U.S.A!

Today, at the Academy of Harpeth Village, we celebrated the Fourth of July! Everyone came dressed in their star spangled attire to celebrate the adoption of this nation's Declaration of Independence! The children enjoyed learning about the history of the United States of America, as well as, creating Fourth of July inspired art! Have a happy and safe Fourth of July! 

Ready For Veggies/Herbs From Our Garden!

Our garden is growing so fast! We have so much fun watching our garden and tasting all the wonderful veggies and herbs. The children where totally amazed by the yellow flowers that will turn into tomatoes and the white flowers that turned into green beans. They got to pick them straight from the vine. What an awesome experience!

Sensory Week!

Sensory activities facilitate exploration and naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore. Children use their senses everyday to explore the world around them. We love to create different sensory activities that stimulate all of their senses. 

Water Play!!

Water play is not only incredibly fun for children but it also enhances a child's physical, cognitive, and social skills. When children pour water, they are improving their physical dexterity and hand-eye coordination. They extend their vocabulary as they learn new words and talk about what they are experiencing. They explore elements of science such as buoyancy and volume as they experience why some objects sink and others float. Children also experiment with math concepts such as empty and full, greater than less than, and even fractions as they explore things.

Movement!

Movement helps children focus and retain information that they have already learned! Movement also helps children self-regulate their behavior! Movement also helps curb negative behaviors, such as, fighting or bullying! Movement also helps children form healthy habits across their lifespan! This week, we are focusing on movement! The children had the chance to participate in a hula hoop contest, move through an obstacle course, and learn how movement helps our bodies grow big and strong! The children had a blast moving through all the fun activities! 

Academy Arcade!

When children are allowed to use their imagination, amazing things happen! Our T.A.S.K class utilized creativity and collaboration to create their very own cardboard arcade! Today the was the big debut of the Academy Arcade! The children had blast playing with all the fun games! The best part was seeing how excited our T.A.S.K children were to display their amazing creations!