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A winter walk.
An adopted tree.
A closer look.

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A winter walk.
An adopted tree.
A closer look.

Kindergarteners in North Clackamas noticed that winter isn’t just gray. It’s layered with white, brown, red, yellow, green, and blue. Back in the classroom, those observations turned into experimentation. Droppers filled. Colors shifted. Recipes were tested and revised.

#EarlyLearning #PlayfulInquiry #ColorMixing

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“I call it Double Color.”

This is what happens when children are given time to observe closely and experiment freely. Science, art, and language intertwine. Children name what they notice. A tree becomes a teacher. Children become researchers of their own ideas.


Identity is revealed in the small, everyday moment
Identity is revealed in the small, everyday moments of classroom life through materials children choose, stories they tell, and the way adults listen. Invitations like these don’t do the work on their own, but they help create space for children to explore who they are, feel pride in themselves, and experience belonging in community.

This month, we’re sharing classroom invitations connected to the four goals of Anti-Bias Education, beginning with Identity. These examples reflect small, intentional moments that support children’s growing sense of self as part of a larger, ongoing practice.

#AntiBiasEducation #EarlyLearning #PlayfulInquiry


Our Mission, Vision, and Values have been shaped s
Our Mission, Vision, and Values have been shaped slowly through listening, learning, and deep reflection alongside educators, children, and communities.

We’re sharing them now because moments like this ask us to be clear about what grounds us, what we stand for, and the future we are committed to building together. These words name our ongoing commitment to joyful, just learning rooted in relationship, inquiry, and the wisdom of children.

We invite you to read them not as something finished, but as something we choose to live into every day, in partnership.


Communities grow when we grow together 🌿

Join us
Communities grow when we grow together 🌿

Join us for Teaching Preschool Partners’ 3rd Annual Early Learning Conference: 

Rooted in Relationships, Cultivating Growth, Seeding the Future. 

June 23rd in partnership with Gladstone Center for Children and Families. A day of joyful inquiry, connection, and shared wisdom for educators who believe in the brilliance of every child. 

✨ Early Bird Regsitration opens 4/1 ✨

#EarlyLearningConference #PlayfulInquiry #TeachingPreschoolPartners


What happens when children are invited to explore
What happens when children are invited to explore big ideas through simple materials?

In partnership with Beaverton School District, and in close co-creation with teachers, we are designing connected inquiry experiences across grade levels grounded in noticing, reflection, and dialogue. From early learning through upper grades, children engage with questions of perspective, difference, and belonging in developmentally meaningful ways.

This watercolor inquiry is one example of how materials can anchor thinking, support conversation, and help children make sense of the world they share.

#BeavertonSchoolDistrict


We’re inspired by Chester to unlock all the love!
We’re inspired by Chester to unlock all the love! Thank you Chester, Opal School students and teacher Lauren Adams!


Anti-bias education is not a set of activities, it
Anti-bias education is not a set of activities, it’s a way of being with children.
This article continues to ground our work, reminding us that the four core goals of anti-bias education live in our daily interactions, curriculum choices, and relationships with children and families.

Whether you’re new to this framework or have been practicing it for years, we return to this piece as a touchstone, one that helps us reflect, recommit, and stay aligned in our work with children.

Read the full article at the link in our bio.

#AntiBiasEducation #EarlyLearning #JustAndJoyfulLearning


Play is not extra. It is how children think, conne
Play is not extra. It is how children think, connect, and make meaning.

Oregon’s proposed bill SB 1596 recognizes this by affirming that play counts as instructional time in K–5 classrooms. This matters for children, and for the educators who too often feel pressure to choose between what they know is right and what is narrowly defined as “rigorous.”

We’re proud to support this bill and to see powerful testimony like this from educator, advocate, and TPP partner, Lyzett Gutiérrez, naming what’s at stake: teacher agency, children’s joy, and learning environments where all identities are valued.

📣 Contact your local state senator to share your support for SB 1596 and for learning that honors children’s full humanity. This is not the end, but it is a start.

🔗 We’ve shared links in our bio to help you find and contact your senator.

Playful, developmentally appropriate learning is not a lack of rigor, it is a commitment to equity, belonging, and deep learning.

#PlayfulLearning #SB1596



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