I think that communication is one of the key things in the classroom. The words I say (and they say), the tone of the room, the way the r...

Throughout this fall, I have been reading the book   Free to Learn  by Peter Gray. Some of the ideas and concepts in that book have had m...

I am  reading and reflecting  on the book  The Power of Play  by David Elkind. Chapter 8 - Lighthearted Parenting Chapter 8 is focuse...

from Eleven Things to Say Instead of "Be Careful" Teacher Tom has a great post about things to say instead of ...

This summer I'm reading and commenting on the book What If Everybody Understood Child Development? by Rae Pica. Chapter 26: No Mo...

After we worked on our dots collaborative artwork , I kept putting it out every week. Little to no interest has been generated after the fir...

I had a moment this week. I discovered I'm not perfect. I know...you are really surprised. It was in group time. I've mentioned ...

Yesterday I was reunited with my class. We haven't seen each other in a couple of weeks due to the holidays. We had a great time. In fa...

Today in our book study blog party , we're talking about chapter 7 - Developing Strong Oral Vocabularies in Prekindergarten. Often I f...

We adults have a need to label. I'm not talking about labeling kids (although we tend to do that, too). I'm talking about kids' ...

I know better. I walked over to where "H" was drawing on the white board. I saw him drawing and said the fateful words, "H, I...

I read something the other day that I've been thinking about since. On Kids Ministry 101 , Bill wrote: "Every big thing starts as a...

My wife helps lead a preschool choir at our church. Recently she took several recycle/repurpose items to create some "environmental ins...

Recently the kids in our children's ministry promoted. I sent the mature kindergartners up to the first grade class. And I got some ...

Affirmation helps boost a child's confidence and inspires him to persevere. Affirmation encourages a child to keep trying and to feel su...