Classroom Blogs
Infant Room
Toddler Room
Preschool Class
Welcome to Blue Leaf School’s Classroom Blogs
Get an inside look at whats happening at Blue Leaf, from classroom activities to events, we’ll keep you posted and up to date here!
All Blog Posts
Preparing for Spring and Introducing Tea Time
This week in our preschool classroom was filled with excitement, hands-on learning, and new discoveries! Inside the classroom, our little learners continued developing their fine motor skills through beading. With focused hands and creative minds, they worked on...
Moving Our Bodies – The Pikler Triangle
This week, we introduced the Pikler Triangle to the infant classroom. The Pikler triangle encourages children to move freely and expand their gross motor skills, encouraging coordination, strength, balance and confidence in themselves and what their bodies are capable...
Another week of inside time due to cold weather, but the development and learning continues!
Despite the cold weather our toddlers had lots of energy and a persistent desire to use their gross motor skills– therefore, dance parties were a daily occurrence (sometimes multiple) to get our bodies moving. Teachers had frequent special requests for “Dance Mode”...
New Experiences and Building Connection Around Rest Time
With the chilly weather outside, we embraced the opportunity to try intentional grouping inside—rotating between our upper and lower Pre-K spaces. This gave children a chance to interact with a broader group of peers, fostering new friendships beyond their usual...
Indoor Adventures: Sensory Play, Play Dough Fun, and a Special Valentine’s Celebration
Although the weather kept us inside more than usual, it didn’t stop the fun and learning! This week, we embraced sensory play, exploring textures, creativity, and collaboration through play dough and sand. The Magic of Play Dough Play dough is more than...
The Joy of Fitting Things Together: A Journey of Exploration and Discovery
Children are natural explorers, drawn to the simplest objects with boundless curiosity. Lately, our teaching team has observed a growing fascination among the children with small containers and their lids—a seemingly ordinary activity that holds profound learning...
Evolution Of Bead Construction
The Power of Mark Making
Authentic Connection: A Relationship-Based Approach
As the school year began, the Infant Room teaching team observed a strong focus on building authentic connections. Infants are natural experts in this process. The children use what is known as funds of knowledge - what people draw on to incorporate historical and...
It’s an Apple Party!
At Blue Leaf, we feel so lucky to be part of a school that connects so closely with nature, embracing it as an essential part of early childhood education. Our preschoolers engage in hands-on learning by observing seasonal changes, harvesting fresh apples from our...
Dissecting the Fear of Bugs in a Toddler Classroom
Something the toddler teachers have been working hard on is to not allow our own personal fears of bugs to translate to the way the children perceive and interact with bugs themselves. Teacher’s asked themselves “How can we model respect towards bugs that can...
Curious to learn more about Blue Leaf School?
Click below to contact us through our school website!