Join us here to hear some of our classroom circle time stories. Here is a bilingual one: “Snow in the Jungle” <Nieve en la jungle>

Because this is a holiday that centers around a meal, I thought it would be fun to incorporate some of the foods into our snacks.

Many of you already know that I not only am a full time bilingual preschool teacher, I also homeschool my 5th grade daughter, Maya. When...

Play is enjoyable, spontaneous, meaningful, symbolic, voluntary, intrinsically motivated, and involves active participation. I’m about 8...

The 21st of September has been declared by the United Nations as the International Day of Peace. All across the world people may have...

A question I frequently receive when describing my In-Home Preschool is "What is play based?" Sometimes I wonder if people have an image...

“Play is the work of th child.” - Maria Montessori

When a frail reader finds a book that he or she can read, it’s such a triumph, that the reader will read it again and again and again.

In response to a recent storytime, I had someone ask me why I use such long, complicated words if I work with such young children. My...

As soon as I heard that a movie was being made about Harold And The Purple Crayon I’m pretty sure I squealed. Now, I have to admit I...

Having books available at a child’s reach encourages the child to see the written word well before the concept of reading has been learned.

Come on in to our preschool and check out how we have set everything up!

If we shush them or act embarrassed, we are sending them the signal that different is something to be embarrassed about.

I have always felt it is important for a classroom to literally be a reflection of the world outside of its walls.

Stone Soup is originally a European folk story in which hungry travelers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of...

The children learned so much about what the adults in their lives do. They saw firsthand examples of what they might do when they grow up!

Weather is a complex and fascinating topic to teach in the preschool years. There are many ways to teach it. I've included just a handful...

"Do we need a bathtub for the dirty ones? Oh wait! They're all dirty. They're worms!"

We all have problems; some we have even created ourselves. However we also all have the strength and wit to overcome those problems.