I was immediately endeared to My Heart Is Like a Zoo (ages 4-10) by Michael Hall.   Each lovable animal in the ''zoo'' expresses a different aspect of the speaker’s love.  The book begins with the following poetic verse:  My heart is like a zoo—eager as a beaver,steady as a yakhopeful as a hungry heronfishing for a snack… The same framework is ...

Our school is lucky enough to be housed by a church that has beautiful stained glass windows.   Sometimes we walk upstairs to the church and sit in the sanctuary, because it's nice to stretch our legs for the walk upstairs, and with the light reflecting through the predominately blue and purple glass it is incredibly peaceful,  and nice to have a ...

One of my favorite things is to find new ways to paint and new things to paint with.  (I also love finding new interesting tools for discovery the sensory table).  The honest truth is that if I gave children the same paints in the same way, there are some of the kids in my class that would NEVER tire of it.  There are others, however, that only ...

''If it hasn't been in the hand, it can't be in the brain.''  Bev Bos Here are some ideas to accomplish just that.  Most of these things can be used multiple ways- in and out of sensory bins, at home and in schools.   #1: Mixed dried beans Last week we had beans in the sensory bin (actually there were peas and corn as well). This isn't really ...

Admittedly, I did not know that much when I first starting teaching.  I made a lot of mistakes, and learned a lot along the way. (To be fair to myself I had a lot of good instincts and completed each year far above just survival).  Still, looking back, I wish I had known what I know now, and I am sure that as time goes on I will wish that again ...