observation, not rating
the write up page is built around what the child actually did, not a star rating. the language is specific and concrete: the materials, the choices, how long the child stayed. that note works for a montessori record book and for a reggio documentation panel without rewriting.
the daily handoff renders the same observation in a one minute version for the family at pickup.
no labels on the child
the behavior pages describe the situation, never the child. there are no judgmental words for a four year old who is having a hard week. the hard week page is a quiet read for the teacher when nothing is working, not a checklist that asks the teacher to rate the child.
what this is not
tiny signals is not a montessori record book and is not a reggio documentation tool. it does not replace the materials the classroom already uses. it is the writing helper that sits next to those tools and handles the parts that take a teacher's evening: the conference summary, the calm incident note, the family handoff in plain language.
what teachers actually open
these are the pages a classroom teacher reaches for on a normal week. nothing here is behind a paywall, a sales call, or a demo request.
- write up, observation in concrete language
- handoff, one minute end of day note
- behaviors a to z, calm, specific support for common moments
- hard week, a quiet read for the week that is not working
- incident, structured, calm, ready for a conversation
programs that share this stack
the same writing helpers fit these classrooms too. if the page you are on is not quite the room, one of these might be.
- family child care, small group homes with similar observation practice
- california state preschool, when a montessori site holds cspp seats
- program directors and administrators, the data handling page for a network head
forward this to a teacher
the fastest way to know if tiny signals fits a classroom is to put it in the hands of the teacher in that classroom. the button below opens a blank email with a short note already written, so it takes one click to send.
prefer to look around first? the home page shows what a teacher sees when they sign in.