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Just Ask
The holiday season is here, kids are off from school and a lot of us are going to holiday parties or traveling to see friends and family. Packing up the kids is never easy, they just seem to come with … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education
Tagged Brady Campaign, Gun Sense, infant, Just Ask, planning, preschool, teachable moments, toddler, tough topics
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5 Minute Object Lessons
“Object based learning” sounds like such a buzzword. Maybe it brings to mind a really complicated lesson with a lot of moving parts, or a super unique object that the child has never seen before. Sure, you could do it … Continue reading
Routines
How many times have you read Goodnight Moon? In a day? In a week? In a row? If there is a young child in your life I bet there is A book that has been read until you can let … Continue reading
Letters from Camp: Let Them PLAY!
Many new, or infrequent, teachers seem scared of “down time.” In their view, any time when the kids are not actively moving forward in a planned way is A) lost teaching time and B) chaos just waiting to happen. What … Continue reading
Letters from Camp: Working Together
(This picture isn’t from camp, I realized I never got a picture with my co-teacher there! Instead, this is the first teacher I ever worked with. She taught me so much about how to be a thoughtful co-teacher!) Teachers are … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cabinet of Curiosities-Updates, Early Childhood Education, Uncategorized
Tagged coworkers, educators, planning, summer camp, teaching
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When a Museum Visit Goes Wrong…
I really try to practice what I preach (about young children belonging in museums) and get my 1yr old son into museums regularly. I’d say on average we go downtown about twice a month and explore one of the museums … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Early Childhood Education, Kids in Museums
Tagged museums with kids, National Gallery of Art, planning, toddler, wrong
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