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03.19.10 : 08:52am

The dramatic play area was set up as a bakery. There were pretend cakes and cookies, mixing tools, plates, napkins, cookbooks and aprons. Two children were getting the bakery ready, putting goodies on plates and setting the table for customers.

"I am the baker and I am going to write the recipe. It is a recipe for pink cookies. Do you want to see how I can write in cursive?"

I watched as the baker mademore...

Learning to work independently

03.03.10 : 01:36pm

Understanding the daily routine and learning to work independently are important skills for school success. In our classrooms, we use a variety of practices to help children build these skills.

A well planned curriculum and a thoughtfully set up classroom allow preschool students to make choices and become more independent learners.

In our classrooms, teachers use a variety of job charts and sign in procedures that give the child visual and written clues to understanding the daily schedule.

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Science in our classroom

02.19.10 : 12:59am

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in."
~Rachel Carson, scientist, environmentalist, writer

One way we see teachers joining children on this journey of wonder is when they include science activities in the preschool day. What could be better for children who love to ask "Why?" That one word tells us that a child is curious,

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