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Pondering Preschool
30.11.2022
We plan to make frequent phonecalls to the children, sharing the responsibility for these amongst the team. What should we talk to the child...
This morning, we kicked off the 2020-2021 school year's Anti-Bias Early Childhood Working Group , an initiative of D.C. Educators for Soci...
Here we are in the middle of week eight of shelter-in-place. I am finding that my phone calls with preschoolers and families are taking a li...
We had a very special Zoom call yesterday afternoon, initiated by one of our families. This was our first time connecting with one anoth...
There it is, in the distance! As we walked through the townhouse parking lot, on our walk to the creek, we heard loud, unexpected hammering....
As another calendar year draws to a close, I find myself musing about this blog. I started it so many years back, when I was teaching presch...
Is there anything more fun than water for children? Frog's loves to play at the sink, to 'wash dishes.' Throughout the years I taught pres...
Truly, I should be writing more in this blog, during this new normal. My teaching days are now filled to the brim with new experiences - ...
This magic moment: It is indoor recess and they play together, building with our large, foam, 'blue blocks.' They construct a simple struc...
We've been asking the children, what do you know how to do, all by yourself? This has proven to be a very fun conversation starter. The ...
Two year old Frog is full of questions, and one reins supreme these days - "What is that?" Nothing new or different seems to escape her view...
Earlier this month, a teacher friend called me to check on their read-aloud of the marvelous Martin Luther King, Jr. book, Martin's Big Word...
Frog* loves to talk. She has been sharing her voice with us since she was very young, making so many beautiful sounds. As she approached 18 ...
I made a short video for my students, to explain this coronavirus pandemic in terms that they might understand. I have long admired Fred R...
Yesterday, when our nation seemed to fall apart at its seams, when an angry mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, so many horrifying images flashin...
Scene: Two young children, preschoolers, playing in our dramatic play center, which is all about travel these days. We have created an airp...
Here's what we're hearing about virtual learning: "We love the read-alouds!" "My child does not like the read-alouds." "It is hard for...
There is so much that is so tough about virtual teaching. This old gal is hoping that learning all this new technology - group chats, F...
We love exploring Sligo Creek park with Frog. We have a ritual where we collect a few sticks, leaves, and/or rocks and toss them into the c...
I am posed this question a lot. Some have challenged me, saying that Black Lives Matter is inappropriate for preschoolers. When I begin t...
How about a few photos of some of the fun we have enjoyed during March, without any extra words? A photo journal, if you will, of Frog's exp...
What a shock to families, to be home full-time, around the clock, with your energetic preschooler! As we continue to build our virtual learn...
Just like that, we will not meet in our classroom, but virtually only, preschoolers and teachers, for the foreseeable future, while our...
I love large cardboard boxes. Preschoolers delight in them, too. This past fall, someone donated one to our class and it became our...
It was time to get dressed for the day and she insisted on wearing yesterday's dirty pants and her blueberry-stained pink nightshirt, which...