Our parents are always welcome in the classroom. Today, Dr. Mary McKeown visited the 4’s & 5’s class to share her instrument, the flute. The children asked very good questions. We learned how […]

This week was all about pets. We learned about cats, dogs, rabbits, and turtles. Our pet shop was busy as we helped customers pick out pets. Our pet hospital was open for […]

Our youngest students are enjoying outside art play with two simple tools: a cardboard box and crayons. This is an example of process art at its best.

In Ms. Lee‘s Young 4’s class, the children listened to The Color Monster by Anna Llenas. This is a story about emotions. The sensory table was filled with pom poms and bottles […]

We began the new school year on September 3, 2024. Our preschool is non-sectarian, valuing variety and differences in background among its families, with a deep commitment to the growth and […]

It has become a tradition for our students to meet in the neighborhood hosted by a co-op family for breakfast, and then ride their bikes or scooters to school on […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dinosaurs are a favorite subject for young students. Our imaginations were engaged by listening to Bernard Most’s books Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs? and If the Dinosaurs Came Back. Music and movement […]

Look who visited the Young 2’s and 2’s & 3’s classroom – Ms. Mel’s mice. Each week, Ms. Mel reconfigures their home to allow for more viewing by the children.

The Cat in the Hat is a beloved Dr. Seuss book. In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2, we enjoyed listening to the children’s favorites and making our own […]

We talked about measurement this week. We began our study by reading Mo Willems’ latest book, Are You Big? We were busy with our rulers measuring the width of a starfish, a […]

Our class has been studying different kinds of birds. We were fascinated by the various types of owls and their silent wings. Building a large floor puzzle is an opportunity to work […]

In honor of President’s Day, our older classes made American flags and joined in a kazoo parade. We learned many facts about our flag, and we were so surprised that […]

Celebrating Valentine’s Day is a special time at the Co-op. Our classes find different ways for using the heart shape as a foundation for self-expression. Easel painting allows the children […]

Each year, our school celebrates the Lunar New Year. We read books, create watercolor lanterns, and cook traditional foods. Each child has the chance to wear the lion dancer costume […]

Field trips give our students an opportunity to enjoy our city outside the classroom. Today, we were treated to a Mo Willems play performed at the Dallas Children’s Theater. The beloved characters […]

Ms. Lee’s Young 4’s class explored the world of boxes. What can you make from a box? Listening to Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, What To Do With a Box […]

To celebrate Groundhog Day, our Young 3’s class with Ms. Melinda explored the properties of light and shadow. Using their small flashlights, the students made shadows on the ceiling. In art, they […]

What a wondrous penguin world. The Emperor penguins share parenting duties. The male keeps the egg on his feet, covered with fur from his stomach, to keep the egg from the cold. The […]

Our youngest students from the Young 2’s and 2’s & 3’s classes are learning science by doing… Dissolving our snowmen made from packing peanuts: Ice cubes are so cold and moving […]

Living in Texas, we hope we will have enough snow to build a snowman. Alas, it hasn’t arrived, so today our oldest classes listened to I’m Going to Build a […]

The students from our Young 4’s and 4’s & 5’s classes listened to the true story of Blizzard by John Rocco. We made a snowstorm in a jar, painted icicles, scooped […]

What did we learn about the polar bears? We learned that they live in the Arctic, can swim for seven days, and that the skin underneath their fur is black. How […]

Ms. Lee and Ms. Julie transformed the muscle room to include a snowball wall, an indoor basketball game, and a bouncy ball. How lucky we are to have such creative […]

Our classes listened to Shanté Keys and the New Year’s Peas, written by Gail Piernas-Davenport. This book explored the different types of foods eaten to celebrate New Year’s cross-culturally. We were excited […]

Our families filled twenty-five overflowing gingerbread bags with wonderful toys for the underserved children of Vickery Meadow Food Pantry and Clothes Closet. Our hope during this season is that with […]

What a celebration today at Northaven Co-operative Preschool. The older students learned about St. Lucia’s Day. In Sweden, a young girl, usually the oldest daughter, dresses in a long white […]

Making tamales on special holidays is a tradition in many Mexican homes. Our 4’s & 5’s class listened to the book Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto. Young Maria is helping her […]

Gingerbread houses are built before Christmas and Easter. The tradition is believed to be of German origin and related to the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. Ms. Lee prepared the houses, […]

The Fab Friday engineers, under the guidance of their teacher Ms. Suzanne, explored the concept of trajectory. What more engaging way to understand how projectiles move through space than by […]

During this holiday season, our students are introduced to different holiday traditions, celebrating the diversity of our school. All of our classes cook the special foods of the season. Making latkes during […]

Our study of the Native Americans concluded with looking at the different kinds of homes the Native Americans built throughout the United States. We made paper teepees using bright oil paint […]

The Fab Friday scientists began the process of making crystals. Each student made their own pipe cleaner candy cane. They learned about suspension as they hung their candy canes on popsicle sticks […]

It’s time for the first harvest from our tower garden. Our classes are picking their greens, washing them, and tasting them with their own handmade ranch dressing. Greens never tasted […]

Our outdoor space allows for large motor play as well as outdoor art. The acrylic hanging frames are just perfect for our young artists to express themselves with shaving cream painting.

The outdoor mud kitchen is a favorite activity. This little girl is making a special mud soup, carefully adding her ingredients. Yum!

Each year, the students of Northaven Co-operative Preschool host their grandparents and grandfriends on Grand Day. This special morning gives the children a wonderful opportunity to share their classroom and […]

All the students from Northaven Co-operative Preschool made butter for their families’ Thanksgiving feast. Going back in time, each child used their muscles to turn the butter churn and watch […]

We learned about the role of the scarecrow in the fields, and we decided we needed to make our own scarecrow to keep watch over our pumpkin patch. We wore gloves to […]

Our students, from the youngest to the oldest, have participated in the canned food drive for the small food pantry Vickery Meadow. Please join us during this season of gratitude […]

In October of last year, we placed a Jack-o’-Lantern in our garden to watch the process of a rotting pumpkin. Late this summer, our pumpkin patch began to sprout, and our […]

We enjoyed a magical morning of games, crafts, prizes, and fall fun! Thank you to all who made our Carnival so special.

The Northaven Co-operative Preschool students enjoyed a visit by their mascot today. The students learned all about hedgehogs and were excited to gently touch their new friend. During our visit, Sonic […]

After reading Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley, our students made monster toast. Delicious! Happy Halloween from the Co-op!

Our young scientists in the Fab Friday class participated in a science experiment to analyze whether the assorted objects on the tray repel or absorb water. Using their droppers, they […]

What facts do we know about spiders? We know they have eight legs, and they make webs. We wanted to learn more, so we read our science books and couldn’t believe that […]

Chase LaFerney, our resident Dad chef, came to school and made mozzarella cheese with our older classes. It was so interesting to look at and touch the curd, watch the curd change […]

Cooking in the classroom is a fun way to learn about what food is good for our bodies, how to use cooking tools safely, build math and science skills, how […]

Music for young children helps them with motor development. Toddlers love to move, clap and tap objects. Our outdoor music wall provides a wonderful opportunity for our youngest students to create […]

Pets in the classroom allow our students the opportunity to connect with animals. Students can observe the needs of their classroom pet, which teaches them the responsibility of caring for an animal. […]

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, our student Lucía and her great aunt Veronica performed the Ballet Folklórico for the classes of the Co-op. The students were mesmerized by […]

North Texas Giving Day is Thursday September 21, 2023! The mission of the Co-op (and of any nonprofit organization) is to have some type of positive impact on the lives […]

We have our rain boots waiting for a day of playing in puddles. The great outdoors provides our students with an opportunity to answer “I wonder” questions. How many jumps will […]

Northaven Co-operative Preschool is excited to announce the implementation of our indoor aeroponic tower garden. Our students from ages 2 to 5 will work together to grow herbs and lettuces, […]