Good morning from Maine where it feels like winter is here to stay. A couple of the local ski mountains are open, a thin coat of ice appears on a lot of the ponds around my house, and I have to wear a lot more...
Summary of issues and considerations around outdoor clothing.Summary of issues and considerations around outdoor clothing.Early Years Outdoors, Whole School, outdoor clothing ELC, outdoor clothing EYFS, outdoor clothing primary schoolsRead More...
Earlier this week I shared ClipArt ETC and Clippix ETC as good resources for locating free clipart and pictures to use in classroom projects. That was the third post this fall that I've published to feature a good place for teachers and students to find...
Peanuts drawn by Charles Schulz, Calvin and Hobbes drawn by Bill Watterson, and The Family Circus drawn by Bil Keane were the comics that I was drawn to as a kid. By the time I became a high school teacher my students didn't recognize any of...
What do you wear when working outside with children and young people?What do you wear when working outside with children and young people?Early Years Outdoors, Whole School, outdoor clothing advice early years, outdoor clothing advice ELC, outdoor clothing advice schools, outdoor clothing educators, outdoor clothing...
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is eating the leftovers the next day. I enjoy a good turkey sandwich almost as much as Ross, but I do like to mix it up a bit and try other ways to use leftovers. In fact, I...
It's Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. And although the pandemic ended my annual tradition of watching the road race in my hometown my tradition of posting and listening to Alice's Restaurant continues. If you'd like to join me in this tradition, here's Arlo Guthrie performing Alice's Restaurant. Happy listening!...
Space saving solutions and practical suggestions around this issue.Space saving solutions and practical suggestions around this issue.Early Years Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, Whole School, clothes, clothing, drying clothes in nursery, drying clothes in school, Forest Kindergarten clothing, Forest Kindergarten issues, Forest School Clothing, Forest School...
So you’re shy and you’re a teacher. There are typically two approaches shy teachers choose. Some want to become less shy and more outgoing. Others want to learn ways to navigate teaching while shy. Usually, it’s a combination of the two. I commend you for being a teacher–your own...
A couple of weeks ago I published an introductory overview of a new digital mapping platform called Felt. As I said in that introduction, I've only begun to scratch the surface of all of the things that students can do and make on Felt. One...
