Blink, blink, blink!!!! Continuing with our year-long author study, the Rainbow children have chosen a new Donald Crews book, Light. Crews teaches our young bibliophiles about natural and manufactured sources of light (as well as the concept of opposites). The Rainbow girls and boys launched this unit of exploration by creating a jumbo sun to … Continue reading Rainbow →

The Rainbow Room infuses infusing each day with mindfulness practices. For instance, when we need to “re-center,” we direct the children to “blow a bubble of silence.” As their cheeks fill up, the room grows calm and peaceful. This is our version of deep breathing. Ommmm. The Rainbow Room got to thinking…what about other kinds of bubbles? … Continue reading Rainbow →

     Vote, vote, vote! Our Rainbow students applied the spirit of election day to our year-long author study. Moving on to a new Donald Crews selection, the girls and boys voiced their preference. They stepped into the makeshift Rainbow voting booth and chose between Truck or Flying. Exploring math skills, the children constructed a giant graph and … Continue reading Rainbow →