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One of the basic staples in my classroom is playdough. I almost always have playdough, or a similar material available daily. I use a homem...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about putting "a table in the sand table"  – creating a work surface that children could use to pile san...

My class has been exploring the different textures of painting tools: brushes of different thickness and shapes, sponges, balls, and most re...

One of the things I’ve always wondered about sensory table design is why there isn’t usually a convenient work area for children to place a...

An anecdote I frequently go back to happened many years ago, in a school where teachers had been trained to “actively reflect” what the...

Playdough is a regular feature in my classroom. Playdough or a similar material is available every day. It’s one of the best manipulat...

Last week, Teacher Tom   wrote a blog post titled “Eleven Things to Say Instead of Be Careful.” The blog was focused on the issue of ...