Free from the library

A few pieces from TREE Studio, open to every educator. Print them, use them and share them with your team.

Good ideas should reach every program, whatever its budget. These are some of my favorites. Renee

Oobleck, a sensory recipe children makeA cornstarch and water mixture that is solid and liquid at once. A recipe card children follow, with what to wonder about together.
Applesauce through the food mill, a cooking recipe for young childrenChildren wash, cut, cook and turn the mill. A recipe card with the child's part in every step.
Clay invitation for young childrenHow to offer clay as a language, with what to set out, the child's role, your presence and wonderings, plus a version for families at home.
Loose parts invitation for preschoolOpen-ended loose parts linked to the needs they feed, with set-up, your presence and a home version.
Light and shadow invitationExploring light and shadow with young children, with set-up, wonderings and a version for home.
Biting in the early years, what a child may be seekingLooking at biting as a way of meeting a need, with what a child might need from us and first steps to try.
Trouble at transitions, what a child may be seekingTransitions through the needs beneath behavior, with first steps to try and ideas that help.
Family orientation toolkit for an early childhood programWhy it matters, how to prepare, who does what and what to note afterward, for a warm family orientation.