Tag Archives: Fall trees

My Name is Red

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Jennie

Red is my favorite color. Can you tell? Last month I was green. Next month I’ll be brown. But now I’m red, and I’m in my glory. The sun and the wind like to play with me. Children want to … Continue reading →

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The Playground in Autumn

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Jennie

Autumn in New England is beautiful.  Our playground at school boasts maple trees that burst with color – red, yellow and orange. Children love nature.  They need nature.  That’s how they grow.  Nature is the original and greatest classroom.  Really.  … Continue reading →

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What Do Children Think?

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Jennie

It’s the last hurrah.  Fall is hanging on to its beautiful colors like a child playing in piles of leaves, or carefully making a bouquet of bright colored leaves.  That’s what children do when they are struck by wonder.  And, … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Education, Expressing words and feelings, Imagination, Inspiration, Mother Nature, Nature, preschool, Teaching young children, wonder | Tagged , , , , , | 115 Comments