This year is different. We find ourselves in the midst of a surging pandemic, and it has radically altered everything. Christmas...

The last Friday in November was one of those mornings where the sky was a crisp blue, and autumn hung in the air. It was cool, but you...

Most people know how important it is for kids to make art. They go out of their way to set up finger painting, make sure the crayons are...

Take a look at Montessori practicial life activities and you will see two distinctive categories. There are the handwashing, pouring,...

I begin my post on Mondrian with another artist – Mark Rothko. Strange move, I know, but it is Rothko that inspired this flurry of...

My first week teaching second grade, I walked my students down the hall to their very first dance class. It was a new dance teacher and I...

If I close my eyes and picture the ideal childhood for Rémy, it always sits somewhere in a large grassy field. There are some wildflowers...

Eric Carle is a genius. Honestly, they don’t come any better. His books seamlessly weave together so many big ideas, they are a teacher’s...

When I first started teaching, I remember reacting to the incredible differences between the incoming little ones. They came in all...