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I write a lot about intentional teaching, and the importance of setting up activities in a planned and thoughtful way, but there are always...

There’s a cute humor piece titled “Toddler Rules”. “If I like it, it’s mine. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine. If it looks like mine, it’s min...

For the past few years, there’s been a push to integrate science and technology into early childhood classrooms. But in play based prog...

Even in play based programs, sometimes it feels like the children should be doing more than “just playing.” Recently I read an excellent po...

Walking through a craft store, I noticed how many of the little bags of wooden craft parts looked just like the parts of the expensive wo...

Materials are only as good as the ideas they inspire. We’ve all had the experience of bringing a new toy or material into the classroom...

A new material I’ve introduced to my two and three-year old class is texture brushes. I’m sometimes skeptical of the art activities t...