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 […]
Celebrations
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 […]
Let’s Write a Story
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 […]
Asking Open-Ended Questions
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 […]
Eggs stra Eggs stra.
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. […]
Pranks plus
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
Here comes Peter Cottontail Hopping down the bunny trail Hippity hoppety Easters on its way.
Looking For Spring
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. […]
They Missed The Mud
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 […]
Small World Play
All of the children have really been into small world play. Small world play is getting tiny animals, tiny people and creating play scenes with them. They do it for […]