Tag Archives: Education

What Reading is Not

Posted on September 14, 2013 by rencedarfuller

Our Child Study meetings run long during the first weeks of preschool as we reacquaint ourselves with our returning students and get to know our new ones.  One thing stood out right away this year:  we have a bunch of fluent readers. … Continue reading →

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Shout Out to our Teachers

Posted on September 11, 2013 by rencedarfuller

Our teachers met last week to put the final touches on our preschool for the new school year.  Staff members volunteered between a few hours and more than 100 hours this summer, and it feels great to move into this year with every … Continue reading →

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Bloom’s Taxonomy for Preschoolers

Posted on August 4, 2013 by rencedarfuller

We’re working on a new website at Bellevue Discovery and the all-volunteer website team asked me to write up some of our children’s projects from the past year.  I’ve been meaning to document our Machines Project – I have a … Continue reading →

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Children Grow

Posted on July 25, 2013 by rencedarfuller

We’re on summer break at the preschool, which gives our staff a chance to work on our facility, organize materials, plan projects for next year, research education issues, and spend time with our families. At my house we got a new dog.  … Continue reading →

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Embrace the Nonconformity

Posted on July 22, 2013 by rencedarfuller

I spend my days with normal three, four and five year olds, but their normal is different. I’m the Education Director at a non-profit preschool for highly capable children.  If you visit my preschool you might catch the kids acting neurotypical:  … Continue reading →

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