I love that my kids are inventive and have great creative ideas. I'm often surprised by just how interesting and expansive their thin...

Last week I taught in a classroom of four year olds. Well, most of these kids had turned four in the past year. They are very different fr...

This summer I'm reading and commenting on  the book   What If Everybody Understood Child Development?  by Rae Pica. Chapter 14: T...

This summer I'm reading and commenting on  the book   What If Everybody Understood Child Development?  by Rae Pica. Chapter 12: In ...

This summer I'm reading and commenting on  the book   What If Everybody Understood Child Development?  by Rae Pica. Chapter 10: The...

Spring is finally coming here. I've been thinking about fun things to do in the spring weather. Here are some fun "windy day...

One reason I enjoy following blogs and related Facebook pages is that I run across links that I may not have otherwise encountered. And, o...

You have probably seen this article about why kids fidget . It's all over my social media. This article and my current life circums...

My class likes to move and likes to talk. I sometimes feel like everything is chaos and learning is minimal at best. The other day I comme...

My first grade adventure has been full of learning experiences. I have been learning "on the job." I've also been learning as ...

I have a class that likes to move...and to talk. I've been trying to find some ways to channel these tendencies - rather than just squ...

This week I put out some rhythm instruments and streamers with the CD player. My wife contributed the ribbon streamers from her choir cabine...

Recently we were stamping on the art table. I watched C as he worked with his stamps. He reached over across the table to the green stamp ...

In the past I've posted about one of my favorite things : the Giant Game Floor Mat. While you can make a simple one of these yourself--...

Today I read Teacher Tom 's archived post I'm an Idiot . As always, it triggered my thinking. I thought about all the times I did ...

I've used bean bags in various ways over the years. For the past few years we haven't had many bean bags or used them much. Then rec...