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A Children’s Book, Especially For Today – by Maya Angelou
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me Did you know that Maya Angelou wrote a children’s book? She did, back in 1994. I have been reading her book to my preschoolers long before I really knew of her. I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, books, children's books, Diversity, Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, picture books, Quotes, self esteem, Teaching young children
Tagged children's books, Early Education, Inspiration, Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou quotations, My Painted House My Friendly Chicken and Me, picture books
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Ahead of His Time
“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero.” ~Fred Rogers~ Jennie
The Purple Snapdragon
Dear Purple Snapdragon, Your stalk grew too tall. You fell over every day. I cradled you and propped you up. Nothing worked. Nothing helped. Finally I let you go. I put you in the garden to fend for yourself. I … Continue reading
Kindergarten Means “Garden of Children”
My garden is a new venture every year. We bought an older home with an established flower garden in 2002. When summer arrived I couldn’t wait to see what would bloom. It was a joy to discover new flowers. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Inspiration, Mother Nature, Nature, preschool, self esteem, Teaching young children, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Children and flowers, Friedrich Froebel, how children learn and grow, Kindergarten, Kindergarten is a garden of children
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The Past Two Weeks – School Then and Now, Part 2
In Part 1, I immediately addressed how much I miss the children. They miss me, too. We had started learning about France, with a big atlas and twenty wide-eyed children who were eager to ‘travel’ to a new country. Getting sidetracked … Continue reading
Posted in art, Early Education, Inspiration, music, preschool, self esteem, The Arts, The Beatles
Tagged art, emergent curriculum, Famous paintings, Large Blue Horses by Franz Marc, music, Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, teaching young children, The Art Show, The Scream by Edvard Munch
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Miracle On Ice
Today is the 40th anniversary of ‘Miracle on Ice’, when Team USA beat the Soviet Union in the medal round in ice hockey at the 1980 Olympics. This is not a sports story. This is a story of what can … Continue reading
Roots
My artist friend at Mountain Roots Studio in Asheville, North Carolina, makes trees out of twisted wire. Her trees have deep, pronounced roots. I’ve always liked that. Roots. That’s where it all begins. Without roots we have nothing. I liken … Continue reading
Mister Rogers and Back-To-School
It’s back-to-school week for teachers. We’re moving across the street to a new location for one year while our school building will undergo a long overdue renovation. Moving is hard. Starting a new school year is hard. We’re in our … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, Diversity, Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, geography, Inspiration, Kindness, preschool, Quotes, self esteem, Teaching young children, wonder
Tagged Early Education, Fred Rogers Quotations, Making a Difference, Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Quotations, Teacher inspiration, Teachers back to school
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