Several years ago I decided to write an ebook. I had just sent my youngest off to kindergarten and I was thinking, “There were so many things I wasn’t prepared for, when sending my child off to school.” I had been a first and second grade teacher for many years when my son (my first
The highlight of my work week… ok, maybe my whole year, is doing bubbles with my kindergarten students. You might be thinking, “Oh, how cute. They are probably working on the letter B.” Nope. We are working on poetry writing, discovering properties of liquids, and exploring provocations about water. Our work started with Pop! A
We live in the Pacific Northwest. This place is part of us and because of that so is the rain. A few days ago CC and I were going about our normal Monday-preschool, lunch and some afternoon playtime. We had grand plans to go outside and checkout our neighbor’s yard project, complete with rented tractor,
I’m always amazed at the way the beach can draw the most reluctant kids into exploration. Last week, during our Spring Break, we took a short trip to Birch Bay. The day we arrived was beautiful. We played at the pool and then decided to check out the beach during low tide. We went to
Being a mother of two young children, I have always worked to make sure that they both have full access to their own set of books at any given time. I find great comfort in reading and my older daughter, Maggie, almost five, can often be found reading in her room. My younger daughter, Audrey,