Our field trip to the Butterfly Garden

Field trips are a wonderful addition to the preschool learning experience. Our classes have been studying butterflies, and what a wonder it was to enter the Butterfly Garden and enjoy the […]

Play-based learning through art

Among the many areas of our play-based learning model, we learn through art. We explore different mediums for self-expression and the sharing of ideas. Our focus is on the process, not the product, […]

Learning about Passover and traditional foods

Our students were able to learn about the celebration of Passover this week. Each child helped to cut up apples for the charoset. We added cinnamon, brown sugar, and grape juice to […]

Celebrating Earth Day

Earth Day celebrations at the Co-op included making cookies, watercoloring the colors of the earth on coffee filters, and listening to the books I Am Earth, One Earth, and 10 Things […]

Elephant Toothpaste?

In preparation for our trip to the Dallas Zoo next week, our students are thinking about and learning about the animals we will see. We spent time reading our science books […]

Rainy days, worms, and outdoor classrooms

The 2’s & 3’s class spent part of the morning exploring worms. The book Worm Weather by Jean Taft led their teacher, Ms. Julie, to build the wormery. Our young wormologists […]

Getting ready for the total solar eclipse

The Co-op has spent the week in space! We have learned about the sun, the moon, the planets, and the constellations. It was such fun to discover the phases of the moon […]

A week filled with Easter fun

We spent last week preparing for Easter and our class egg hunt. We worked together in groups of four to decorate a large paper egg for our bulletin board. In science, […]

A visit from fire dog Sparky

Sparky, the fire dog, visited the Co-op to teach our children about fire safety. We learned to call 911 in an emergency and how to keep ourselves safe by never playing […]

Learning about the holy month of Ramadan

Our oldest classes began their day listening to the book Ramadan by Hannah Eliot. We learned all about the celebration of Ramadan! In the ninth month of the year, when the […]