Flexible Seating Part 2: How To Make It Work For You
In my last post, I explained why flexible seating is absolutely amazing and why you should absolutely utilize it in your class! If you stumbled across this and want to read a bit more about the benefits of flexible seating, check out part 1 here. As I […]
Flexible Seating Part 1: Why It’s Necessary
This is my first blog post in a 3 part series on flexible or alternative seating in the classroom. Click here for part 2 and here for part 3. August is just around the corner so I am sure all teachers are working vigorously on lesson plans. *Presses play on 12th episode of Glow in […]
4th Trimester Play
Before I had Baby R, I envisioned parenthood very differently. I imagined quiet cuddles, naptime in his crib, and a flexible but somewhat predictable schedule, complete with plenty of playtime. As any parent probably does the first time, I quickly realized that I knew nothing. My quiet cuddles turned into intense cluster feeding, my baby […]
Play in Public School
What happened to play in public school kindergarten? Think back to when you were in kindergarten. If it was anything like my school, it looked much different than it does now. You probably spent much of your day playing in centers. Recesses were long, and you […]
How I Came To See the Power of Play
I wasn’t always a play advocate. When I started teaching preschool in 2010, I had little to no previous experience with children. I babysat some in high school and that was the extent of my experience… I really didn’t want or even particularly love kids, but I needed a job and my friend who owned […]