As a teacher that believes in honoring developmentally appropriate practice I have to think outside the box for extra opportunities for children to practice writing their names. Today we made […]

I am sure you have heard the buzz word STEM . And then it transformed into STEAM and then it transformed into STREAM Please watch the video below . LISA’S […]

Has your child been rhyming more at home ? Nursery rhymes are verbal pictures for children and tells them stories . Nursery rhymes are a unique use of language. From […]

Written language is acquired by children in many of the same ways they acquire oral language. Two crucial aspects of learning oral language are having opportunities to be a language […]

Getting dressed on time in the morning can be a real challenge for many of us, but it is particularly difficult for young children who have to contend with buttons, […]

When I describe the perfect day at our place it always involves a huge feeling of community. In our preschool family we believe that social / emotional learning is the […]

Today we made new Playdoh. It is blue at one of the children’s request. Odd thing is the day flew by even though we had to stay in. We had […]

Being a program that practices many of the Reggio Emilia philosophies our goal is to allow the children to lead in their own learning. As I explained yesterday that means […]

Honestly, games are probably my weakness. I have a hard time sitting and watching movies. I have a hard time doing anything that is not active physical or brain work […]

Quite quickly this morning I figured out where much of my time would be spent. There was a small group of children wrapping crepe paper around each other while playing […]