Mallory Foster
Talking about Tragedy with Children
I normally start posts on here and social media with how excited I am to share something. I'm not excited about this post, yet I am...
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Mallory Foster
May 31, 20194 min read
A Month in Moments - June '19 Edition
Knife skills with toddlers? Fractions with dough? Rice all over the kitchen? Dinner cooked by kiddos? A homemade mini-zoo? Hunting for...
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Mallory Foster
May 27, 20197 min read
How to Play - Using a Project Approach
One of the approximately million things I love about my work as a Tinkergarten Leader is that I am constantly learning. As a high school...
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Mallory Foster
May 21, 201910 min read
Learner, Teacher, Leader, Family Member Interview #5: Dr. Sarah Sheffield
Sarah Sheffield, PhD, and I went to UNC-Chapel Hill at the same time. As we both pursued degrees in earth science fields, we took quite a...
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Mallory Foster
Apr 30, 20193 min read
A Month in Moments - May '19 Edition
Whewwww April flew by! I am VERY excited to jump into a our May Month in Moments themes. We'll focus on gardens, awesome animals, and...
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Mallory Foster
Apr 24, 20198 min read
Things to do BEFORE Screen Time
Oh...screen time... This is one of those topics that makes my head ache if I think too hard. I was not remotely as tech-savvy as my peers...
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Mallory Foster
Apr 15, 20199 min read
Learner, Teacher, Leader, Family Member Interview #5: Brittni Delmaine, English Teacher
I met Brittni in my third year at the school where I taught Earth and Environmental Science. At the time, I was our AVID (college/career...
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Mallory Foster
Apr 10, 20195 min read
How to Play - With Words and Stories
It's National Library Week and Poetry Month! I used to LOVE trips to the library - for story times, summer reading programs, finding...
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Mallory Foster
Apr 3, 20195 min read
Learner, Teacher, Leader, Family Member Interview #4: Patricia Coldren, NBCT
Patricia Coldren was one of my first mentors as a teacher, and quickly became a role model for me as an educator and young adult....
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Mallory Foster
Mar 31, 20194 min read
A Month in Moments - April '19 Edition
Y'all!!!! So I definitely skipped quite a few months, but it's been a year since my first Month in Moments calendar!!! SO MUCH has...
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Mallory Foster
Mar 24, 20195 min read
How to Play - Small World Focus
This topic is on my mind today because I sold at my first handmade market last week! The amazing Guncotton Coffee and Gallery hosted...
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Mallory Foster
Mar 15, 20196 min read
How to Play - Outdoor Play Focus
Yesterday, I wrapped up my second ever Tinkergarten class! We had an amazing season of playful learning! We jumped like squirrels,...
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Mallory Foster
Mar 14, 20197 min read
Learner, Teacher, Leader, Family Member Interview #3: Theresa Gerstenkorn
Everyone needs a Theresa in their life, and I'll get to why in just a second, but before that, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Theresa's whole...
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Mallory Foster
Feb 28, 20196 min read
A Month In Moments - March '19 Edition
We REALLY enjoyed the shortened activities in February's Month in Moments calendar, we had time to easily fit these in for the whole...
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Mallory Foster
Feb 24, 20196 min read
Tools for Staying Joyful, Peaceful, and Present in Teaching and Parenthood
Teaching, helping other teachers fine-tune their teaching, leading Tinkergarten, and teaching yoga, mixed in with raising a little one of...
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Mallory Foster
Feb 22, 20195 min read
Learner, Teacher, Leader, Family Member Interview #2: Future Sailor Ali Williams
I met Future Sailor Ali Williams in my first year teaching in a small early college. Ali was in a geology class that the students took...
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Mallory Foster
Feb 8, 20195 min read
Learner, Teacher, Leader, Family Member Interview #1: With Me!
I'm going to be starting a short series of interviews with some awesome learners, teachers, leaders, and family members in my life and,...
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Mallory Foster
Jan 31, 20194 min read
A Month in Moments - February Edition
January has been a whirlwind, and with it have come some helpful reminders. The Tinkergarten Winter Season started (WAAAAWHOOOO!), and I...
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Mallory Foster
Jan 15, 20195 min read
Honoring Dr. MLK through kids' yoga: Story, empathy, and service
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, which our nation will recognize on Monday (and some states will, frustratingly, recognize...
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Mallory Foster
Jan 3, 20197 min read
Five small steps toward science literacy
I post a lot about emergent literacy - HG's due date was smack in the middle of my AMAZING emergent literacy class at UNCG and this class...
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