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What Does Home Learning Look Like for Us?

What Does Home Learning Look Like for Us?

I’m a mom. I’m an architect. I’m a teacher. Those roles have each taken precedence in my life in differing ways in the past. Sometimes...

Lauren’s Learning Lab

Lauren’s Learning Lab

Lauren Magee — mother of a 3-year-old, 7-year-old and 9-year-old, architect, and educator — has recently found herself in a situation familiar to parents around the world,...

Welcome to Lauren’s Learning Lab

Welcome to Lauren’s Learning Lab

Lauren Magee — architect, educator, and mother of a 3, 7 and 9-year-old — has recently found herself in a situation familiar to parents around the world, with...

The Kids Help Design Their Home Learning Space – Lauren’s Learning Lab

The Kids Help Design Their Home Learning Space – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode, Lauren Magee, an architect, teacher and mom, shares her process of engaging her 3-year-old, 7-year-old, and 9-year-old children in the design of...

10 Important Tips for Creating a Safer Learning Space at Home – Lauren’s Learning Lab

10 Important Tips for Creating a Safer Learning Space at Home – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, architect, teacher and mom, Lauren Magee, shows other parents how to keep their children safe while distance learning....

Nooks with Books and Other Homeschool Spaces – Lauren’s Learning Lab

Nooks with Books and Other Homeschool Spaces – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, mom, architect and teacher, Lauren Magee, breaks down the process of designing home-learning environment into creative, bite-sized tips...

Learning While Making Memories in the Kitchen – Lauren’s Learning Lab

Learning While Making Memories in the Kitchen – Lauren’s Learning Lab

From an educational standpoint, the kitchen serves as a place for children to learn math and language skills in home learning environments. In this episode...

Nooks with Books and Other Homeschool Spaces – Lauren’s Learning Lab, Featuring Dr. Sandra Duncan

Nooks with Books and Other Homeschool Spaces – Lauren’s Learning Lab, Featuring Dr. Sandra Duncan

In this episode, Lauren Magee is joined by author, educator and early childhood expert, Dr. Sandra Duncan, who shares bite-sized ideas on how you can design small or...

Crazy Costumes = Developing Brains – Lauren’s Learning Lab

Crazy Costumes = Developing Brains – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, mom, architect and teacher, Lauren Magee shares the benefits of pretend play for her 3-year-old, 7-year-old, and 9-year-old. From sharing...

Blocks: Play with Toys the Natural Way – Lauren’s Learning Lab, Featuring Dr. Carla Horwitz

Blocks: Play with Toys the Natural Way – Lauren’s Learning Lab, Featuring Dr. Carla Horwitz

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, mom, architect and teacher, Lauren Magee is joined by Carla Horwitz MS, Dip. Ed, Ed. D and Child Study Center...

How Kids Learn Using Their Senses – Lauren’s Learning Lab

How Kids Learn Using Their Senses – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, Lauren Magee shares how important sensory play is for young children in home-based learning environments. Lauren’s 3-year-old, 7-year-old and 9-year-old...

Blocks: Play with Toys the Natural Way, Part 2 – Lauren’s Learning Lab, Featuring Dr. Carla Horwitz

Blocks: Play with Toys the Natural Way, Part 2 – Lauren’s Learning Lab, Featuring Dr. Carla Horwitz

In this episode, mom, architect and teacher, Lauren Magee, continues her conversation with Yale University’s Dr. Carla Horwitz about Unit Blocks and what makes them...

Lauren’s Learning Lab – Summer Series: Back to Nature

Lauren’s Learning Lab – Summer Series: Back to Nature

Going outdoors brightens everyone’s mood, especially the moods of Lauren Magee’s 3 young children. This summer, Lauren’s Learning Lab heads outside for a much needed reset. Follow Lauren and...

How to Design the Best Playroom for Kids

How to Design the Best Playroom for Kids

Design the best playroom, and conquer clutter using high-quality, wooden storage furniture. Follow these tips to transform your space, maximize opportunities for play, and organize all of your children’s books, toys, and art supplies. 
7 Ways to Create Invitations to Play through a Child’s Environment

7 Ways to Create Invitations to Play through a Child’s Environment

“Want to play?” These are magical words to children. An invitation to play is welcoming, inclusive, and suggests that fun is about to happen. Children learn through play,...

Mud Play = The Perfect Screen Break – Lauren’s Learning Lab Featuring Rusty Keeler

Mud Play = The Perfect Screen Break – Lauren’s Learning Lab Featuring Rusty Keeler

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, mom, architect and teacher, Lauren Magee is joined by author, educator and natural playscape designer, Rusty Keeler. Together, they work to design...

Daily Routines While Distance Learning – Lauren’s Learning Lab

Daily Routines While Distance Learning – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, Lauren Magee shares how she creates daily routines and a schedule that her children can look forward to to avoid...