Pablo Picasso is famous for saying every child is an artist. And I truly believe that. So let’s talk about art for a moment . In traditional preschools many times […]
Hand washing
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 […]
Lesson Planning
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 […]
Conscious discipline
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 […]
Self Portraits
Yesterday we did our first self portrait. We do them at the beginning of each month but I wanted one for the first day. They are displayed in our hallway. […]
New Everywhere We Look
Randy and I literally spent the whole summer with our house in chaos having our rooms repainted and flooring put down. It was a deal. And then our fence was […]
Busier than usual
It’s amazing to me. In quality indicators they teach us to separate our areas – quite centers ( reading , art , etc) should not be placed near loud areas […]
Why Rearrange Now?
The children and I did some rearranging today. We moved the block area down stairs and the tables upstairs. Why move it now ? There are literally 8 school days […]