Magical Days

Some days are just so joyful! Fridays are our “just threes” days, giving our young ones the chance to create their own joy. We always start the day with some sort of fine motor invitation. As children were coming in, they could come to the table and explore the cinnamon salt clay with whatever tools…

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Respecting Children’s Ideas

Many times my ideas don’t turn out how I’d anticipated. The other day I found paint cards in storage (the ones you get at the hardware store that show what colors are available), and I wondered why I hadn’t used them, because they would be GREAT for the threes! Vibrant colors in manageable size that…

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Children’s Rights at Rocky Hill Co-op

For over a year now, I’ve been participating in an online professional experience with Sally Haughey, founder of “Fairy Dust Teaching,” now called “Wunderled.” Over the years, I’ve been through so many workshops, online and in person. I can’t tell you how many “experts” have said essentially, “This is the right way to do it,…

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