Boys ( Especially boys) that are in their first year of PreK are not ready to write. They doesn’t keep me from introducing writing materials but it does signal me […]
The Front Yard Boards
Today the children were playing with the boards in the front yard. That’s not unusual. My neighbor has changed her desk so she looks straight out the window. She texted […]
Outside Play
We came outside today after breakfast anticipating rain. I wanted to make sure the children got some outside time to play. During warm weather months many times we meet on […]
Child-led Teaching
Are you over the table ? Or under the table Community helpers – who needs a unit ? We have the real thing! Do you know the first letter of […]
A Little Encouragement
We are beginning to do a few art projects here abs there to get ready for our end of year art show. Cutting curved lines is not the easiest for […]
The Wish You Well Board
Our day starts with Hazel holding the wish you well board seeing who is here at school and who might be gone. If someone is absent they remain in the […]
Lesson Plans
My lesson plans are not always written. My lesson plans are not always noted with standards next to them. My lesson plans are individualized with goals for each child in […]
Minimizing / Mitigating Risks
Today one of our friends got hurt. It wasn’t my fault but I carry strong guilt when something like this happens. It’s ultimately my job to keep my littles safe. […]
Expectations
After a rough few days I got up today with the mind set it would be a good day. We did self portraits. We did a cute little fill in […]
What is Valentines
We talked about where the holiday originated briefly. They didn’t care. They did love the special food. They loved delivering their valentines They loved the games. They loved ( kind […]