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Appleseeds Begins!

Thank you for visiting! This blog is to reflect on our weeks here together at Appleseeds Home Nursery. I am excited to see how the year unfolds with the changing of the seasons. I hope this blog gives the reader a better sense of what our day looks like and why I believe play is so crucial to child development.

Last week of August, first week of September

9/5/2015

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The children have been industrious these past couple weeks, as always. The hammers have made a comeback and we discovered a nice, somewhat soft log that was perfect for hammering into. The children are more interested lately in trying to get the nails out with the other end of the hammer. Another game that has been well loved lately is "space ship" which is generally played inside, but has sometimes continued outside. They build a giant structure out of chairs and playstands, and everyone gets in. Electricians and fire crews are always needed as well, and food is imperative on their long journeys, so there's work for everyone. 

We started work this week on a project for our "Apple Festival", which is my version of the Michaelmas celebrations often observed in Waldorf schools. Because the holiday falls near apple harvesting time, I generally focus on the apple harvest. However, part of Michaelmas is a celebration of the season of shooting stars, of the celestial coming to Earth. So we are felting some shooting stars to throw and enjoy during our own celebration. 
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I've been incorporating a few fine motor exercises for the purpose of mastering pencil grip. One of these exercises is transferring pom poms from one bowl to another using a clothespin. The children loved practicing this but oddly enough, they only wanted to use the sparkly purple pom poms. No one wanted to transfer the sparkly green. Another exercise is stringing beads onto a pipe cleaner. We'll continue with various exercises throughout the year. It also can provide a quiet respite during their busy day! 

Last week, we acted out our previous week's story of "Little Spider Spins Her First Web". The children loved playing the different characters and had no trouble remembering what to say since I had told the story so many times to them. This week, I told a story about Old Gnome picking blackberries for his birthday tea. By far their favorite part was the song Old Gnome sings, 
     Jam cakes, jam cakes, blackberry pie and tart bakes
     Blackberry syrup, pancakes, YUM!
     Ripe juicy blackberries in my tum!
The children sang this loudly each time it came up. At lunch this week, we read "Hairy Maclary, Rumpus at the Vet". As you can imagine, any story with the word "rumpus" in the title is bound to be good. 
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    I am the owner of a small, play and nature based home nursery located in Durham, NC. My goal is to provide a cozy nursery for children that allows them to play using all of their senses both indoors and out. I also hope to bring families and children together through seasonal activities and celebrations. 

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