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Gardening and Reggio Inspired Provocations
It’s been warm and rainy, here in the Pacific Northwest, for the past few weeks. The weather has me really thinking about garden projects. My kids are great at helping me in the garden. We spend time weeding, adding compost, planting flowers, and adding vegetable starts to the vegetable garden. At home, I rotate the
How to Create a Home Writing Center for Young Writers
One of my most popular posts on my home life blog was on creating a home writing center. This was a very easy project to put together and has seen YEARS of use. I wrote this post, initially, when my daughter was in kindergarten. She’s now in 5th grade. In the beginning, this was hung
Connecting Animals and Children In Early Childhood
I’ve always been an animal lover. I was that little girl who brought home stray cat after stray cat. My mom still reminds me of the day that I stood on the front porch and cried, “Her bones are sticking out! Can we keep her?” As an adult, I still have animals around my house
The Mitten: A Felt Story Retelling
I think every early childhood teacher in the country uses Jan Brett’s books in the Winter. I love The Mitten! It is one of those absolute-must have books for the kindergarten classroom. A few years ago I was lucky enough to have a wonderful parent in my classroom who was incredibly talented. She saw that
Exploring Trees Through Inquiry: A Reggio Inspired Unit
It’s almost time for me to start thinking about my Reggio Inspired Exploring Trees Through Inquiry unit. I absolutely love teaching this unit with my kindergarten students and I’ve found that Spring is a great time to begin this unit in kindergarten. It is such a fun unit that is packed with science, reading, writing,