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Tips for Easing Children Into Kindergarten

Kindergarten is very different from preschool. Edutopia (August 2021) By Michele Coulombe Expectations may vary from one kindergarten...

A Culture of Kindness in Early Childhood Classrooms

Kindness contributes to a positive classroom culture Edutopia (March 2021) By Michele Coulombe Full Article: https://www.edutopia.org/art...

Supporting Multilingual Students in Early Grades

Many children in the U.S. live their lives in two or more languages. By welcoming the whole multilingual child, including their linguistic p

Building Community in a Virtual Pre-K Classroom

Children thrive in a classroom community. Edutopia (October 2020) By Michele Coulombe Full Article: https://www.edutopia.org/article/buil...

6 Easy Ways to Improve Turn & Talk for Student Language Development

Turn and Talk, in which children are partnered up to take turns listening and speaking with one another, is a common classroom practice with

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Bathe The Cat

The family cat turns a day of housework into riotous story-time fun. Recently my family celebrated two graduations – my oldest from high...

Polly and Her Duck Costume

The true story of a little blind goat named Polly finding acceptance and love https://www.amazon.com/GOA-Kids-Anarchy-Costume-little/dp/1...

Rituals and Traditions

Foster a Sense of Belonging https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/books/rituals-and-traditions Rituals and traditions in preschool...