Category: education
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Ramp it Up!
There is no subject more suited to hands on learning than science. And children are the most natural scientists on the face of the Earth, because they are in constant wonder of the world around them and they lack the adult inhibitions we grownups have about asking questions and putting…
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The Magic of Small World Play
If there is one thing I remember about my own childhood, it is this: there is magic in tiny things. Real life objects shrunk down to unrealistically miniature sizes are a call to all children everywhere (and every age) to imagine. Hand a child a tiny boat made from a…
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Will You Read to Me?
As a mom and a teacher, this has to be the most frequently asked question over the course of any day. This and, “Can I have a snack?”, of course. And, in truth, these two questions aren’t entirely unrelated. Food fills the belly, but a good read-aloud is a tasty…
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What Are We Doing Here?
Halfway through my last year of teaching in public school, I looked out over my classroom of wiggly, four year-old balls of energy, and wondered, “What am I doing?” Each on their own colored carpet dot, they sat: biting their lips, sitting on their hands, hugging their legs close to…
Teach With Joy and Wonder 