Storyboarding
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Storyboarding

I am interested in play patterns and in story. I am especially interested in helping ALL children access play with peers. This year, I added storyboarding to our practice. This increased interest in mark-making while it also expanded children’s connections to peers.

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Coffee and sharing
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Coffee and sharing

Welcome to one of our Saturday morning coffees. Attendees asked for a follow-up and I thought it would be nice to share the follow-up through this blog for them and then if you didn’t get to attend (because of course you are always invited) you can get an idea about what to expect. You can find the whole schedule <here> which includes a link to register.

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Toys Come In
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Toys Come In

A recent discussion on a teacher forum around the question, “Do let children bring toys from home?” reminded me of this post we shared in 2014.

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Summer Report
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Summer Report

Remember summer days? Remember when there was nothing to do and also not enough time to finish doing nothing? Read books, watch leaves float down a stream, throw rocks, collect rocks, build houses and stores, or just sit and talk? So much nothing to do each day.

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