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Sabot at Stony Point: October 2014
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. The Deconstruction of (Living) Things. A few weeks ago a person* in the Rainbow Room tore apart a dead bumblebee that was available for viewing under the loupe (a large magnifying glass on a stand). People nearby were very upset:. Hey, you hurt the bee! 65279;. The teachers, too, were concerned. Please don't break our classroom materials. This bee was for everyone to see under the loupe.
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Sabot at Stony Point: April 2014
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Sunday, April 13, 2014. Big Questions and Superhero Play. What happens when a superhero dies? Just how powerful is a superhero? Can a superhero push a grown up without even touching her? Offering a teacher some popcorn while she is in jail. Is she a good guy or a bad guy? When Chris was in our classroom, she willingly took on the role of Bad Guy. The children loved it when she said, "Oh! A mean looking face? Even the ...
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Sabot at Stony Point: February 2015
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Friday, February 27, 2015. The Big Deal About Shadows. The Forest Room children have been interested in shadows this winter. The garden is a lovely place to see them: it might be cold outside but the sun shines brightly and shadows are hard to miss. The children discovered they could hide their shadows by standing in the shadow of a teacher. They do this over and over on sunny days. Why? What are they thinking? Pam Ok...
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Sabot at Stony Point: February 2014
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Thursday, February 27, 2014. Run For Your Lives! A small group found the book Abiyoyo. And brought it into the classroom. Children gravitated like magnets to this book and wanted it read to them over and over. They commented on Abiyoyo's sharp teeth and fingernails. "Here he comes! Throughout the day we heard strains of the song: " Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo, Abiyoyo…Abiyoyo, yoyoyo, yoyoyo,". Run for your lives! A chi...
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Sabot at Stony Point: The star that went to the sky
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Tuesday, March 3, 2015. The star that went to the sky. The star that went to the sky. One day John showed a star in our morning meeting that he had created out of "melty" beads in the classroom. John had carefully arranged many tiny beads on a star-shaped template, which the teacher then ironed, resulting in a solid object that John strung onto a necklace. He was very proud of his star. Here is the story that unfolded:.
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Sabot at Stony Point: September 2014
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Tuesday, September 23, 2014. The Power of Kindness. In the Meadow Room, we've been drawing the children's attention to acts of kindness. We encourage them to perform acts of kindness, and to notice acts of kindness. Children are so inspired by, moved by, and emboldened by kindness. It is amazing how big-hearted children are, how easily they access their kindness, how openly they offer others kindness, and how they, in...
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Sabot at Stony Point: November 2014
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Exploring Light (After Dark) in Richmond. We met on the steps of Sacred Heart Cathedral where people were invited to make lanterns to carry in a parade. There was loud drumming music and many people had already gathered by the time we arrived. It was very cold and our families huddled together as we waited for the parade to begin. Luna: "I heard loud drumming music (covering her. He was mak...
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Sabot at Stony Point: March 2015
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Friday, March 27, 2015. Shadows Play Into Stories. What would the shadows mean to them? How would they use their shadows? One day a group of girls sat on a bench in a row facing the wall. We started talking about our shadows and I thought that maybe beginning a story would help them see how our shadows could interact. I chose to start the story with the black bunny because they walk past this image painted on the base...
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Sabot at Stony Point: January 2015
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Sabot at Stony Point. Stories and reflections from the preschool teachers and children. Sunday, January 18, 2015. He wanted to give her a gift. Something special, as a token of their friendship. Since he knows that she loves bunnies, he decided to draw a bunny for her. He also drew a small kitty face on the top of the page, because her classroom symbol is a kitty. He worked on the drawing and then presented it to her. She looked at the drawing carefully and said, "But it doesn't have ears". Then she aske...