The Inside Scoop

What do The Butterflies and Dragonflies talk about all day long? How are they interacting with each other and in what ways? What from their home life and experiences are they expounding upon through social interactions, dramatic play, building, story telling and art? Quite a bit! So much, in fact, that we have a pretty juicy archive to share with you! Here's a little peek, enjoy! 

I can show you how to tear the tape.
You have to hold it straight and cut it with the scissors. -Gaia

I'm calling our mother! So, we dressed her up and put on her bottoms.
*makes a beep sound* on no I can't hear her! - RIva
Our baby is so sick! - Basha
I know! Uch, she is sooooo cute! - Riva

I can see it from here, it looks different but does not look different. - Noam

Hi! Yes, I can ask Alex if he's available to fix that.
Alex are you available, no?
Okay, maybe Hendrix can because he's fixing the sea patroller.
Hendrix is not available either. Are you at Georgia Tech?
You are? Okay, I can meet you there. - Leo

Oliver- lets dig a deep hole

Hendrix- that’s deep, that’s China! 

Leo- Pandas are in China! 

Alex- make sure you don’t cover China up 

The baby is sick and she needs a shot.
After her shot she needs medicine and to rest. - Basha

Hendrix - These cakes have to bake a hundred a million times.
Leo - Mine (cake) is a strawberry-googer-de-googery

If your face is in the sun, that means the sun is hugging you. - Hudson

I like to eat popcorn only when I watch movies, 
yeah, me and my entire family. -Sloane

Maybe a long time ago, we're going to turn into adults. When
I grow up for real, I'm going to be a mom. For real life! - Maya

"Ice cream is NOT for breakfast!"- Raleigh

I ate dinner all day!
I had Mac n Cheese and my daddy ate all my salad! - Emilia 

This sign says “keep out”. This is a house 
that has cans full of oil. 
The oil charges the light and the light is what keeps 
the house charged. -Oliver 

Do you know how fast a cheetah goes? You don't know?!
It goes 100 fast. - Liana

Eric - (giving Raleigh a suggest on where to find his toy)
You have to go peaking for it. Do you know what peaking means?
It means you have to go to the hole (in the fence)
and squint your eyes under the crack.
Once you find your toy, you can reach your hand in and grab it!

I'm at the hospital and Emilia is my doctor. I’m sick.
I danced too much, and that’s why I’m sick.  -Yael

Kitah Gimmel Falls into Autumn

The leaves are changing colors, the air is getting crisp, and the sun is out for less; Fall is here! As the season changes from summer to autumn, the fruits and vegetables growing from the ground change as well. With pumpkins, squash, and gourds all being popular fall treats, how will we know the difference? Kitah Gimmel observed and concluded that a pumpkin and squash are delicious fruits we could eat, but the gourd wouldn't taste as good. So the pumpkins we can use to make pie, the squash we could roast, and the gourd is a decorative addition to the table setting! We also noticed the texture of each fruit was different, and thought this is a perfect opportunity to explore them as artists! With our paint brushes ready, we began to glaze the various fruits in fall-themed colors. After, we rolled the colorful fruits across the canvas, sprinkled some leaves, and viola - our masterpiece was complete. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we thought this would dual as an excellent Thanksgiving card! Kitah Gimmel is preparing for the holiday by inviting family, especially grandparents, for a warm meal. Some of the dishes we are cooking are roasted yellow corn and honey glazed cinnamon carrots. With our Helpful Hands to the ready, Kitah Gimmel worked together to fashion our most welcoming table yet! But wait, we aren't the only ones getting ready! Have you noticed the acorns on the ground when you walk into school? Have you noticed that some of those acorns are chewed and others are left whole? The chipmunks and squirrels are scurrying around our play area to collect plenty of acorns for their Thanksgiving meal as well! For our provocation tables, we would reenact what those meals would look like with the “Squirrel Imaginary Play” tray, and “Match the Squirrel to the Acorn” tray. What a busy and exciting time of the year. The leaves are changing colors, the air is getting crisp, and the sun is out for less; Fall is here!

After differentiating between the pumpkin, squash, and gourd, Kitah Gimmel glazes them with color to makeshift them into painting tools for our Thanksgiving cards!

  

One of our favorite preparations for Thanksgiving was the cooking! From making sweet cinnamon carrots to savory roasted corn, we were so excited for all of our family and friends to try our dish at the IJP Shabbat Dinner!

Where do squirrels live? How do they eat their meal? We explored the lifestyle of squirrels through our morning tray engagements.

Yup, it’s for certain! Kitah Gimmel has fallen into Autumn!