Rainbows have been buzzing in the blogosphere the past few weeks and we have caught the bug! We created Rainbows with toy cars this past week. Just the name sounds FUN...doesn't it? My daughter loved the idea of painting with cars right away. To create Read More...

By Laura Eldredge We are quickly approaching March 2nd ... and as teachers, many of us know that to be the birthday of the one and only Theodor Seuss Geisel ( aka " Dr. Seuss ")! It's not surprising that the National Education Association (NEA) has chosen Read More...

No, nursery rhymes are not just for babies. In fact, lots of babies aren't even hearing them anymore. Let's bring back the rhymes and engage children in meaningful rhyme and story. My kindergarten students LOVE to read (and reread and reread) nursery Read More...

Dear Debbie and Our Family of Friends of Our Children, A few of you have asked if Dan Brodsky Chenfeld, skydiver, author of new book, "ABOVE ALL ELSE" (available Amazon ) is related to me. Yes, dear ones, he is my youngest child and sharing this news Read More...

DANCING THROUGHOUT THE DAY Part 1: A Greeting Dance Hello EC Community, As a way to further my passion for offering many different dance opportunities to children, this blog entry begins a series of activities based on the daily routine of young children. Read More...

Hi, I'm Greg & I am an Early Childhood Teacher from Australia. I write a blog called Males in Early Childhood which you can find by clicking here . Over at the Males blog I recently posted about breaking gender stereotypes in preschool . That post was Read More...

Hello Everybody! Miss Carole's at it again! Whew – all donewith the hearts and flowers, but Miss Carole’s still singing and dancing! WHY? Because musiclifts my mood , increases my energy and givesmy brain and body a workout! Through my company, MACARONI Read More...

After reading these two books that make great March read-alouds, I was thinking about the ways they are alike and different. St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons is a nonfiction book, heavy on the facts. I learned a few new things myself from this book. Read More...

I am sure you are expecting a good ole lovey dovey Valentine’s post this bright and beautiful morning but instead I thought I would share with you something that I do NOT love to do … lesson plans! You too? I feel like it is a great big juggling act that Read More...

This year I have done quite a few of these "circle paintings" with my Kindergarten and first grade Art students. I am always amazed by the boldness and gusto my students have when they're creating work together, characteristics I sometimes never see from Read More...

Happy National School Counseling Week ! Have you hugged your school counselor today? Hop on over to The Corner on Character to hear what a few of my students have to say about my job. My loving family sent me these Character Cookies to celebrate! I just Read More...

Hello again... its Jennifer from Empowering Little Learners and Simply Centers . Today I want to talk about something that has been a pain in my side for about five years now... teaching language, vocabulary and grammar... oh my! I live in Arizona and Read More...

By Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed of Teach Preschool Debbie Clement recently wrote a terrific article on the topic of Product versus Process art where she creatively and clearly clarifies the difference between the two approaches and then goes on to describe Read More...

Again, Iwould like to say what a pleasure it is to be a part of this group of talentedand passionate people who care so deeply for children. My mission is to easily createawareness and understanding of all that developing brains need most. I do this throughfun Read More...