ABOUT THE PODCAST Host, Lynnette Arthur, unpacks the social-emotional impact the past few years have had in these powerful conversations. You’ll leave these fun and thought provoking interview...
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How we represent and celebrate skin color matters! These conversations help children be able to stand up in their power. We need to normalize conversations about skin color differences, uniquenes...
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WHEN WE RECEIVED THIS HUGE DONATION OF AMAZINGLY SOFT JERSEY EXCESS FABRIC FROM A DRESS DESIGNER. ONE CHILD SAID “IT FEELS LIKE A LOVIE,” SO THE IDEA TO MAKE “LOVIES” WAS BORN. SO PROUD O...
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Today we explored with cardboard tubes circles. It was the perfect open-ended activity and the children made some amazing creations. Open-ended art FOCUSES ON THE PROCESS RATHER THAN THE PRODU...
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The FREE TO PLAY SUMMIT is almost here! A 5-day journey to clarify, deepen and confidently own your own approach to Play-Activated learning. This year Reggio Children Inspired will be talking abo...
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Collaboration among young children provides a great opportunity for building community, social-emotional development, and language skills. For the past two weeks we’ve been working on this beau...
In a Reggio Emilia inspired classroom, most of the materials are chosen for their aesthetic qualities. What do they look like, or feel like? Can the child connect with the material in some speci...
For the past week the children have been working to design and create boats. Inspired by an idea that one student had to make one, almost the entire class loved the idea, and have jumped on board...
A great place to be…within a tree.
I wanted to share this glorious curriculum that emerged this year in my classroom. The Boo-Boo Curriculum The theory behind Emergent Curriculum is that children can construct their own learni...
I’m so honored to be a featured presenter, along with some of ECE’s greatest like Teacher Tom, Richard Cohen, Holly Elisa Bruno and Rae Pica at this summer’s 2017 International Online Early...
Summer Conference 2017: Cultivating Curious Minds : Thrilled to be in the 2017 Summer Early Childhood Conference! Read about it here:
Vinyl Love #oldvinylrecords #repurpose
Woodworking with 3 and 4 year-olds
guilletotsplayfullearning : > Mobile made out of driftwood and coloured wooden beads at > www.theguilletots.blogspot.ie >
Tissue Box Guitars Rock!
Calling ALL Early Childhood Teachers! ONLINE Winter Conference! Lifetime access! Looking for inspiring ideas? Emergent curriculum ideas? PD hours? Don’t miss this amazing professional deve...
“Art is not a separate subject, it is not marginalized. It is equal in status to academic disciplines and from what I have seen and read and understand, art, and all the hundreds of different f...
Transparent Collages Transparent materials are always a source of creativity and interaction with young children. Dialog with the children about how transparent objects look clear and you can...
The children have taken their interest in robots to the next level. We have decided to use recycled materials to make robots and plan to add “ robotic additions” to our Dramatic Play area. ...