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Melanie Patric
- Sep 22, 2015
- 2 min
A New Face, Block Play, and Riding the Train...
As the gorgeous misty sunrise I saw this morning can attest, autumn is here, and along with it is a new face at Blue Sky Daycare! This gorgeous face joined us yesterday, and the children and I are just thrilled to have an infant in our midst. The older children asked all kinds of questions about the baby, and we spent most of yesterday discussing how to keep the baby safe while the big kids still had lots of fun. During our calendar and weather routine, we changed our calend
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Melanie Patric
- Aug 21, 2015
- 2 min
Combining Play Materials, Caterpillars, and the Slip-n-Slide...
It's fascinating how occasionally the children's play witll take a leap ahead developmentally. Today felt like one of those days because I noticed several instances where the children combined play materials of different sorts in novel ways with no input from me. It all began after our morning routine when one of the children used a playsilk to enhance a block structure he was building. Soon after, the other children imitated him and soon we had a room full of peek-a-boo bl
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Melanie Patric
- Jul 10, 2015
- 2 min
PSA: An Argument for Simplicity
Bright, bold, colorful posters, signs, decorations, and artwork adorning the walls of daycare centers and home daycares alike are often thought of as a hallmark of fun, engaging programs, but what if all that screaming color comes at the price of your child's focused attention? My experience in daycare has shown me that there's something to be said for keeping the children's learning areas visually calm. Natural light, soothing colors, natural materials, and largely unadorne
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