The "Third Teacher"; How to Create a Space for Learning and Development
Take a look around you. How do you feel with the space you are in? Are you overwhelmed? Distracted? Maybe you're centered and calm. What...
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"Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible."
-Loris Malaguzzi
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Ms. Susan
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Independent Play
My attention tends to focus most on interactive and cooperative play, being the social-emotional professional I am. While my goal is...
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Ms. Susan
- Dec 27, 2021
- 3 min
Early Musical Experiences
Have you ever met someone who doesn't enjoy music? Me neither. Humans seem born to groove and as the genres continue to expand and...
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Skip Bo
Today, I want to introduce you to Skip Bo through a little video demonstration of game play while I explain all the great skills this...
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Ms. Susan
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Felt Chains
Today, let's make a fun twist on a classic craft...
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Ms. Susan
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Pom Pom Sorting
This week, let's show the little muscles in our hands and wrists some love!
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Ms. Susan
- Oct 30, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Nature Walk and Negative Space Art
Sorry about last week! Gosh, time flies these days. Here's a little catch up for our Fun Friday... Negative/White space art challenges...
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Ms. Susan
- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Mad Libs
This week, let's have some fun with Mad Libs! Print out the PDF with your Mad Lib fortune teller and follow the instruction for a fun way...
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Ms. Susan
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Cloud Gazing
This week, let's get a different kind of blue light by going outside and enjoying the clouds. You can also turn this into a fun art...
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Ms. Susan
- Sep 4, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Squiqz
Normally, I shy away from telling you to buy something but these squigs are just too much fun to keep to myself! Check them out here:...
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Ms. Susan
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Animal Drawings
If you work with me, you know I love to draw! Let's get those creative juices flowing while we test our critical thinking skills by...
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Ms. Susan
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Mancala
This week, let's practice turn taking, strategy and fine motor skills while playing the ancient Egyptian game of mancala, which is Arabic...
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Ms. Susan
- Jun 12, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday: Turning 2D artwork into 3D stories
This week, make your child's imagination come alive, literally! Take their artwork and turn it into a full landscape of space mountains,...
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Ms. Susan
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Puppet Theater
Today, I decided to build upon our project from last week (sock puppets). First, I looked around my house to find a variety of items that...
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Ms. Susan
- Mar 18, 2020
- 6 min
Stuck Inside? Tips to Survive a Quarantine
As a child, I remember being snowed in for days at a time, often without power. Things were different then. We didn't have iPads and...
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Ms. Susan
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Flying Pigs
Has Fun Friday felt like it lost the fun? Sometimes I get a little to excited with the research I'm reading... Last week, I discovered...
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Ms. Susan
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
How Do You Explain Social Distancing and Pandemics to Your Children?
Maybe you think this isn't a big deal. Maybe you've hoarded up a pantry full of toilet paper and hand sanitizers. Maybe you saw this...
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Activity: Mental Flexibility
To wrap up our journey into executive functions, I'll discuss mental flexibility and provide a few fun games. Enjoy!
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Ms. Susan
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Idea: Inhibitory Control
And so our journey continues with a discussion on inhibitory control and some fun ways to challenge this skill in your kids. Enjoy!
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Ms. Susan
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
Fun Friday Ideas - Gray Area and Multi Causal Thinking
This week wraps up my video discussions on play skill and logical thinking development. I'll share with you the higher levels of logical...
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