by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Dec 1, 2016 | Banner, Behavior, Mental Health, Pedagogy, Snapshot
Today the children were in the block area wanting to build and using the big dump trucks loading them and dumping them. “You can’t drive here said Eve there is a bag accident on the freeway” Cameron drew his big truck back and seemed to be deciding if her would just...
by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Aug 1, 2016 | Banner, Behavior, Snapshot
I love you I hate you I never will marry nobody but you. – Jessica, age 4 Children’s language is often quite tangled. Today in the nursery school Jeff was upset that the new teacher had asked him to come back and put away the crayons he’d been using to draw his...
by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Apr 1, 2016 | Banner, Behavior, Mental Health, Snapshot
Today in the Playroom, my focus falls on four little girls. Two of them (Kenisha & Ruthy) are new to the school and are playing at a table. Nearby, two other little girls (Lilu & Anna) who have been at BlueSkies together since their days as Wobbly Walkers, are...