Today we focused on how and when we wash our hands. I can let you know here when the important times to wash our hands are: When we come in […]
Lesson Planning
A lot of people think that in an environment like mine that is child- led there is no plan and there is definitely no lesson planning. But that is far […]
Conscious discipline
Several years ago I started working with a program that helped me learn to regulate as I helped children. Conscious Discipline is an emotional intelligence program where children learn to […]
Self Portraits
Yesterday we did our first self portrait. We do them at the beginning of each month but I wanted one for the first day. They are displayed in our hallway. […]
New Everywhere We Look
Randy and I literally spent the whole summer with our house in chaos having our rooms repainted and flooring put down. It was a deal. And then our fence was […]
Busier than usual
It’s amazing to me. In quality indicators they teach us to separate our areas – quite centers ( reading , art , etc) should not be placed near loud areas […]
Why Rearrange Now?
The children and I did some rearranging today. We moved the block area down stairs and the tables upstairs. Why move it now ? There are literally 8 school days […]
Fine Motor
Fine motor skills increase through the year as children are given opportunities to develop those muscles. As self awareness increases you begin to see facial features and body parts emerge. […]
Self Esteem
As you know we have conversation cards on our tables. The question today was “ what are you really good at?” Can we just cease making people feel bad about […]