Our best teaching, and our best stories, often come from the times when kindergarteners are in the art room. But there is no doubt that those classes are a unique challenge. Listen as Cassie shares her best advice on why you need to start class with a little bit of craziness (3:30), why you shouldn't fight their energy (6:45), and ways to calm your kids if that's what they need (11:00).

Resources and Links:

• Cassie mentioned Scratch Garden for videos
• This is a post from Cassie's blog that covers a lot of the ideas from this episode
• Here is a great unit on line for your kinders
• Cassie referred back to Episode 4 multiple times, and you can listen to it here.
• Did you hear Tim mention the Rethinking Kindergarten course? It can be found here.