The Power of Play in Project Work

The Project Approach is an inquiry-based, developmentally appropriate  approach to teaching and learning about real-world topics.  The children help develop the focus of a project based on their interests and questions they have related to the topic.  My K4-K5 multi-age class is currently studying bald eagles.  Our class name this …

Don’t Sell the Picture Book Short!

If you are a parent, or a teacher of young children, how many picture books do you read to a child each day?  Can you imagine a life without picture books?  In my kindergarten class, the picture book and the characters within are the heroes of the day.  Twenty to …