Archive for January 2014

When children paint, it doesn’t have to “be” anything. It will most likely, however, be a thoughtful, creative process. Our children have their choice of paint tools readily available. Brushes, sponges, rollers and texture tools are all within reach. While painting, a child might be asked, “Would you like to try a texture tool?” Sometimes,…

As I was working with the children this morning, I realized I’d made a major error in one of the captions on the previous post! I wrote, “Every child is working on fine motor skills, it’s not just play.” I can’t believe I wrote that! I made it sound as though play was insignificant! I’ve…

Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since November! It makes sense though, because with the holidays and all of my “to-do’s,” the children and the running of the school come first! As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, two huge concerns of mine are the diminishing of children’s hand strength/fine motor skills and imaginative skills.…