As we near the upcoming holidays, families look forward to gathering together for meals and warm company. While celebrating our annual traditions, this is also a perfect time of year to take the opportunity to nurture gratitude in our homes, our schools, and...
In the Rosemary Classroom, the children have been exploring weather changes! The children were very inquisitive about the rain and snow that they began to see towards the end of January. They discussed the different types of clothing and proper attire that is worn...
This February has been a busy time in the Atelier. The month of February is often associated with compassion and love, and as our CARE project has evolved during this month, we have seen artistic expressions of care unfold! We asked the children to explore what the...
Project Work Enrichment is occurring in the Oak Room! As projects evolve, the students' inquiries go deeper and become more complex. This month we planted outside our pea plants that we grew from seeds. We also planted more strawberries, lavender, lettuce, bell...
Sensory play is one of the most essential part of a child's day and is something that is integrated into every experience. Whether at school, at home, or in any other environment, children are soaking up the world around them through their senses. A very young child,...
Project CARE is underway! The concept of Care has been one of increasing importance in the Oak classroom over the last couple of months. As the Oak classroom shared in a previous reflection, this project emerged from the children’s observation of individuality after...
Valentine’s Day is approaching soon, and everywhere we will soon observe hearts and candies and Cupids galore! At Wild Roots, we instead would love to emphasize the core emotions associated with this holiday, such as love and care for one another. As they grow, young...
Play is a word that is used frequently in the early education world and many preschools and homes will focus on play being the center of their young children’s day. However, the term “play” is broad and playful times can take various forms for different people and...
It seems our entire room is on the move in one form or another. A large part of how toddlers learn about their environment is through moving their bodies, moving furniture and moving objects (throwing, pushing, and pulling). We have seen this happen repeatedly with...
THE WILD ROOTS BLOG
Welcome friends, teachers and families! This blog is where we’ll share updates of our school, peeks into happy moments from our classrooms, as well as posts that dive into childhood education philosophies (especially Montessori and Reggio ones!) and ideas for keeping our young ones smiling and learning.
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