Tag Archives: hands on learning

They Aren’t Doing it Right

Posted on February 27, 2018 by D.C. Enthusiast

Exhibit designers and museum educators work very hard to create experiences. Everything that goes into an exhibit or a program is thought through to support the core theme and help learning take place. So, it is understandable that they get … Continue reading →

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Museum Visitors are Incredibly Brave

Posted on February 16, 2018 by D.C. Enthusiast

As museum professionals I think we forget sometimes to step back and look at things from a visitor’s point of view. Our visitors are incredibly brave. They come up to a a strange building, with rules that they don’t know, … Continue reading →

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We Took 26 Preschoolers on a Bus (and it was fun)

Posted on October 11, 2017 by D.C. Enthusiast

This morning we took our classes (26 kids in all) on a city bus up to the local library. Spoiler alert…it went really well. But how? Realistic Planning We have a bus stop right outside our school. We planned a … Continue reading →

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Learning Letters Looks Like This

Posted on April 11, 2017 by D.C. Enthusiast

Learning your letters doesn’t mean sitting down and writing a B over and over and over Learning letters means building a B out of blocks and driving your car over it Learning letters means rolling them out in playdough Learning … Continue reading →

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