Hello Community! Those of you who follow my work closely know that I have joined forces with Jessica Twomey with Innovating Play. In March of 2018, I started to cross post the blogs that Jessica and I wrote on our innovatingplay.world website to this christinepinto.com site. (I was posting in Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.worldWritten By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey We are THRILLED to share THAT WE ARE WRITING A BOOK, and are SO honored and grateful that Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. is representing us with this opportunity. We are excited and proud to celebrate the learning experiences our students engage in, Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.worldWritten By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey Development of mathematical thinking in young children happens in three important stages: concrete, pictorial, abstract. In order to develop a firm foundation in mathematics, children must have the opportunity to manipulate objects, show their thinking in pictures, and finally represent their ideas Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.worldWritten By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey As we nurture emergent readers and writers we take time explore the craft of the author and illustrator, and the role of each in telling a story. During this three week Character Study, children had the opportunity to connect deeply with a Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.worldWritten By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey There are SO MANY learning experiences that educators facilitate and witness with their students. It can be fulfilling to live AND capture the learning process along the way…whether it may be through pictures, videos, student samples, etc. What happens to those pieces Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.worldWritten By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey This year we have been exploring idea of extended reading and having children make meaningful connections beyond the book. (Check out our Extended Reading category on our blog to see some experiences we have offered so far.) We brought our classes together Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey One of the greatest gifts we can give young children as we introduce them to technology is the ability to work side by side and imagine the impossible. As Christine prepared for her visit to New Jersey, we knew this was Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey In the midst of our casual conversation, we were talking about how one of our kiddos is challenged with letter identification, but CAN remember letters J and K because he uses them on the keyboard with shortcuts. The idea sparked….what if Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey As we explored the concept of winter, we used books by Jan Brett to build connections to literature and her craft as an author and illustrator. In this Extended Reading experience, children were given the opportunities to make connections to the Continue Reading →
Cross Posted from innovatingplay.world Written By Christine Pinto and Jessica Twomey As educators, the creation of meaningful literacy experiences for students is a constant work in progress. In order to evolve in our practice, we must continuously reassess the world in which we live, and take note of the ways in which Continue Reading →