“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” – Eleanor Roosevelt I really wanted a birdhouse. I’m not sure why exactly,…
In the world of education, sage on the stage is a phrase that’s sometimes used to describe the all-too-familiar scene of the knowledgable teacher delivering lectures to passive students who memorize information for the sake of spitting it back out again…
Who doesn’t love playing with glue?  I have a strong memory of covering both my hands in glue with my best friend at summer camp, and then seeing the look of horror on our counselor’s face when we mischievously started…
Spring is here (!!!), and for us that means it’s time play outside and start a garden. Children learn through play, and for them “play” is “work.”  So this is a great opportunity to let them “play” while learning about…