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Dec 26, 20207 min read

The Toddler Christmas Chronicles: Activities and Play

This year is different. We find ourselves in the midst of a surging pandemic, and it has radically altered everything. Christmas...

Dec 20, 20206 min read

Leaf Activities For Young Toddlers: 5 Outdoor, 5 Indoor

The last Friday in November was one of those mornings where the sky was a crisp blue, and autumn hung in the air. It was cool, but you...

Dec 8, 20207 min read

The Dos and Don’ts of Talking to Kids About Their Art

Most people know how important it is for kids to make art. They go out of their way to set up finger painting, make sure the crayons are...

Dec 1, 20203 min read

Impractical Practical Life: Why Your Child Should be Arranging Flowers

Take a look at Montessori practicial life activities and you will see two distinctive categories. There are the handwashing, pouring,...

Nov 30, 202010 min read

Learning With Mondrian: Activities, Lessons, and Units for All Ages

I begin my post on Mondrian with another artist – Mark Rothko. Strange move, I know, but it is Rothko that inspired this flurry of...

Nov 20, 202012 min read

Month 15: Big Ideas, Play, Activities, Practical Life, and Books

My first week teaching second grade, I walked my students down the hall to their very first dance class. It was a new dance teacher and I...

Nov 11, 20206 min read

Dirt Play: Making it Work in the City

If I close my eyes and picture the ideal childhood for Rémy, it always sits somewhere in a large grassy field. There are some wildflowers...

Nov 5, 20206 min read

Book Club: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle is a genius. Honestly, they don’t come any better. His books seamlessly weave together so many big ideas, they are a teacher’s...

Nov 5, 20207 min read

My 5 Point Plan to Raise a Confident, Independent Child

When I first started teaching, I remember reacting to the incredible differences between the incoming little ones. They came in all...