Hi everyone!
First of all, thank you so much for stopping by my NEW AND IMPROVED blog! I've been blogging since July 2014 but just received this beautiful makeover courtesy of Megan at A Bird in Hand Designs. She does amazing work! Up until now, my blog hasn't been the prettiest or fanciest out there, but the best part of my journey has been becoming involved in this group of teacher bloggers who I can now truly call friends. Thank you for all of the support and encouragement and love along the way! I have met some of the sweetest, smartest, and most creative people through blogging. I was so nervous to start, but I'm so glad I did. It's been one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.
If you know me, I'm so glad you're here! Your support means the world to me. If you don't know me, welcome to Research and Play! My name is Holly Hodges, and I teach kindergarten in Southern California. This is my sixth year of teaching, my second year in California. I taught two years in Colorado and two in Tennessee, where I'm from! My passion is kindergarten, and I couldn't imagine teaching another grade (even though I'm up for the challenge!).
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100th Day in 2012 in Tennessee! |
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Beach Field Trip in 2014 in California! |
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BUT OF COURSE, I am passionate about PLAY! If we aren't playing in kindergarten, we are doing children a disservice. Play is one of the great equalizers. Even if you aren't that good at reading, you aren't strong in math, your writing might be hard to understand, you can still play! So many important life skills can't be explicitly taught, but are rather discovered in authentic, play-based situations. Play often, play together, play learning games and silly ones. Just play! Like Einstein said, "Play is the highest form of research." I hope that my blog conveys the beauty of both of these ideas. Young children can do hard things AND enjoy being young!
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Bless your little heart! I want to be in your kindergarten class!
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First of all, I love that you said "bless your heart"! Second, thank you!! I'm so happy with how it turned out. Hopefully it motivates me to blog more often!
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