Category Archives: Learning through Play and Experience
Introducing the Number Bag: Teaching Preschool Math Concepts with Meaningful Objects
First off — Congratulations to Lora who was randomly selected for the Playful Learning Spaces Giveaway! You’ll be contacted shortly, Lora. And for the rest of you, there’s still time to sign up for Mariah’s inspiring course. Today I wanted … Continue reading
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Tents, Forts, and Hideouts: Special Spaces for Kids
As I mentioned in the Playful Learning Spaces Giveaway (and yes, there’s still a little time left to enter) there is a strong impact in a thoughtfully prepared space. If you want your children to be playful, it helps to … Continue reading
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Mind in the Making: Q&A with Ellen Galinsky
I hope you all enjoyed the Mind in the Making Read-Along series. I’m so glad that I read it, and I’m quite confident I’ll be going back to it again and again. I’m also thrilled that Ellen Galinsky has offered … Continue reading
Creativity Matters :: FREE Ebook
About a year ago I wrote a series of posts about creativity — why it matters for our kids, why it may be disappearing, and what we can do to get it back. I decided to put the whole series … Continue reading
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Playful Learning Spaces — A Giveaway!
Think about Jean Piaget, Maria Montessori, and Nate Berkus. How do these three fit in a group? Each has taught the strong impact of a thoughtfully prepared environment. Attractive and organized, of course, but it’s not just about aesthetics, it’s … Continue reading
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Visiting the Greenhouse: A Field Trip, a Scavenger Hunt, and a Book
While studying seeds, plants and flowers, I love to take a field trip to a beautiful garden. Unfortunately, my plans to do so recently were vetoed by weather reports for a thunder storm. So instead, we visited a beautiful greenhouse … Continue reading
Start Planting!
I had my favorite gardening help recently….all my boys! We got two dozen seed cups started to transplant to our garden in a few weeks. I love doing this activity with them, not just for the extra “help” (said help … Continue reading
Mind in the Making Chapter 7
I was captivated by this chapter from the introductory paragraphs. As Ellen Galinsky writes about comparing two contrasting images — that of an ever-curious infant, and that of an apathetic middle to high schooler — I thought of my own … Continue reading
