For the past month the Bumblebees have been exploring the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. All of these senses help children get to know and understand the world around them. For the sense of sight, we added bright water colors inside of a squeeze bottle and placed a...
Varied and Unusual Clubs A recent series of clubs gave the Startlights some interesting hands-on opportunities for learning. During a club devoted to Egypt, we looked at timelines of interesting events and studied maps. We brainstormed a list of words pertaining to Egypt and talked about their...
Senses and Sensibility We know that our children learn about the world through their senses. The Rainbow teachers were excited to study the five senses as a way to build upon what our toddlers had already discovered in their young lives. We also planned to explore literacy and numeracy through books...
On Monday, March 21, the PIC online store will open for business! Browse the store at picplantsale.org. Make your selection and then send the link to your family, neighbors, friends and co-workers so they can have first pick of this year’s selection, too. Don’t have a garden? This year we have a...
Does putting your child down for a nap or to bed at night seem a little challenging? Are some days more challenging than others? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything? Few families get through the early years without sleep struggles. Surely, there are no one-size-fits-all or easy answers for...
Powerful Peanut Performances As 3- and 4-year olds grow, the exploratory and experimental curiosity that defines early childhood development turns to family, teachers, and friends. Both bio-ecological and constructivist models of development posit that children’s cognitive ability to think about...
For the fifth year in a row, the Mott Campus Clowns have come to PIC to put on a show. This year, they entertained the children in our After School Center with sing-along songs, classic clown skits and comedy magic-- all with an anti-bully message. But, these are no ordinary clowns! These clowns...
Diversity Like No Other As someone who has been in the field of early childhood education for nearly thirty-five years, I have visited many, many early childhood programs via consulting, conferences, and accreditation validation work. What I learned is that child care programs tend to be...
written by Development Manager Karen Stachelek On my walk with my dog today I saw the unmistakable first signs of spring - crocuses! While the dog wasn’t too excited, I know it means that the Plant Sale's pre-sale campaign is just a few short weeks away…beginning on March 21st to be exact! Meet your...
For children going to kindergarten in the fall, families have the option of their child remaining in his or her classroom throughout the summer or enrolling their child in our Summer Camp program that runs nine weeks between June 27 and August 26. The Summer Camp program at PIC is a good option for...
