With a background in both teaching and publishing, I write about education, childhood, parenting, creativity and feminism. I also design curriculum for young learners.
Motherhood Was the Gateway to My Creative Side
Motherhood Was the Gateway to My Creative Side
The Village Dinner Table
When I’m sitting at someone else’s dinner table, I get the strong sensation that I actually am in the proverbial parenting village.
How Can A SAHM Teach Kids About Gender Stereotypes? Scary ...
How Can A SAHM Teach Kids About Gender Stereotypes?...
A Letter to my Hometown — BonBon Break
I spent years planning my escape from your suburban grasp, thinking that you were the problem, but it wasn’t you at all – it was me....
Stay-At-Home Vs. Working Parents: Why Neither Has It Easier
My husband and I are both working hard and both missing out on certain coveted things....
Saying Goodbye to Summer - Playful Learning
Saying Goodbye to Summer - Playful Learning
Book Club: Eric Carle Author Study (Online) - Playful Learning
Book Club: Eric Carle Author Study (Online) - Playf...
Summer Reading Bucket List - Playful Learning
What is on your summer to-do list? It may be packed with adventures, getaways, and activities, but did the simple act of reading throughout the summer make your list? No matter your age, summer is the loveliest time to pick up a book and relax, soaking up the story as...
Playful Learning Spaces - Playful Learning
Playful Learning Spaces - Playful Learning
Raising Compassionate Kids - Playful Learning
Raising Compassionate Kids - Playful Learning
Connect Literacy to Wonder: Letter Drawings - Playful Learning
Can letter-sound correspondence be learned from imaginative play? Yes! Here’s how. Most young children learn the alphabet and corresponding letter sounds through repetition and memorization. These children also have incredibly creative minds, which are primed for playful and magical thinking. One Waldorf literacy activity taps into the imaginative while teaching...
Building Place Value Understanding - Playful Learning
Building Place Value Understanding - Playful Learni...