four year old bully

My parent conferences are over, and they went extremely well. Everyone showed up except for one, and I think they were home with a sick kid. Almost everyone (including Little One’s mom) reported that their children love school so much they want to come Read More...

an insult to preschool teachers (and working mothers) everywhere

I like the fashion blog She’s Still Got It , so I visit it at Cafe Mom fairly regularly. While there this morning, I stumbled upon this article: “ 6 Lies Parents Tell Themselves About Preschool ,” by Amy Reiter . Here’s what she had to say, prompted by Read More...

oh the noise noise noise noise

I love my class, but boy are they loud. One child with special needs talks really loudly but has no idea that he does. When I ask him to speak quietly, he looks either blank or confused. I guess his voice doesn’t sound loud to him. Little One is pretty Read More...

heart attack of the day: three of my babies outside by themselves

When it was time to line up and go home today, I was on my own. My assistant was at a literacy training, and my Americorps volunteer was on her lunch break. I had my three little ones who ride bus 2 wait on the hall bench, and I tried lining up the rest Read More...

pencil problems

Remember this pencil sharpener ? This wonderful, wonderful pencil sharpener (also notable as the first — and only — item I have ever gotten free because of my blog)? One of my little angels broke it today. I hadn’t yet told this class that it was off Read More...

we are on a roll

Last year I felt frustrated about my low increase in scores on vocabulary, so I started making vocabulary cards, using Google Images. (I make two for each word, so that they get used to seeing different images of the same thing for each word.) So far Read More...

Little One (aka Screamy)

Little One is doing well. I’ve been afraid to post about it, in case it should jinx things. However, things are looking up. She is the most difficult child in the class, and probably will be all year. But most of the time, she is where she is supposed Read More...