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Blog4 Strategies to Help Children Reconstruct Stories
“The mama hen was super frustrated cause mamas always have to do all the hard work by themselves. But that’s why they get to eat all the bread!” I bet...
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Blog8+ Ways to Support Literacy Skills Development
It’s never too early to nurture children’s development of language and literacy skills. Even at a very young age, experiencing different genres of books, hearing stories from the adults who...
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BlogWritten Kindergarten Transition Plans: 4 Keys to Successful Handoff
It’s July, which for many educators and families, means thinking of the next school year ahead. In my household, it means a lot of conversations about kindergarten transitions plans, since...
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BlogA Good Grader
Recently I was reminded of my late father, a man who spent his entire career working in heavy construction. Before he oversaw the building of tunnels, bridges, dams, and highways,...
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BlogCommunity Helpers: Thinking Beyond the Badge
Have you ever felt really good about something you were planning for your class to engage in only to think, in hindsight, “Boy, was I wrong in how I approached...
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BlogKeeping It Real: Making Social Studies Learning Relevant to Young Children
For young children, effective learning about social studies topics such as history, geography, economics, and civics means has to be concrete and relevant to their lives. Young children are best...
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BlogWhen It Comes to Skills, “Soft” Is Not the Opposite of “Hard”
Which skills are more important, soft or hard? The answer is actually pretty simple—but also complicated. Okay, I promise that this entire post won’t be a bunch of contradictory statements!...
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