The power of documentation. Transcriptions of children’s remarks and discussions, photographs of their activity, and representations of their thinking and learning are carefully studied. These documents have several functions. Most […]
The Magic of Preschool
We had a visitor here yesterday. As she walked in she said ” I can’t believe there are 16 children in here. It’s so quiet and calm.” Well.. yes, it […]
USDA Food Program
Taking a little break for the day from Conscious Discipline to talk about the food program . I try to keep you in the loop of everything that we do […]
Imaginative Play
No one has to tell or ” train ” children for imaginative play . They come wired already to pretend . Researchers have stated that there are three ” stages” […]
First Day 2017-2018 School Year
Look out 2017 – 2018 school year we are here ! Is it just me getting older or do the years seem to fly by ? Time waits for […]
Busy Busy Day
Today was a super busy day . I had my last parent conference at 830 this morning ( Thanks Mindy for hanging around for a few ) and then we […]
Rainy Days and Wednesdays
There’s an old song ( probably too old for most of you to even know it ) called ” Rainy Days and Monday’s .” The song goes on to say […]
I’m a Rebel
Today I decided we would stay outside all day in honor of all the kids that attend early education programs that don’t have that option. I decided we would stay […]
Transitions
Today was an important day for our preschoolers that are headed to kindergarten in the fall. The counselor , Lisa Frey ( pronounced fry ) came to visit with them […]