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Leah Zabari I absolutely love gardening! Putting seeds and plants in the ground is my favorite time of year, but shhhh… don’t tell anyone, I do NOT have a green thumb! Those seeds and plants

Kitty Syster We all know that changes in CACFP whole grain food requirements occurred a little over a year ago and they can be confusing. The reason for the change, is that grain/bread products are

Lisa Mulliken “A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale Carnegie. Think about your classroom at the beginning of the school year. How do you

Kelli Harris It’s no secret that summer is the perfect time to indulge in ice cream. Its cold and creamy texture can really satisfy on a hot summer day. According to Ecreamery, here are some fun

More kids are growing up socially withdrawn and even depressed because they form a habit of bottling up their thoughts and feelings. A study on NCBI indicates that this is usually a result of impoverished interpersonal

Patty Carroll The PA Key website includes tools for providers who have received ERS reports and would like to use the information in the reports to improve quality child care practices. Imagine, you and your

Kitty Syster Teaching science and nature concepts to preschool children can be difficult. One activity to help children understand why recycling is important is to create recycling bottles. The bottles allow the children to watch

By Natalie Grebe This recipe gives teachers many opportunities to incorporate learning into snack time. While making the snack, utilize the time to review colors, discuss how the foods you chose are grown and discuss

By Bobbi Philson We hear it in early childhood classrooms all over Pennsylvania: “Criss cross applesauce, spoons in your bowl,” “Criss cross applesauce, pepperoni pizza,” “Criss cross applesauce, give your hands a clap.” Why are

Leah Zabari Do you ever wonder what the point is to be answering some of the questions the assessors ask during the interview portion of the ERS observation? Some of them might seem silly too,