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About Deborah Stewart

Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed. has been working and teaching in the field of early childhood education for over 30 years. Deborah currently owns and teaches in her own part-time, private preschool called The Children’s Studio. Deborah’s deep passion for teaching and working with young children is documented and then graciously shared with millions of readers around the world through her blog and other social networking communities. Deborah believes that young children learn best through play and exploration and embraces this belief in all that she does in her own classroom so that she can effectively and passionately share rewarding, real- life, tried-and-true practices with other teachers, parents, and leaders across the field of early childhood education.

Do Your Students Ever Ruin Their Own Artwork?

Do Your Students Ever Ruin Their Own Artwork? One of my four-year-old students made the most beautiful pieces of art. It was an unusually beautiful painting of [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-12-12T14:48:48+00:00December 15th, 2018|

What Is Process Art and Why Does It Matter?

What Is Process Art and Why Does It Matter? Whenever I put something on the art table, I keep my fingers crossed that the children will love [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-12-18T13:09:11+00:00December 10th, 2018|

Safe cleaning around the classroom

Are you the only one washing tables in your classroom? One of my students' favorite ways to help around the classroom is cleaning off the tables before snack time. I [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-12-01T14:10:53+00:00November 5th, 2018|

Five tips for asking inspiring Questions of the Day

Are your questions inspiring the children? Now that the children have settled into our morning routine, it is time to introduce the children to our Question of the Day board. [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-11-30T20:32:41+00:00October 18th, 2018|

DIY bunny game

After 3 baby bunnies visited, we created a game to keep them around. One of our students brought in 3 of her 6 week old bunnies to the classroom this past [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-10-27T09:57:18+00:00September 29th, 2018|

Pressed flower art in pre-k

Bring flowers into art experiences in your classroom to create beautiful displays that ignite the senses! Our Pre-K class spent the week exploring, creating, and dissecting flowers. Exploring Flowers in [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-12-15T12:28:44+00:00September 21st, 2018|

Loose parts in the block center

Here are some of the loose parts we keep in our block center. We keep four buckets of tools for play on our block shelf. We will change up what [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-11-02T09:57:50+00:00September 12th, 2018|

The Solution is Within You – A Free 3-part Video Series

You are invited to a very special three-part video series for early childhood educators by Deborah Stewart, M.Ed. Over the past 6 weeks I’ve been writing articles that highlight a [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-11-02T09:58:18+00:00September 9th, 2018|

Two simple sign-in routines for pre-k

Every single morning, when the children arrive to school, there are two different sign-in routines. Our First Morning Routine Both of the routines are simple but very different in the [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-12-10T17:00:15+00:00September 8th, 2018|

Play-based learning doesn’t come home in a backpack

Play-based learning doesn’t come home in a backpack by Deborah Stewart, M.Ed. My students have been with me for two weeks now and yet everyday, [...]

By Deborah Stewart|2018-11-02T10:16:51+00:00September 7th, 2018|

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