by Randi Albertsen | Dec 15, 2025 | Challenging Behaviors, Environment
Sprinkle fairy dust where it matters – on your environment I don’t have a magic wand. Like most teachers, I wish that I did. I would wave my magic wand, sprinkle a little fairy dust, and all those challenging behaviors would just disappear. But teaching doesn’t...
by Randi Albertsen | Dec 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why your classroom looks nothing like what you say you believe The Santa Claus Question “Mommy, do you believe in Santa Claus?” my 9-year-old asked. Even though we don’t celebrate Christmas, I had to respond in a way that would keep her believing, at least for the...
by Randi Albertsen | Sep 30, 2025 | Environment
Who’s afraid of a little noise? What does the noise level in your program say about you, your children, and the learning taking place? A lot! When I first started teaching, make-and-take workshops were all the rage. I know, I’m dating myself. One of the hot...
by Randi Albertsen | Sep 10, 2025 | Joyful learning, Play-based learning
Why educators struggle with this and what to do about it When I first started teaching, I thought I needed to know everything. I thought I had to be in control of everything. I had to make all the decisions and manage every little thing in my classroom. After all, I...
by Randi Albertsen | Aug 25, 2025 | Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Emergent curriculum, Environment, Joyful learning, Play-based learning
I often ask teachers to describe emergent curriculum or play-based learning. Most teachers will tell me it’s about following the lead of the child, or some version of this. When I ask how do you do this, or what does it look like, I get blank stares. Most people like...
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