The young children in our classroom have began to notice hints of fall in the changing colours of leaves, the temperature outside and activities at home such as baking pies and apple picking. Â As we begin to explore the season and document our observations, wonderings and understandings about fall, I thought I would share some […]
Funds of Knowledge – Connecting Culture with Play
“Wait, no, we don’t throw rice over our heads!” I explained to K.S. a (JK) student playing at the sensory bin. Our sensory bin is currently filled with rice and alphabet letters for students to discover, and in theory, students would quietly engage in exploration and find the hidden letters, and perhaps even identify them […]
Consider the Walls: Displays or Documentation?
The Friday of Easter Long Weekend, 2011. I remember the ‘date’ clearly. A few days prior, I had read an article titled “Consider the Walls†by Patricia Tarr (2004) where she suggested “classroom environments are public statements about the educational values of the institution and the teacher†(p. 2). For some reason, this statement resonated […]
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