by Sally | Nov 27, 2010 | Imaginative Play, Seasonal & Holiday Projects, Storytelling, Winter
One of the classic tales for the holidays is the Gingerbread Boy. I discovered that many Christmas Gingerbread people ornaments made perfect dollhouse figures. There are always many different styles in the cloth ornaments. They are soft and provide hours of...
by Sally | Nov 20, 2010 | Art, Art Projects
The classroom I visited in Switzerland was a multi-age classroom. There was a completion project before going on to first grade – a circular weaving made into a turtle. This circular weaving was the shell of a felt turtle. I noticed that the teacher provided...
by Sally | Nov 12, 2010 | Dramatic Play Center, Imaginative Play
In 2005, I received a Fund for Teachers fellowship to travel to Europe to see early childhood classrooms. I had the delight of spending a few days in a kindergarten in Winterthur, Switzerland. They were studying the Native Americans. Here are a few of their class...
