Things They Will Miss

Next Year will be different for those going into kindergarten. I watched them play today I thought of things they might miss Wearing a costume to school because your sister […]

Critical Thinking

What Is Critical Thinking? “Critical thinking happens when children draw on their existing knowledge and experience, as well as on their problem-solving skills, to do things like: Compare and contrast […]

Spiders and Dinosaurs

Today was a normal day. Some of the children noticed a few games that were given to me for Preston. One of the boxes was a floor puzzle of a […]

My Kind of House

Sometimes the way kids talk and think cracks me up. O- Miss Debbie why is there a house in your school? Me- because I live here and I also have […]

Like An Old Quilt

Most of our days are like an old quilt lovingly pieced together with different fabrics gently woven into a masterpiece. Every day the children show us what excitement there is […]

Routines

I preach in trainings and to parents all the time how important routines are.  Of course today we are off routine. Routines promote safety for children. Think about your life […]

We Are Ready

There is a lot of talk about kindergarten. This time of year is always a little nerve-racking for me. Have I provided enough provocations? Have I introduced enough tools to […]

Butterfly Release

In the morning we prepped our game faces. We pretended we were butterfly’s drinking nectar. And then we released our butterfly friends. It was a pretty Good Friday.

Cakes and Caterpillars

  Since we are having a butterfly release party tomorrow we decided a cake was necessary.  I mean, they also suggested tattoos and balloons and presents but I was able […]

Butterfly Business

Today the excitement over our butterflies continued. We now have 6 beautiful painted ladies ! We played a butterfly dance song and flew around the room Some kids made a […]