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About Jennie

I have been teaching preschool for over forty years. This is my passion. I believe that children have a voice, and that is the catalyst to enhance or even change the learning experience. Emergent curriculum opens young minds. It's the little things that happen in the classroom that are most important and exciting. That's what I write about. I was a live guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I am highlighted in the seventh edition of Jim Trelease's million-copy bestselling book, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" because of my reading to children. My class has designed quilts that hang as permanent displays at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the Fisher House at the Boston VA Hospital, and the Massachusetts State House in Boston.

Go Red Sox!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Jennie

Cheering the Red Sox on home opening day! Jennie

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Art and Music and Italy – Part 4 – the Finale

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Jennie

Weeks of hard work + joy = great satisfaction and achievement.  That is the perfect equation, exactly how my preschoolers felt when they finally saw their art, their hard work, their masterpieces, mounted and framed. You would think after a … Continue reading →

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Quotations On Poetry

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”                                                                     Leonardo da Vinci ? (https://en.wikipedia.org) ? “A poem begins as…

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Best Job Ever – Story Epilogue

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Jennie

Since that wonderful day last week, when a child asked me to sing “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles, there has been more.  The music exploded in ways I never expected. Well, it was more than the … Continue reading →

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Art and Music and Italy – Part 3

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Jennie

In Part 1, children began to learn about Italy through maps and a big atlas. First we ‘travelled’, then we learned fun facts (pretzels were invented in Italy, pasta was not).  We learned that opera is from Italy, and children … Continue reading →

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Magic In Books — Quotations

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wikipedia.org) “Books are a uniquely portable magic.”                                                                  Stephen King (https://commons.wikimedia.org) “I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen…

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Today’s Quote

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Jennie
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Best Job Ever

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Jennie

Friday was a rainy day.  I played the autoharp, and children sang and danced their hearts out.  I love rainy days.  I love music.  More importantly, children love music.  A child came up to me in the middle of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, joy, music, preschool, The Arts, The Beatles | Tagged , , , , , , | 111 Comments

Children’s Questions and a Serenade

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Jennie

I finished reading aloud the chapter book, The Story of Doctor Dolittle.  This is a favorite book with children, and I discourage watching the movie which makes silliness out of an excellent story. The animals are the characters, each with … Continue reading →

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Quotations on Diversity–Revisited

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Jennie

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wikipedia.org) ? “It is never too late to give up your prejudices”                                                             Henry David Thoreau ? (https://pixabay.com) “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the…

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