One of my objectives in Child Development is to get my students to realize that early childhood is not always the blissful, easy experience ...

Finally, finally, FINALLY, pediatricians are saying point blank NO DRINKING WHILE PREGNANT ! Why did this take so bloody long? Why, for ye...

As promised, here is the special deal I alluded to earlier in the week! This deal includes: 24 weekly bell work sheets 39 skeleton not...

In keeping with my theme of short group activities (can two days be a theme?), here's another one that's been really successful. B...

So over a year ago I posted about using brightly colored take-out boxes (available at your local craft store) for project supplies, and pro...

Have you heard of Docs Teach ? It's an online tool hosted by the National Archives that holds thousands of primary documents (and pictur...

Well, since I brought up the topic of sex ed yesterday and discussed one of my recipes for success, today I'll share one of my biggest f...

Risque title today, eh? So one of the joys of being a FACS teacher is the sex ed component that accompanies so many of your units, particula...

My next story time idea was very specific, but had absolutely HILARIOUS results! We read this book: Synopsis - a brother and sister...

In Part 1 I mentioned that I would share activities that I incorporated into my Child Development class along with "Story Time" -...

One agenda I chose to really push in my Child Development class this year was early literacy and the importance of reading to your children ...

I'm big on short group activities this year - it gets them up and moving, gives them a chance to chat, and offers a jumpstart/refresher/...

So I finally got around to opening all of the packages which contain the textbooks I'll need for my next grad school class, which begins...

Successful new lesson today, so I'm sharing. We're learning about toddlers, and their assignment was to create a "visual" ...

YouTube has a lot to offer to a mild-mannered FACS teacher, from close-up demonstrations on how to chop an onion and thread a sewing machin...