Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Preschool is a Place to Finish Using Society's Junk

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Auke-Florian Hiemstra/Naturalis Biodiversity Center There was a street light just outside the living room window of my secon...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Transforming Our Classrooms into Natural Learning Habitats

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Psychologist Kurt Lewin, often recognized as the founder of social psychology and one of the most cited psychologists of the...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Play-Based Learning Cannot Be Measured . . . And That's a Good Thing

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Critics of play-based learning often express doubts about whether any "meaningful" learning happens through play. ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Exploring the World is How We Explore Our Minds

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She stopped right inside the gate. In fact, her mother had to nudge her through and there she stood looking at our junkyard ...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

This is Why Our Schools are So Threatened By Children at Play

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"I know!" "I've got an idea!" "Teacher Tom, look at this!" The soundtrack of a play-based ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

A Strong, Natural, Healthy Need for Autonomy

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I met this four-year-old boy because he had been forced to leave his previous preschool. Apparently, he had taken to hitting...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

First We Must Admit We've Been Fooled

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I stepped out into a windy morning. The sky overhead was swept clean of clouds, although they lurked around the fringes. But...
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About Teacher Tom

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Teacher Tom
Seattle, Washington, United States
I am a preschool teacher, blogger, speaker, artist and the author of Teacher Tom's First Book. After nearly 20 years as the preschool teacher at the Woodland Park Cooperative School teaching children from 2-5, I'm now working with businesses and other institutions to help make high-quality, play-based preschool education a possibility for children everywhere.
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