What is a Shadow? Denise Nelson and her class of preschoolers in Worcester, MA tried to answer that question over the course of a three-week exploration鈥攂oth indoors and out
Teachers can foster diverse skills and abilities in early childhood classrooms. Read how Ms. Charlotte Brown affected the students and parents in her program
There鈥檚 a lot children can get out of exploring something they鈥檙e interested in. Here are just a few of the things we do together. Although the central focus may be trucks, there鈥檚 lots of variety.
No one can predict what habits and interests will stick with a child. But if you never offer up the opportunities, the odds will always remain at zero.
As Walter Drew and Marcia Nell say, 鈥淢emories of joyful and meaningful play experiences help bind families together emotionally, even long after children are grown.鈥�
My son's teacher had asked the children to draw self-portraits and he drew a picture of himself without a nose. The following events after this instruction was unexpected for everyone.
We parents hold the power to not only look for child-directed play in the small everyday moments in children鈥檚 lives, but also to value and support it.
