Jaime Escalante Early Education Center
Jaime Escalante Early Education Center is located in a highly populated city in Los Angeles County. Our Nature Explore classroom provides our students with an opportunity to connect and learn about nature in a safe and nurturing environment.
What follows are dictations/stories of students in our Nature Explore classroom.
Room 6: Students were observing a chrysalis on the bridge’s rail when one of the students, Salvador, said, “Look, the caterpillar is spinning and is making a home to sleep. The caterpillar is making a chrysalis. Do you see the shiny part?”. The other friend Arya, responded, “Yeah, I see the shiny”. Salvador said, “A butterfly is going to come out from there”.
Room 3: A student was in the rock area, placing the rocks in a plastic rain gutter and counting them as they rolled down. Elsie said, “1, 2, 3, 4,” then said, “Oh no, the rock didn’t go down.” Elsie selected a bigger rock and then said, “I am going to put this rock.” Elsie watched how the rocks rolled down the plastic gutters and smiled each time.
Room 2: Students were in the mud area pretending to make a cake. One of the students, Abigail, said, “We need more water for the cake,” as she poured water on the mud. Abigail then told her peer, “c’mon we need to mix it.” Both students began mixing with the hand shovels. Abigail said, “We need to make the biggest cake for the party”.
Room 5: Students were in the loose parts area, building a house for one of the Three Little Pigs. Alec said, “We need to make a house out of bricks so the wolf doesn’t blow it out”. Maximiliano said, “Make a door”. After completing the house, Alec then said, “The wolf said, I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house in”
Students picked apples from the apple tree and sat on a bench to enjoy the juicy apples.
Frida, “They are sweet.”
Aleena, “They are good.”
Emma, “si me gusta”
Daisy, “yummy apples.”
