Teacher Tom

Teaching and learning from preschoolers

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

To Live an Abundant Life

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The four and five year olds started their days on the playground. Some would take a moment to greet me, but most barely paus...
Monday, June 15, 2026

Who are You?

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I recently heard an author being interviewed. He said that one of his high school teachers claimed that the entirety of Anci...
Friday, June 12, 2026

What Are the Babies Crying About?

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Young parents with a crying infant know that behavior is communication, although it may take weeks or months to figure out e...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

International Day of Play: Protect Play, Protect Childhood

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T oday is the third annual International Day of Play as established by the United Nations. This year's theme is Protect...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Jumping Up and Down and Throwing Ourselves to the Ground

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Jumping up and down on the bus downtown We are brash -- we all fall down We take out our brains And shake 'em all around...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

It's Remarkable That We've Gotten it So Wrong

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Young children do math for fun. Most of us, however, have been taught to misunderstand mathematics. We think it has to do wi...
Monday, June 08, 2026

Little Boxes, All the Same

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We sing . . .  Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes, little boxes, little boxes All th...
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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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