Imaginary Berries

One day, walking home from school and noticing this: A chute That same day, reading ECE wizard Tom Bedard's blog and seeing that he buil...

This week at school I've been introducing magic tricks, mostly simple sleight of hand stuff. I've been closely observing the kids a...

A bunch of cardboard boxes hot glued into a structure with many rooms and levels. Mysterious Symbols painted on the walls.  Holes...

We've been doing a lot of spin art on a small scale in our classroom.  We've used an old turntable with markers and paper plates.  ...

Aleister Crowley actually had quite a bit to say about the education of young children, and it's pretty inspiring.  Here are some ...

We have one of those screened, cylindrical butterfly habitats that are very common in preschool classrooms.  This Fall we put several c...

You say the seasons always shock you like The red death of a falling leaf and The sting of a spring shoot. Who feels surprised by every ...

We've tried many different kinds of spin art -- with old record players, paper plates, and even a battery-powered spin art machine --...

Tempera paint thickened with flour and glue. An assortment of cardboard cut-outs and cones. Bag of sequins from Salvo. Big thi...

press the crayon onto the foil that's covering the warming tray it's hot like a stove "it is a stove" says one k...