“Mama! Look! She likes it!” I peek over the stroller to see my daughter sticking her foot in her brother’s face. He grabs it, tickles it, then she laughs and pulls it away before sticking it right out again. “Your … Continue reading
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No Educator Left Behind
In their quest for more respect, the early childhood education profession is trying to make their profession well, more professional. There is good reasoning behind it. They want the education for the children to be high quality and they want … Continue reading
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Tagged educator, professionalism, research, theories
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Informal Education Makes an Impact
It is early, and I’m pushing the double stroller through the rain. The baby is babbling in her seat and my son is keeping up a stream of chatter, mostly for his own benefit. I can’t catch all the words, … Continue reading
More Then “Please Touch”
With an ocean-obsessed preschooler, we have been visiting a lot of aquariums. At our most recent stop, my husband turned to me and said “This one is really different! There are so many things you can touch.” He was right, … Continue reading
Pay vs. Passion vs. Professionalism
If you look back through my posts on this blog, you’ll see that it ricochets between discussions of museums and informal education and early childhood education and more formal classrooms. That is because my own research and practice ping-pongs in … Continue reading
Little Pitchers Have Big Ears: Helping Children Deal with Tragedies
When there is a tragedy, those of us who have or work with young children have two simultaneous responses. We are personally reacting and grieving and we are also trying to plan for how to help the little people in … Continue reading
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Tagged helping children, teachable moments, tough topics, tragedy
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First Day/Last Day
This picture is a reminder to myself that children develop in fast leaps and in slow and steady climbs. On the right it says “My Last Day of School” and is filled with the careful script of my almost-four-year-old. On … Continue reading
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Tagged art, child development, preschool, teachable moments, writing
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You Should Make Him Share
“You should make him share” It was said in a stage whisper, so that I could hear it but also so the little boy’s caregiver could hear it. I understood her reasoning. He had mounds of clay, a mountain of … Continue reading
Purposeful Mess
“So, how do you feel about mess?” It’s a question I pose during my workshops on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for early childhood educators. I love it because you get an immediate visual reaction from everyone. Some of … Continue reading
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Tagged conferences, educators, Mess, planning, science, STEM, teachable moments, workshops
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Creating Wild Places
Baby slides, push toys, ride along cars. In our town, when they are outgrown and unwanted they find there way to this one park. Since they don’t “belong” to anyone, no one is worried about keeping them “nice.” That means … Continue reading
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Tagged create, explore, nature, outdoors, play, playground
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