The Wild Roots Kitchen is churning up something different every Friday this year! Here, we've shared what we're up to and why... plus, learn about our 1st four child friendly multicultural meal ideas this fall! Here at Wild Roots... everything we do with the children...
Holding Space for the Emotional Child
All young children have their moments of complete distress over what may seem trivial to their caretaker or parent. We’ve all been there as parents of toddlers and preschoolers right? Whether it be a tantrum over the wrong color bow in your daughter’s hair or your...
Preschool Community Rocks Project
Project CARE continues with a Preschool Community Rocks Project! As many of you know by now, our primary classroom has been deeply involved in a long term project to explore what CARE means: to themselves, their peers and family, and around the world. The children...
Project CARE is Underway!
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...
What is Healthy Play??
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...
12 Easy ways to get Outdoors with your Child
This year, make it a priority to get outdoors with your child. Spending time outdoors fosters a type of fulfillment and joy that cannot be experienced through many of today's overstimulating pastimes for children. Being in nature creates a love and appreciation for...
Fostering Clarity and Peace through Tai Chi
As educators, we always seek ways to improve attention span and concentration in children. We also look for ways to motivate children to problem solve and think critically. However, it may not occur to most that movement such as Tai Chi and yoga in fact assists with...
A Sense of Wonder: Cultivating Ecological Identity through Immersion in the Natural World
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” — Albert Einstein Here at Wild Roots, we seek to provide children endless acquaintance to the wonders of the natural world. Through opportunity for exploration and play in our bountiful backyards...
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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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