We read another book today from the Shubert series. This one was about a new boy coming to school. The children were so excited – but when he walked in […]

Conscious discipline -that you hear me rave about- has a series of books about a little guy name Schubert. The books are intended to teach the skills. They are also […]

So this morning they piled out of the cars- princesses, superheroes, rock stars- we had a little bit of everything. There’s no real teaching in the wearing of costumes other […]

To many people, fine motor development means the way a child holds and uses pencils, crayons, and scissors. But fine motor development is much more. To understand fine motor development […]

I love when the weather changes and it allows us to spend more time outside. Kids love to play outside! And teachers love outdoor time too. It’s a relaxing, stress […]

One of these things is not like the other. I have been given opportunity this year for many grants. Two of them came with the materials already picked out. I […]

Today was much like every other day. I spent sone of my morning doing observations and taking notes. You don’t have to look far to see the learning taking place. […]

After my Facebook post “defending play” conversation yesterday I felt empowered to honor my kids today by letting them have extra outside time. Isn’t it crazy that anyone would have […]

Most of you have been with me for a while but some of you were here when I used to celebrate every holiday that came around in such a big […]

Have you ever thought about how much time you and your child spend in transit each day? What do you do when you drive a car and you and your […]