Schedule TourA palette of watercolor paints – got these two girls mixing and thinking. What if they were manicurists to the stars? …
Chalk It . . . and They will Come!
A good idea . . . is a better idea when it is shared by. . . …
PURE COLLABORATION
Have you ever given much thought to what it takes to spearhead, engineer and build a skyscraper? Probably not. However, you have no doubt, had to collaborate with a peer or co-worker on a project. Did it go smoothly? Were you able to work together to accomplish your goals without a lot …
So Long September . . . Hello October!
October is here and that means fall is in the air . . . It’s so fun to be a teacher in the fall, because there are so many exciting activities which involve the season and the coming holidays. In fact, I often wish fall was longer and we weren’t pushed by Old Man Winter and his …
My Opinion Counts
Classroom charts provide many opportunities for learning, as well as conveying to children the importance of their opinions. Miss Sharon’s class recently used two different examples of charting to extend and document two classroom activities. See photos of the charts at the end of the blog. …
Singing to the Children
Miss Faye knows how music penetrates the hearts and the heads of children. Everyday she sings to (and with) her sweet chickadees. They begin their morning group time by singing a song to count their fingers and toes. Then she sings the following song to each child as she draws a picture of each them on the white board: Hell-o …
What Would You Do?
Children don’t always need prompts to encourage writing, but the above picture was irresistible. The Bluebirds were given this picture printed on a piece of paper and asked, “What would you do if an alligator knocked on your door?” The children were very intrigued and excited by the photo. Many of them “wrote” their own answers to the …
GIRL SCOUTS AFTER DARK
Friday, September 18th Westfield Mall at Vancouver, WA together with the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington invited girls to the mall for an evening of fun. KIDSPACE Child Enrichment Center provided a fitness challenge for the girls. It was a very popular activity as there was a lineup all evening of girls waiting to prove to themselves they could conquer the …
September School Days
What is it about slipping on a brand new pair of shoes or a fancy new dress? Now compare that feeling to putting on your favorite pair of jeans or tennie-runners? The first day of school is a mix of both as we integrate the excitement of the new with the comforts of the old. This year is a perfect …
Is Work Good for Children?
Sometimes we adults forget how important work is for children. Even worse, we forget they are capable of work, real work, and if given a chance they enjoy it and take satisfaction from it. In an effort to keep our lives uncomplicated and keep our children happy, we often rob them of the lessons learned from a job well …
Problem Solving with Children
PROBLEM SOLVING . . . it sounds like math homework. In this instance, it’s a lot more important than finding a solution to an addition equation. We’re discussing techniques to bring a solution to an issue that is running interference between two or more people. More specifically, problem solving is a simple strategy children can learn …
School Agers Showcase Talent
The theme this week at KAMP KIDSPACE was “KIDSPACE has talent.” The children proved it to be very true today when they put on their very own talent show. …