Holidays can be so chaotic. We choose the path of least resistance but still struggle. Believe it or not kids love routine and when their routine is messed up they […]

Yall know I don’t prefer teacher directed crafts but at holidays it’s almost a given they are on the plan. Today we painted ceramic hearts. This was an activity I […]

Our pattering looks a little different than most. Red, white, red , white The skill is learned whether it’s on a paper , with tiny colored plastic bears or with […]

In a childled environment your hope as a teacher is that the children gravitate towards something that you can dig deeper into. It can be even more impactful when all […]

It thrills me to look around the room this time of year and see the growth Children that sometimes struggled are enjoying our new normal and they are calm , […]

Whew! We had a very busy day. We started out by baking a strawberry cake. Not everyone chose to join us and that’s ok! We don’t have to run as […]

Isn’t this the best ?! This is what kids are missing today. Their world is so saturated with electronics and structured activities we forget the simplicity of childhood. Play is […]

We are back! Yay! It has been a fabulous day. We celebrated journeys 5th birthday And read books and played all morning. We even went outside. Once we got in […]

We needed to fit it all in today and since it was bitter cold and we didn’t go outside – we almost did. We had our tea party. Avery and […]

Best practice tells us that each child should be represented in our classrooms. I have the typical dark skinned baby dolls and “boy” dress up clothes and other cultural sensitive […]