Let’s make a rainbow together!
Rainbows are all the buzz when it comes to my classroom during March. On any given day, I come across all kinds of rainbows and they are absolutely beautiful! As
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Why your students should be on the front page news
Every week, a small newspaper from my local area shows up in my mailbox. This week, the newspaper featured a group of Kindergarteners learning how to make a human pyramid
Rainbow in a frame: Process Art
I want to dive right in and show you these amazing rainbows in a frame. You could also call them rainbow collages or rainbow stained glass windows. In either case,
Where to get the BEST inspiration for your early childhood classroom
Do you ever find yourself stuck when it comes to coming up for new ideas or deciding which idea to use when you are planning for your classroom? This is
I Heart Math: Graphing hearts for Valentine’s Day
Have you ever invited your students to make their own graphs? Young children are so capable of doing things but sometimes, we get in the way of helping them reach
I Heart You: A sweet Valentine’s game to promote kindness in your classroom
As a kid, I used to love getting those little boxes of conversation heart candy and reading all of the cute messages. Do you remember those? As a teacher, I
Three important elements of building healthy relationships with young children
Being new in this setting, one of the first things I wanted to do was just get to know the children. I have been doing a little extra teaching on
Easy to set-up valentine water play for preschool
Water play is always a win in the preschool classroom and the perfect addition to add to your Valentine’s Day to do list. It may sound contradictory to add water
A simple way to celebrate MLK Day!
Coming up soon is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and in case you are looking for a simple way to celebrate this day in your early childhood classroom, this post
Play has the power to transform your children and their families too
A dear friend of my daughter called me super excited because she was going to finally leave her job teaching elementary age children and stay home with her two and
Let go of faulty expectations and dial into how your students learn best
When my daughter was nine years old, she started her first figure skating class. She took to the ice right away and loved it. Before long, we got her a
Do you want more freedom to teach ‘outside of the box’?
I took my dog Benji to the vet the other day. As we sat and waited for the doctor to come into the room, Benji began to sniff the floor