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Author: knenia

I love my job working with the children at NIU Child Development and Family Center! I have been in early childhood classrooms for 26 years, a majority of the time I have been here at NIU. I have some experience in public school, religion based centers, private child care, worked as a nanny, as a substitute teacher and in an early childhood special education classroom. I love presenting to my fellow educators about the many ideas, tools and learning that can come from my classroom. On a personal level, I am blessed to have an amazing partner and two astounding children that keep me moving forward. Plus a fur baby!

Pre-4’s November Newsletter

November 28, 2023 knenia News

The final article by Kendra Our semester is already winding down! Can you believe it? What’s been going on in the pre-4 classroom? The children

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Pre-4 September Newsletter

September 27, 2023 knenia News

Hello Pre-4 families!! Welcome to our center for our new families, and welcome back to our established families. Leslie and I are so happy you

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A new semester in pre-4

February 26, 2023 knenia News, Pre-4

Hello Pre-4 families!! This month we have done a lot of work with the children on social-emotional development. Using our center-wide expectations as the foundation

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It’s a Spring Thing in Pre-3…

March 26, 2022 knenia News

Hunting for worms & signs of spring! 1. Olivia and Cameron found an grey insect curled into a tight coil. Hello Pre-3 families!! Amazing to

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Pre-3 October Newsletter

October 25, 2021 knenia News, Pre-3

Pre-3’s Latest Happenings… Tool Project: Kitchen tools field site visit to visit Beth in the CDFC kitchen. As we have been moving through our project

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Let the social distancing begin!!

March 18, 2020 knenia News

The spread of the covid-19 virus has put us all in an unusual situation. Did you ever think, “Someday, I am going to be required

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Pre-5 February Newsletter

February 28, 2020 knenia News, Pre-5

Hello Pre-5 Families & Friends! Happy New Year and Spring 2020 Semester! What a busy and exciting start to the year we have had! We

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