As school has started back in our preschools, as well as different childcare situations, we might hear that when young children separate from their...
Tears At the Classroom Door
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Beth Pinyerd Articles
The Homework Table
Here we are as students and families head into the second week of school and we begin to take on the adventures of homework. I can remember it like...
Welcome Back to School Classrooms are Ready
Our summer ends on a sweet note with National Ice Cream Sandwich Day on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and National Watermelon Day on Thursday, Aug. 3. But this...
Expressing Joy In The Middle Of The Storm
Even though it has been very hot in Lee County the past two weeks, I love the way our citizens cope and find ways to deal with this Central Alabama...
Vacation Fun With Young Children
One treasure that early childhood teachers love is paper bags. I am so thankful to Charles Stilwell for his invention of the first machine-made...
Cool Ideas to Beat Summer Heat
Having a son and daughter-in-law who live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where it is very cold with snow during the winter, I have seen many “snowbirds”...
July 4th Comes Rolling In
It is so hard to believe that June, with its many summer activities, is coming to a close. But soon we will dive into July fun! I do want to mention...
Hold Hands and Stick Together
This past week, the intergenerational community “Story Book Picnic,” sponsored by the Opelika Public Library and Lee Russell Council of Government...
Using Our Senses in the Good Ole Summertime
Welcome, summer 2023! Lee County has always provided the best summers for both the young and old. With school being out, summer provides time...
