We have friends with really BIG voices. There are a a lot of reasons that children have loud voices. But they absolutely can learn to regulate them. The way that […]
Classroom Rules
What are some “rules” you have at home? Today we talked about rules. When I gave the example of a stop light everyone seemed to understand Every group needs rules […]
Not a Lot. Just a Dot
Introducing materials is important. Sometimes we take for granted that children should know how use materials and then get frustrated when they aren’t used properly. Some of the children have […]
Learning Stories
Today our Friday leaning stories go home. Learning stories is a note written from me to your child documenting something I noticed about the week or a learning goal teacher. […]
Read Me a Story – AGAIN
Today three of our little girls were still struggling. We have the bench inside the room that we referred to as our “calm down area.” I changed it up a […]
First Day Of 2023-2024
Today was fairly routine. We have six returning children who know ALL THE THINGS so that was helpful. I of course did the rookie moves like making family time last […]
More Natural Learning
The environment is my third teacher. If I set my environment up and maintain it learning happens. Today the boys were looking for worms and tipping over the hop scotch […]
12 School Days Left
There are 12 school days left in this year. Where did the time go? I am torn this time of year. Even with my proud boasting of developmentally appropriate practice […]