This is our second day of school with rain but it’s our first day without lightening. There was just a slow drizzle and lots of “ muddy puddles.” Walks are […]

This is one of my favorite books. It’s about a little girl who is afraid of the storm and her grandma helps her bake a cake to take her mind […]

Today we played another game with letters. I laid 20 letters on the table ( post it notes ) and each child found their initial – TWICE ! Most of […]

It’s not so much that I’m adamant these kids need to know the letters of their name right now as much as self preservation. Do you know how often we […]

We’ve already had a fire drill this month. I am required to do a fire drill and a tornado drill monthly. Today we practiced going quickly and calmly to our […]

So many early education facilities run on schedules. Sometimes those schedules are tight and not flexible. That’s the amazing thing about homes. We can dance to the rhythm of the […]

This is a very common phrase in preschool. Small children attach to people and things very easy. They put down a toy and come back 20 minutes later and say […]

We have friends with really BIG voices. There are a a lot of reasons that children have loud voices. But they absolutely can learn to regulate them. The way that […]

What are some “rules” you have at home? Today we talked about rules. When I gave the example of a stop light everyone seemed to understand Every group needs rules […]

Introducing materials is important. Sometimes we take for granted that children should know how use materials and then get frustrated when they aren’t used properly. Some of the children have […]