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What can happen when children and adults lead with
What can happen when children and adults lead with love?

At Shaver Elementary, 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds imagined and planned a Love Parade to spread care and connection throughout their school community. Carrying handmade hearts, they visited each classroom, sharing what they love and inviting others to reflect: What do you love?

Along the way, children noticed what mattered, what was missing, and how stories can grow when we listen closely to one another. Moments like these remind us that belonging is built through relationship, agency, and the simple act of asking meaningful questions together.

A story from the field. ♥️

#StoryFromTheField
#ChildrenLeadTheWay 
#PlayfulLearning


“Every child deserves safety, stability, and the o
“Every child deserves safety, stability, and the opportunity to learn and grow.” -NAEYC

Safety and belonging are foundational to children’s learning. When children feel safe, seen, and valued for who they are, they can engage fully in play, relationships, and discovery. We stand with NAEYC in affirming what children deserve and what our work must protect.

Full statement from NAEYC at the link in our bio.


When the world feels heavy, educators shouldn’t ca
When the world feels heavy, educators shouldn’t carry it alone.

This collection includes community resources and TPP classroom resources we’ve found helpful for processing, regulation, belonging, and community building - especially when the world feels heavy.

Explore, share, and return to what feels supportive.

Link in bio.


"I painted a flower that bloomed at night. It bloo
"I painted a flower that bloomed at night. It bloomed with all of its strength. The night sky is kind of like sunlight for the flower."
In dark times, this is when people organize, support their neighbors, and come together. Finding the power to bloom with all their strength just as M, age 10 reflected in her painting of the night blooming flower. Children remind us of the inner light we all carry that can help us all bloom in darkness. 

How might listening to children help us navigate the darkness together? 

We stand with the children and families in the communities where we work and across the country who are living with fear and uncertainty right now. What children are noticing, carrying, and expressing is shaped by ongoing threats to safety, belonging, and freedom. We commit to making intentional space in classrooms for children to process their experiences through play, materials, conversation, and care. Protecting children’s right to be heard and to make meaning of their world is a response to this moment and an act of resistance.


At our January Teacher Collaboration Event we gath
At our January Teacher Collaboration Event we gathered at Terra Linda Elementary in BSD in the Kindergarten classrooms of Sarah Gooding and Chloe Evans. They welcomed us with full transparency opening not only their classroom doors but all of the cupboards and closets as well revealing how systems of organization deeply support their work in Playful Inquiry.

Interested in joining our monthly collaboration events? Reach out to connect@teachingpreschoolpartners.org

#TeacherCollaboration #ProfessionalLearning #TeacherCommunity


Recently the BSD Early Learning Team was acknowled
Recently the BSD Early Learning Team was acknowledged by their administrative team for modeling flexible thinking and creative problem solving in the name of students. They were celebrated for supporting teachers, which is central to their work, and for how they advocate for teachers and evidence based practices! What a pleasure it is to work alongside and support this team who are bringing playful inquiry to PK-5 teachers and students.

 #playfulinquiry #BeavertonSchoolDistirct


In times when we as adults struggle to find our wa
In times when we as adults struggle to find our way, turning to the voices of children can be lanterns in the dark that reconnect us to our values and give us hope. Today, we are returning to the voices of children from Opal School in 2016 for that inspiration. 

We have been able to preserve work like this from Opal School Thanks to a generous grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation.

 #opalschool #listeningtochildren


When children have access to rich materials and st
When children have access to rich materials and stories are fluid across the classroom: ideas move, stories grow, and literacy becomes meaningful and joyful.

A story from the field at a  @multcopreschoolforall site in Parkrose School District.



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