Although a sad moment for the gray whale population, what a rare opportunity for us to see a gray whale up close in West Seattle. Not far from our West Seattle preschool, I was abl[...]

Here is a great recipe that covers many areas of our curriculum. Oobleck Recipe 2 parts cornstarch                                                                                  [...]

Great little find from a Social Media Consultant that I really admire and respect.  She found this video that really can give us some great insight into the future.  As educators, [...]

Last week I had the privilege of giving tours to some prospective families for our program.  A conversation with one of the parents sparked an issue that I have not discussed in aw[...]

I am turning over a new leaf for spring.  With spring being a time of growth, it is time for me to grow my blog.  Blogging is something that I have feared for years.  For one, I am[...]

A wonderful week back from Spring Break.  Monday was a very active day – it took me almost 2 hours to figure out why the children were a little off.  Then it was clear as day[...]

We had a wonderful week off from The Cove School.  To end the week, we finally saw Orca from our house. I just happened to look on the West Seattle Blog for some Easter activities [...]

Lacking pictures this week but no shortage of learning and exploring.  Empty boxes seemed to be the theme this week.  We introduced a few empty boxes and that kept everyone busy fo[...]

Over the past few months I have been using the Seattle Public School standards as well as the HighScope COR for toddlers and preschoolers to guide my teaching.  As a former public [...]

So I have been a bit behind on my blog posting.  After weeks of stressing over the posts I need to finish I will combine the last month and go weekly again.  It is so exciting to s[...]