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- How to Learn and Relax with Chalk Art June 4, 2020
- The Patterns of Nature May 21, 2020
- How Families Impact Educational Success March 4, 2020
- Outside Time: Friend or Foe? February 19, 2020
- The Need to Move: Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence January 29, 2020
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How to Learn and Relax with Chalk Art
As I sit down to write this blog, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone, including our children, have been cooped up, house bound and are dealing with major cabin fever. The one outlet my family and … READ MORE
The Patterns of Nature
Mathematics is the science of patterns, and nature exploits just about every pattern that there is. — Ian Stewart This profound quote illustrates the connection between math and nature. Nature supplies us with wondrous examples of math: the hexagon of … READ MORE
How Families Impact Educational Success
The most important teachers in a child’s life are their families at home. Although children spend a large amount of their time at school, it is not a replacement for the learning, love, encouragement, and reinforcement they receive from family … READ MORE
Outside Time: Friend or Foe?
I have one question to ask: As an early education teacher, do you see outside time as a friend or foe? Wrangling coats, hats, gloves, and other articles of clothing for winter outdoor play takes half of the scheduled time … READ MORE
The Need to Move: Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
The perfect pirouette of a ballerina, the art of a sculpture, or the gravity defying layup of a basketball player. What do these three people have in common? They all possess bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. Howard Gardner defines bodily-kinesthetic intelligence as … READ MORE
