
Taking Our Learning Outside
First published in Home and Classroom magazine, Vol. 5, 2021 Written by Debbie Markland, December 2020 I love the outdoors. My own children, now ages

First published in Home and Classroom magazine, Vol. 5, 2021 Written by Debbie Markland, December 2020 I love the outdoors. My own children, now ages

These fun and simple games will have your kids moving and having fun! Collect some things from around your house and get ready to play!

This article was originally published in Home and Classroom magazine, published by Brightside Up. By Debbie Markland In 2018, in Shann Acevedo and Molly Collier’s

Written by Debbie Markland I have seen this photo above posted frequently around early education sites recently. It is fascinating to

Written by Debbie Markland I taught in an elementary school for two years, in a middle school for five, and in preschool for another 7, but

Written by Debbie Markland As some of us head “back to the classroom” during COVID19, we have all had to shift a few ways we teach.

Written by Debbie Markland, May 17, 2020 Shortly before our stay-at-home order started, my daughter, age 17, came home from school one day and asked

Written by Debbie Markland, April 16, 2020 “Look, Mrs. Debbie, do you know how I got up this high?” “That’s amazing, please tell me.” “Mrs.

Written by Debbie Markland, November 3, 2019 This past month (October) in my classroom, we had so much fun playing with and exploring pumpkins. We

Written by Debbie Markland, July 14, 2019 In early spring, my colleague told me about how she had been playing a preschool version of hangman

Written by Debbie Markland, July 5, 2019 Using a Child’s Passion to Grow a Skill Shann’s rising second grader, Jalen, loves soccer. He would choose

Written by Debbie Markland, June 17, 2019 Each year our classroom is different. We know that, right? We remember some years for being full of

Kysen wanted to build a city for his cars. He loves playing with loose parts. It started off with him painting some toilet paper rolls.