Good Night, Winter Dream

 

Impossible to believe the Winter Dreaming season is almost over, but Daylight Savings has arrived, and soon – tomorrow!! – it will be spring!

I’ve had so much fun sharing the mysteries of the World at Night with all the Big Kids, and enjoying their interactions, with my materials, and each other. They are an extremely compassionate group, led by one of the kindest girls to grace our floors.

With Liam, Rigel, and Ava, and Maxim, Mattis, Rolland, Mason, plus all the March Break visitors (welcome back, Ziyad and Jackson!!), the Winter Dreaming season is full of charming children, and Sylvie has a special bond with all of them. What a pleasure it’s been having them all come together for the fieldtrips and fun!

We covered:

Nocturnal animals, and how to use the senses to “see” in the dark, and made our way to Charleston Park for to try out our skills.

Next, we looked for alternate light sources, in a class devoted to science and GLOW!

… I wish I could show the hilarious picture of their faces one time when my flash went off while we were testing glow in the bathroom… 😉

We tested glowing stars, and light sticks, a “glow light” fish, which when we tested it, in the dark, with flashlights, and with our black light bulb, did not glow, and a couple of glow worms, which Gecko enjoyed without minding their misnomer. We made glow in the dark jello, too, and for every experiment, I was met with questions and observations.

What a success!

The world at night is a mysterious place, and this season, we tackled it through the senses, sciences, music, and myths. We made friends with the moon and the darkness, and through them, made beautiful friendships with each other.

This week, we have a fieldtrip, and I still hope we can check out this reflective back pack store, but if not, it will be Crab Park.

And next week, the season finale will be the final exam. The kids learned a lot about the nighttime. We’ll see how much they remember.

Fridays from 1 – 4pm.