There is a sequence in which children develop the pencil grip which is fairly predictable. First is the basic palmar grasp – child child wraps all his fingers around the penc[...]

For our beach week, we focused on sand.  The children enjoyed touching it with their fingers and scooping it with theirs hands. For the most part they were really good at keeping i[...]

This week we introduced a new set of blocks for our work time. Our goal is to keep on adding materials to our classroom that helped our children work together as a team and learn t[...]

The difference between what a child can do by him/her self and what the child can do with guidance or help from a more expert child or adult.[...]

After children experiment with putting pen to paper, some of the details need to be worked out.   First being orientation of letters.  Not all children are naturals at their anti-c[...]

August is a great time to expect warm weather…so we had hoped.  It is Seattle after all.  Even though the weather did not support our efforts, we continued with our plan to e[...]

This week we introduced two new toys for work time. Everybody showed a lot of interest for our new items, the blender and the train with the train tracks. We are slowly introducing[...]

We had a wonderful time at our curriculum night Thursday.  Some great food and good company followed by a short presentation.  Over the years, my greatest success with children hap[...]

As if being a new parent isn’t enough, navigating the world of education can throw you into a tailspin.  Now, if you are really on top of things or you are an educator or fam[...]

As one of the primary goals in the development of writing skills, we want to see the formation of letter shapes.  In order for this to occur, a several steps need to take place.  T[...]