Books have always played a huge part of my life. As an Air Force brat, books were one consistent thing I had during all the moves every 2-4 years. Every base had a library and I visited it often. Books were all over my bedroom and you could find me with a book often. As an early childhood educator and… Read More
Loose parts is a fun activity that is so easy to do, in the classroom and at home. It’s exactly what it sounds like too. Loose parts is a collection of random items that are easily found around the house. You may have a junk drawer in your house. But in the loose parts world, this is actually a treasure… Read More
Doesn’t that seem like a long time? 18 years may seem like a life time, but when it comes to raising children, it is like a split second. When you first have your child, you can’t think past all the diaper changes, spit up and sleepless nights. You can’t wait until they are sleeping though the night. Fast forward to… Read More
Racism isn’t new. The need for change isn’t new. There are just new situations and new faces being brought to the attention of the country and really, the world. People are outraged, as they should be. Protests, voices raised, building awareness are all important things. But, we need to think long term. We need to make a bigger change. As… Read More
Rules. We need them because the world would be chaos without them. But, sometimes there are just too many of them. Often teachers will create too many rules and kids just can’t remember them all. If we keep our expectations simple, children are able to be much more successful. Rule #1- Take care of your friends Pretty easy right? Except… Read More