Monthly Archives: March 2020

As you work at home right now and your children are running around the house you are going to be looking for some different options to keep everyone happy. Sometimes…

Dear Families, While you are home during these next few weeks, and balancing both work and children, here are a few tips and ideas that will help everyone set up…

Hello Families! Here are some wonderful resources you might find interesting or helpful during your time at home with your children. It can be difficult to juggle life and make…

Sensory Play by Barbara Simons We’ve finished tidying, cleaning and sanitizing our classrooms, which are far quieter than we teachers would like.  We miss you and the children and hope…

One of the things we are constantly thinking about at both of our schools is diversity. We know many of you are busy working from home, but in this time…

Part 3: Learning Without Tears- Grip Close to 50 percent of three-year-olds have the fine motor ability to hold a small crayon correctly (Schneck & Henderson 1990).  But the correct…

Part 2: Learning Without Tears- Top to Bottom Writing The educators of the Cooperative Learning Community have a great relationship with the educators of the Sharon Public School system and…

Part 1: Learning Without Tears- Get Set For School The Cooperative Learning Community’s child-driven curriculum has adopted the Learning Without Tears- Get Set For School writing curriculum. This curriculum compliments…

Getting outside in nature is beneficial for so many reasons, but during this COVID-19 outbreak, it’s truly a precious gift! You and your family can enjoy fresh air, sunshine, natural…

Here are some ideas to help you with this challenging time of balancing working from home and having your children home with you.  From Sarah Dennehy, Lead Teacher, Room 12,…