Author: <span>Debbie</span>

Many times in early childhood environments we just threw children a room with materials and expect that they know how to use them. Sometimes we get lucky and they do. […]

There are a lot of ways to introduce scissor skills to this age group. Most of the time we start with Play-Doh. It’s easier for the children to manipulate than […]

Lord a mercy – I need a donut and maybe a tiny glass of baileys. 😳. I can’t tell you the last time drop off was like today. Woof. I […]

The first letters a child learns are the letters in his name. Those are the important letters. We usually begin with recognizing the first letter . I can already tell […]

Once a month our licensing standard requires us to have a fire drill and a tornado drill. Today we did our first fire drill. The smoke alarms go off and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Friday is the day that red books go home. In the past children always got excited about carrying their books with learning stories in them home. Parents are usually pretty […]