Sometimes allowing kiddos to explore means letting go of even more control. Yesterday I showed the kids a picture of some acorns someone had painted or stained on pinterest . […]
Pumpkins and Acorns
If you follow me on social media you know that at 11:00 our day took a whirl with unexpected visitors but we did have a few good hours ! We […]
Learning Takes Place Every Where
As I work through really embracing the Reggio philosophy and a child-led curriculum I have been honest enough to say I am STRUGGLING . I am on the STRUGGLE bus […]
Parent Conferences
Parent Conferences are required by Arkansas Better Chance funding. What should happen at an ideal parent-teacher conference? Ideally , the conference should just feel like a conversation between the […]
Meaningful Writing Experiences
At this age teaching writing is not only a terrible waste of time but also it is NOT developmentally appropriate . Sometimes teachers or parents ignore science and years of […]
Community and The Coughing Monster
Some of you may have heard yesterday we had an episode of rest time coughing. I am not just talking one person coughing I am talking a round robin of […]
Creative Art
I have been seeing some really amazing art pieces ! I haven’t ” taught ” them to draw. I only supply materials and LOTS AND LOTS of time. COPIED […]
Do Robots Have Noses ?
Our day started off a little chilly so we were inside most of the morning. Thankfully, we had a daddy here to help us and play. His help at the […]
Fire Station
Today was our annual trip to the fire station. We haven’t been to station 2 for a few years so it was nice to visit our neighborhood fire station. Thanks […]
Taking Risks
Today one of the littles came up to me and said ” We made a trampoline. ” Hmm.. You did? What did you make it from ? […]