Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Friday, January 27, 2023

"I Know How To Play This Game"

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"Wait a minute! I know how to play this game." The children were standing around a table upon which were the token...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

This Is Hard Stuff

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We didn't have a huge set of big wooden blocks, which was okay because we didn't really have enough space for more a...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Lessons From The Garden About Constant Assessment

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A group of four and five-year-olds once planted radish seeds in egg carton cups which we put on a sunny window sill. We had ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

"Be Yourself"

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"Be yourself," writes Oscar Wilde, "everyone else is already taken." Lao Tzu, the seminal Chinese philos...
Monday, January 23, 2023

Why We Do Circle Time

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The only time during our school day that we expect  all  the children to convene together is at circle time: 15-30 minutes d...
Friday, January 20, 2023

The Struggle Is To Not Unlearn Wisdom As We Grow Older

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We have a fantastic outdoor space, one that I consider state-of-the-art . That said, it doesn't lend itself well to all ...
Thursday, January 19, 2023

The Only Way Any Mind Has Ever Been Changed

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It was cold out, but Maya didn't want to put on her coat. An adult tried to compel her, bringing her the puffy pink park...
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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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