssss…sun!” a child exclaimed as he proudly placed a toy sun into his dump truck and rolled it back to the work rug. A teacher...
Preschool: Story Time
“Maybe he is not a good swimmer like me, thought Rabbit, and he jumped into the river and swam to the other side. But as he pulled...
Preschool: Snack Time
“One, two, three.. four”, a three-year-old child was overheard quietly saying as she counted four carrots onto her plate. As she...
Preschool: When I Make Silence
“When I make silence I breathe deeply, I imagine my breath is like an ocean’s wave gently rolling in, then out.” During our first Peace...
Preschool: A New Look at Nature
“Hey, I see a beetle!” exclaimed an enthusiastic child as she gazed through her handmade nature viewer. A week prior, the children...