Make Playdough Dirt!

Make Playdough Dirt!

This is a oldie but goodie!  And it was a huge hit in the classroom today with my six year old boys!   Despite many blogs featuring this – I decided to post it because of the importance of playdough in the kindergarten classroom.  It is not just for...
Pop-up Flowers with Roots!

Pop-up Flowers with Roots!

Sometimes it is the simple ideas that capture a child.  The children loved this project!  This is one of those projects that reinforces the understanding of how a plant grows AND gives the opportunity for imaginative storytelling in its “pop-up” (the...
Check Out This New Online Magazine!!

Check Out This New Online Magazine!!

Lisa Boisvert Mackenzie has just published a new online magazine called The Wonder of Childhood.   It has five magazine sections – Parenting, Nourishment, Living, Education and Story.  This journal is filled with wonderful articles from people all over the...
The Arts are Brain Smart!

The Arts are Brain Smart!

This week I have parent conferences and I have been preparing for these meetings.  As kindergarteners going into first grade – every family wants to know how is their child doing; is their child ready?   I prepare a whole child snapshot to communicate where...
The Sense of Smell

The Sense of Smell

It is through the sense of smell that we gather messages about the environment around us.  We are attuned to our environment with every breath we take by the automatic function of smell that detects dangers, food, and other people.   (Think about common phrases we use...