Beth Pinyerd Articles

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 paper bag. We know paper bags are for carrying items but they are so useful for teaching young children in the early...

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” — what we Southerners call folks who travel from northern states to southern states during the winter to stay warm,...

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 before closing out this month that June 28 was Paul Bunyan Day. It is so much fun for children to learn about the giant...

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 Agency on Aging, sparked memories for me of the poem “All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,”...
September Rolls Out Special Days

Time with Children Is a Need

By Beth Pinyerd Happy new 2022-2023 school year to our children, families and teachers. As teachers all over the county are welcoming in their...

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