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    • Child Development
    • Emotional Intelligence
    • Honest Reflections
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    • Background

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  • Honest Reflections

    When Did We Stop Playing?

    Our professional development day started like most of them usually do. Coffee. Conversations. Celebrating birthdays and milestones. People slowly waking up properly while trying to remember where they left their notebooks. Then balloons appeared. We were asked to get into…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons June 2, 2026
  • Child Development,  Emotional Intelligence,  Honest Reflections

    Peace of Mind Curriculum

    If you’ve spent some time reading my earlier posts, you may already have a sense of why this blog exists. If not, I thought it might be time to say it out loud. This blog grew out of my practice—years…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons February 1, 2026
  • Background,  Honest Reflections

    My Career Reflection

    I didn’t enter early childhood education (ECE) with a five-year plan, a ladder to climb, or a list of titles I wanted to collect. I entered it because I was curious and I cared — about children, about learning, and…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons January 26, 2026
  • Classroom Stories

    A Lap, A Leak, and the Importance of Emergency Underwear

    You’d think it goes without saying, but let me just say it louder for the people in the back: preschool teachers should always have an extra set of clothes. Like, full set. Socks included. Because when you spend your days…

    By -Teacher Behind The Crayons June 23, 2025

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