An excellent way to transition a class from one area to the next, such as from center play into circle time is to play “What’s in the sack?”. Little ones LOVE secrets and surprises and this offers some of both! Just get a sack, either made of fabric or just a brown paper sack, then… Read more »
As a preschool teacher, it’s often hard to keep the children quiet while moving through the hallways, let alone past the baby rooms! We ask the children to put on their “bubbles” as we walk to the playground or gym. It keeps them focused and quiet while going somewhere special. They just make their cheeks… Read more »
Lead me, dear teacher every day, in ways that I should go, Point out fair meadows to me, where lovely flowers grow, Take my little hand in yours and hold it very tight, Turn my face to beauty and my heart to loving right. No steps are so untrained as yet, my path is not… Read more »
Sung to the tune of Frere Jacques Make a circle, make a circle Big and round, big and round Everybody join hands, everybody join hands Everybody pull back, everybody pull back, Let’s sit down, let’s sit down! – Author Unknown
Preschool teachers have often asked what are the three main areas I can give WBR (without being reminded) cards to my class for appropriate behavior. Here’s one idea for the 3 areas to print on back of cards so you can check off and put into a basket. The children know that they can receive… Read more »
Close your eyes and imagine how you would feel, To go to bed without a meal. Your mom is sad but says to look ahead, Someday you won’t go hungry to bed. You lay down, but can not sleep, Because of the noise from your mother’s weep. She cries a lot because here comes tomorrow,… Read more »
I want to teach my students more than lessons in a book. I want to teach them deeper things that people overlook: The value of a rose in bloom, its use and beauty, too A sense of curiosity to discover what is true, How to think and how to choose the right above the wrong,… Read more »
Happiness begins where selfishness ends. Discipline yourself and others won_t need to. If I am through learning I am through. Tell the truth. That way you don_t have to remember a story. Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life. The best thing a father can do for his children is to… Read more »
1. Build your child’s confidence. There is no greater gift you can give your child than a strong foundation of faith. 2. Avoid faulting and favoring. Comparisons only contribute to manufacturing a victim. 3.Be the role model of all the language and behavior you want your child to exhibit. Seldom if ever do kids improve… Read more »
Hands Are Not For Hitting by Martine Agassi Ph.D. Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator) Hands Are Not For Hitting is a gentle, encouraging book for beginning readers that shows all the good things hands can do from playing, sharing, clapping, and counting, to helping, building, being kind, and staying safe. Kids will learn alternatives to hitting —… Read more »
