Growing Crystals

We tried growing crystals last week!  Here’s how we did it: We added half a cup of baking soda to one cup of hot water and we stirred and stirred until the baking soda dissolved.  Then we poured it into a cup with eggshells, added a little food colouring and Read more…

Fairies in the Forest

We had a lot of fun with fairies in the forest today.  Here’s a peek at some of the things we did.   That was when the search for the fairies began. AR’s Mom: What do fairies look like? IM:  Fairies are as tiny as your fingernail.  I think I see Read more…

Calming Your Upset Child

One thing that can be super challenging is figuring out how to calm down an upset child.  I thought this would be a good place to share one technique that has worked for me as a teacher. At circle time, I get the children to imagine something tasty cooking or Read more…