Michelle Long Admit it, somewhere along your journey you have been in a long boring staff meeting that has made you zone out, daydream, fall asleep, and miss an important piece of information. I know I have! Those meetings when the speaker is monotone, when the topic does not relate to your department or duties,...Read More

Kitty Syster  Rhyming is an important pre-reading skill for children. Having phonological awareness to hear the different parts of words (beginning and ending sounds) separately is the first step to understanding rhymes. One way to help children learn about rhyming is to read or sing rhymes to them.   My favorite book on rhyming is “Rhyming...Read More

Guest Blogger – Rebecca Lamar Ed. S., Manager of Higher Education Initiatives, The Pennsylvania Key When I think about celebrating Kwanzaa, I often find myself remembering a time back in a preschool classroom as a seasoned teacher. In those years, I had hoped to celebrate a non-traditional December holiday with 10 children who needed exposure...Read More

Amy Hoffman It snowed this week. As my friends all know, I’m not a fan of snow. It’s cold. And inconvenient. And disrupts plans. And causes directors of early learning programs and schools to have to make difficult decisions. And means that I have to shovel, which is quite possibly my least favorite part of...Read More

por Lisa Mulliken Los bebés nacen listos para comunicar. Los bebés pequeños lloran para expresar sus necesidades y, a medida que crecen y desarrollan, los bebés mayores usan sonidos, expresiones faciales, y gestos para expresar su mensaje. Incluso, los bebés muy pequeños participan en intercambios lingüísticos de ida y vuelta con los adultos que los...Read More

Leah Zabari During the spring and summer months, I enjoy hiking, camping, and paddling on the lake. Last summer, I decided I was going to start visiting as many of the state parks in Pennsylvania as I could, explore hidden gems of our state, and start enjoying the outdoors even more than before. Each weekend...Read More

Aimee Currier I kept falling into the same trap day after day. I would ask my children, “How was school today?” Their answer was always “fine.” At that point I’d pretty much lost them because in their mind, the question had been asked and answered and no further discussion was necessary. I decided to “get...Read More