Humor is an important lives. As a form of intellectual play, it grows more sophisticated with age. The kind of humor children express depends, in part, on the level of […]

Parents are children’s first and most influential teachers. Reading together is one of the earliest shared experiences of parents and children. When you read a story to a child, you […]

Children are not born with fine motor control. The process does being early, when infants and toddlers reach for and grasp objects. But development and coordination of wrist and finger […]

Children are born without biases about other people of any race, culture, gender, or disability. We sometimes wonder if we can raise children without prejudices just by leaving well enough […]

We started learning a new skill this week so I thought it would be a good time to update what we are learning through our Heggerty phonemic awareness curriculum. We […]

We have had a tough day. Being five is hard. Being five and a boy is especially hard. At five and six children’s emotions a little bit more tricky to […]

What does science and Valentines have in common ? Not a lot unless you make old school melted crayons First we took two cheap boxes of crayons and peeled all […]

Today we read a new book that I have a called “Not a Stick.” This book really highlights the imagination that children have. They literally can turn a stick into […]

Today we did our February self portraits. I’m always amazed at the progression The first pictures you see are from a boy who will be five in April. The second […]

Today we made smoothies for breakfast. The kids help me decide what needed to go in the blender. We watched a short clip of Punxsutawney Phil to find out that […]