Children’s relationships and interactions within a system. Education has to focus on each child, not considered in isolation, but seen in relation with the family, with other children, with the […]
Our Image of the Child
What is Reggio and why in the heck are you doing it ? No one has really asked me ” why in the heck ” I have adopted the Reggio […]
We are the Dinosaurs
Over the weekend I decided that I NEEDED to do a few provocation type activities . I don’t think we have been playing and documenting enough to choose a sure- […]
” The Hundred Languages of Children “
The Hundred Languages No way. The hundred is there. The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages a hundred hands a hundred thoughts a hundred […]
The Power of Free Will
The main focus for Conscious Discipline’s Power of Free Will is to remember that the only person you can change is YOU. You can’t make a child be a morning […]
The Power of Attention
What you focus on, you get more of. What you focus on, you get more of. What you FOCUS on, you get MORE of. Knowing what your expectations are and […]
The Magic of Preschool
We had a visitor here yesterday. As she walked in she said ” I can’t believe there are 16 children in here. It’s so quiet and calm.” Well.. yes, it […]
Winding Down Assessments
Today , with the exception of one child who was absent , we COMPLETED our Dial 3 assessments ! We will use the data collected at parent conferences next month. […]
Can you place this UNDER the HOUSE ?
No, we aren’t really putting anything under the REAL house. It’s a small block. It’s yet another piece of our assessment puzzle. Specifically today while two children were sorting colored […]
Dial 3 Assessments
Each year within 45 days of enrollment I an required to do a developmental assessment. The Dial 3 is my tool. We look at motor skills, language and concepts. I […]