I PLANNED to blog about our loose parts area today but Christmas broke out everywhere . Children’s brains are wired to automatically do things like this. With no […]
What Do You Think ?
In our setting we spend a lot of time asking ” what do you think ?” Asking questions ( especially open ended questions ) gives children the opportunity to […]
Pre- Thanksgiving Day
You know its a good day when children just plop everywhere and grab a book and ask you to read it. And then two brothers celebrate turning 5. These […]
Father Christmas
Today I felt like I was kind of in an episode where the ghosts of Christma’s past visit me.. only it was preschoolers of the past. We had two 8th […]
Leaf Crushing and Dreams
Every time I THINK I am going to have a teacher directed activity something happens that reminds me what is best for children’s learning – that I follow their lead. […]
Other Signs of Fall
We have talked a lot about the leaves changing colors and falling from the trees. We have also talked about how the wind is starting to get a little more […]
The Leaf Man
My plan today was to walk to the library to look for and read the book ” The Leaf Man.” I know we were walking with the assumption that we […]
Literacy in Action
Earlier in the week we talked about books . We talked about the beginning and end and characters and authors and illustrators. Today we worked together to write our own […]