things i learned in my kindergarten classroom today #2
it was camping day today and when the children checked out the cool bear cub our room, i was reminded of the different approaches that boys and girls each have to life. as the girls went up to it,...
View Articlelife in the key of z
another walk down the hall with my kindergarten class. another answer to a question much bigger than i ever imagined. ‘hey z, what does that key around your neck open?’ ‘it opens everything in the...
View Articleglobal warning.
first parent note of the year – love it. school is in, bring it kindergarten! Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare. Ed Asner
View Articlefeliz ole?
went to buy my teaching partners a little something with a mexican flair as part of their holiday gifts. ole, ole, ole! — when i got home, actually put my glasses on, and went to wrap their...
View Articlethe kids who went up a slight grade and came down a mountain
finally all back together in school this week, and the kindergarten made the most out of enjoying what mother nature had left behind for us to play with. we headed out to go sledding on a ‘hill’ that...
View Articleblading, gliding – slipping, sliding
it was a morning spent with the kindergarten on an ice skating adventure. filled with tip-toeing on skates, scooting on boots, giving rides on cones, running on ice, holding hands, tumbling,...
View Articleall i need to say
and on we go to 2 days of teacher/parent conferences. —- lmage credit: lichfield – quote: david bly
View Articleour job.
“it’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. it’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.” - l.r. knost — image...
View Articlestumble not.
traveling with my co-workers to meet fellow educators i was faced with a snap decision. with one of us busy on her phone working to get transportation from the airport and the other already at the...
View Articlewindows.
“the quiet house” on the 3-6 year old children’s playground — on a trip to visit schools in north carolina i loved meeting the young children and i loved meeting the educators who understood the...
View Articleb.i.n.g.o.
spring conferences begin today- here’s to all the teachers and parents out there. — credits: mark parisi, offthemark.comFiled under: Life Tagged: children, conferences, humor, parent-teacher...
View Articleportable magic.
what an elementary teacher after-school book meeting looks like all full of colors, sparkling water, and clever words. — “books are uniquely portable magic.” – stephen king
View Articlewisdom and kindness.
what a lovely afternoon spent with a family whose three daughters each of us have taught and loved in our turn over the years as they gave thanks to all of their teachers by cooking and serving us an...
View Articlebelieve.
spring conferences a time for sharing stories of children and family. “behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first.” -matthew jacobson — image credit:...
View Articlekeep the heart touchable.
doing virtual early childhood parent-teacher conferences online did not feel natural but i give parents so much credit some went to elaborate lengths to find a space and time where their child...
View Articlegoodnight, good sir.
RIP to *Sir Ken Robinson, an eloquent and indefatigable defender of the role of the arts and creativity in education. His TED talks made him world-famous—his presentation called “Do schools kill...
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