On an almost balmy February afternoon we took to the woods in search of adventure. Our rag-tag group bounded into the nature preserve behind Pine Grove on the lookout for a perfect place to climb trees and stumps, build and explore. Soon enough, we discovered a clearing with logs, stumps and a sense of mystery as the children have never been “off trail” in the preserve before. Immediately, you could feel the energy change as the kids took in their new surroundings. After a qu

A few weeks back the Preschool teachers attended a wonderful workshop called Yoga in the Classroom: A Guide for Early Educators through an organization called Maine Yoga Kids. We explored how to effectively introduce yoga to young students and maintain a peaceful classroom through doing so. Our team brought back some excellent tips and ideas. “Let’s start our morning with some yoga stretches,” a teacher informed our preschoolers the following day. “Let’s pretend we are ice cr

This past week our classroom had so much fun making their morning snack- baked sweet potato fries! We gathered on the carpet for morning group and waited patiently for the lesson to begin. We began by scrubbing the extra-large sweet potato. After that, the potato was washed and peeled. We then sliced the potato into thin strips, just like French fries. We counted the strips as we placed them in the bowl- 44 in total. Once the strips were placed into the bowl we coated them wi

During the month of January, four new friends joined our class. The returning children have struck a balance between mentoring, engaging the new children and letting the teachers know about any rule breaking! As our new children learn the routine of the classroom, how to do works and how to be at school, their returning peers are remembering how to welcome and make new friends. “She cut in line!” shouted a boy as the children lined up to come in from morning recess..A new