Guess who forgot to charge her camera battery?
Category: school
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Black cat
So this cat kept hanging around my outdoor classroom at school. It kept getting within a few feet of the kids, who were obviously delighted to see this furry visitor.
I was worried someone was going to bitten or scratched, so Tom valiantly came to help trap the cat.
Once we got her, she was shuffled off to the vet to get fixed and get all her shots.The plan is to release her back into the wild. But there are a few kids around here who seem awfully fond of her…
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Preparing for Mother’s Day
We spent today taking photos for my class’ Mother’s Day gifts. Every other kid just smiled for the camera. My kid, however, hammed it up.
Ridiculous(ly awsome).
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Tea and scones
Tea and scones at school for United Kingdom week. (And a visit from the heavily bearded and funny Jonathan MacQuade.)
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He’s got the whole world
In Montessori, the subjects are all intertwined. Part social studies and part practical life, Shep’s class sewed these stuffed globes, carefully adding each continent.
His teacher reports he jumped into this project with two feet, every now and then smiling, “I don’t know what it is—I just love sewing!”
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Classroom camera
Last week we added a camera to our classroom. It’s an inexpensive number, for obvious reasons.
We wanted to give them another way to express themselves, working within the limitations of their developing fine motor skills. In addition, it gives them a way to document and honor their work, such as a block tower, before it need to be disassembled and used by the next person.
They’ve already taken thousands of photos. (Thank you digital age!) As we browsed them, we giggled and pointed and discussed what makes a good photo. We talked, in the simplest terms, about composition. They are loving the challenge and the responsibility of a “real” camera.
We’ve created a Flickr account to house their work. The photos are SOTC—not cropped or edited. This is one of my favorites, shot, I believe, by a three-year-old.
