Fun and Play are Good for Kindergarten – What a Surprise
Literally constructing knowledge Published in ChicagoNow, November 19, 2014 The headline in today’s Chicago Tribune reads “Fun plays a...
Nov 19, 2014
To the Parent of the Shy Kindergartener
Cartoon by Marcia Liss Published in ChicagoNow, October 21, 2014 Since when did shyness in a 5-year-old become something requiring...
Oct 21, 2014
Judy Blume’s Fudge and Today's Kindergarten Expectations
Published in ChicagoNow, October 13, 2014 One of my granddaughters is reading Super Fudge by Judy Blume. Published in 1980, the book was...
Oct 13, 2014
Creative Kid Defeats Kindergarten Worksheets
Published in ChicagoNow, September 22, 2014 When my grandson started kindergarten this year, I worried. After all, he’s the kid I wrote...
Sep 22, 2014
Starting Kindergarten the Right Way
Hiding behind his big sister Published in ChicagoNow, August 22, 2014 My grandson, his face so young and sweet and innocent and a little...
Aug 22, 2014
If You Cancel the Kindergarten Show, Do It for the Right Reason
Photo by Quinn Norton Posted in ChicagoNow, May 15, 2014 It’s the Manic Month of May – and every kid must perform. Parents, you know what...
May 15, 2014
Not Your Momma's Kindergarten
Published in ChicagoNow, January 29, 2014 As I shared in an earlier post, I have been meeting for over 20 years with parents at Cherry...
Jan 29, 2014
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Published in ChicagoNew, October 21, 2013 My four-year-old grandson will be one of the youngest boys in next year’s kindergarten class. ...
Oct 21, 2013
Parents Need to Advocate for Children in our Schools
Published in ChicagoNow, October 4, 2013 I often gave a presentation to parents of children about to enter kindergarten that straddled...
Oct 4, 2013
Kindergarten Class of 2014: Color Outside Those Lines!
Published in ChicagoNow, October 2, 2013 The nation’s five-year-olds filed into their schools for the first time last month, their faces...
Oct 2, 2013