In every classroom, at any time during the day, the potential for a math moment exists. The room is one big learning center where strands of mathematical discovery are continually […]

Sometimes even I struggle with the way I teach… Am I doing enough? Are they going to be ready? And then I see things like this and take a breath […]

Since Randy has appointments coming up today was just not a day I could takeoff. But I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my birthday then with the […]

Written language is acquired by children in many of the same ways they acquire oral language. Two crucial aspects of learning oral language are having opportunities to be a language […]

A question like “ what color is that block?” evokes a one-word answer. But an open ended question “tell me more about the blocks you are using” encourages a child […]

The children were anxious to have our egg hunt today. We tried to fill the morning with normal things like self-portraits. Eventually, we made it outside for the egg hunt. […]

April fools day is kind of a foolish day. But it’s full of fun and it actually teaches lessons along the way . This morning I asked the children would […]

Here comes Peter Cottontail Hopping down the bunny trail Hippity hoppety Easters on its way.

Periodically we take walks around our neighborhood looking for seasonal changes. Today we went around a couple blocks looking for signs of spring . We found many signs of spring. […]

We talked about taking a walk today to look for signs of spring. The children were so engaged in playing and content that I did not want to interrupt. Everyone […]