Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Discovering the Country Miss Pinto and her California kiddos had a three week lead on summer vacation, but it wasnât the end of the communication with Mrs. Twomey and her New Jersey kids! As mentioned in Our Year Long Memory String Continue Reading â
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey This year our kindergarten classes spent the year going through the Innovating Play cycle of connecting, wondering, playing, and discovering. (We have blogged about some of these experiences and have categorized them with the K 17-18 Collaboration in our posts.) As Continue Reading â
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Discoveries From Our Previous Chat As we (Jessica and Christine) reflected on our last chat, Playing with Possibilities, we discovered that all teachers share the need for a break, but at some point are ready to tap into and pursue educational Continue Reading â
ï»żï»ż Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Our kids got to EXPLORE, PLAY, and CREATE at the farm and guess whatâŠ.SO DID WE!!! It started out with us (Jessica and Christine) recalling connections and discoveries with the kids from their previous experiences at the garden. We moved into Continue Reading â
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey #InnovatingPlay came over to play with #TosaChat during their Twitter chat that was moderated by Nyree Clark. During the chat, participants reflected and answered questions that revolved around the cycle of #InnovatingPlay: Connect, Wonder, Play, Discover: FIRST- WE CONNECT! – What Continue Reading â
Connections From Previous Discoveries Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Innovating Play revolves around the cycle of connecting, wondering, playing, and discovering. It is not a checklist of events that need to happen, but rather a process in how one cycle can lead into the next experience. Discoveries Continue Reading â
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Making Connections Our New Jersey and California kids share the weather with each other every day. Connecting with the same topic of the weather each day has been an ongoing connection for them since November. On Valentineâs Day, a spontaneous, yet Continue Reading â
ï»żï»żï»ż Cross Posted from innovatingplay.worldWritten By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Making Connections We have had an ongoing class collaboration since October. The ongoing piece came AFTER some natural opportunities of connection. Jessicaâs class joined Christineâs class in playing Guess the Sharing Item on Flipgrid. The kids were able to Continue Reading â
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto &Â Jessica Twomey WHAT HAPPENS when your class connects with a class in another location, and that opportunity is not limited to a one time experience? Connections are made. Experiences are shared. Empathy develops and friendships form. Learning expands beyond the walls of Continue Reading â
Available on Amazon The Google Apps For Littles book is PUBLISHED! The book released in the heart of the school year, and it has taken me awhile to wrap my head around the fact that IT IS ACTUALLY OUT THERE IN THE WORLD! It wasn’t until a week after the Continue Reading â