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As a preschool teacher I understand the extreme value of Block Play for young children. According to Linda Taylor, "blocks enhance children's problem-solving abilities, mathematical skills, and language and literacy abilities. Constructing 'creat[…]

    Some scenes from our joy-filled Christmas celebration![…]

Play-based “lessons” allow children to learn while doing the thing they love best, playing. That is why it is so critical to provide intentional experiences that interest children. When children have an opportunity to see letters in books and […]

We have had a fantastic start to our school year.  Much of our time is being spent  exploring and investigating in our outdoor classrooms.  With smaller classes and many new systems in place, we are making a new school year the BEST school yea[…]