Growing Together
The Cooperative School Blog
As many early childhood programs across Maryland moved outdoors and our own program moved fully outdoors, we all soon discovered that there actually is such thing as bad weather. The answer, of course, is planning and figuring out how we begin our day in response to ANY kind of weather. In this case, we have something we call “grandmother magic” in crochet blankets and Teresa, our Seeds class teacher, a good bit of Tia magic.
These portraits are created over the course of several months. The children work in layers, from internal organs to hand-mixed mixed skin, eye, and hair color, this is a math and science self portrait expressed through paint, glue, and paper. While this is a primary focus of our 4/5-year old class, it is supported by many field trips, documentation projects, reflection, and collaboration.
