You can signal a transition without using any words at all! Simply wear a different hat for different activities or changes. For example, when it

While walking in a toy store The day before today, I over heard a Crayon Box With many things to say. “I don’t like red!” said Yellow. And Green said, “Nor do I! And no one here likes Orange, But no one knows quite why.” “We are a box of crayons that really doesn’t get… Read more »

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” — John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th US President – John Quincy Adams

“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer… Read more »

Set up chairs in musical chair-like fashion (back to back). Put a piece of paper on each chair. a. Provide each child with a different color marker. Children walk, march, skip, hop around the chairs until the music stops. When the music stops they draw on the piece of paper until the music starts again…. Read more »

Every day is a new beginning, Like in baseball’s first inning. Every day there’s a clock to rewind, Yesterdays history left behind. God created days beginning to end, Rest for the body a rich dividend. Glance at yesterday for a quick replay, For looking too long will shorten today. Have a great day and don’t… Read more »

1. What gives you the greatest joy, satisfaction and peace in your life? What could you remove/adjust from your calendar so you could do more of it? 2. If you were on your deathbed and you wanted to tell your spouse, children or family the three most important things that you’ve learned in your life,… Read more »

If we were making a garden where flowers and vegetables grow, We must work the ground and plant the seed, carefully, row by row. A garden needs a great deal of work, back-breaking and tiring toil, But we’re working with God and his miracles when we’re working with the soil. And that’s the way with… Read more »

c 1992 Precious Pie Music 1. KID: HEY LITTLE ANT DOWN IN THE CRACK CAN YOU HEAR ME, CAN YOU TALK BACK? SEE MY SHOE, CAN YOU SEE THAT? WELL, NOW IT’S GONNA SQUISH YOU FLAT. 2. ANT: PLEASE, OH PLEASE DO NOT SQUISH ME. CHANGE YOUR MIND AND LET ME BE. I’M ON MY… Read more »

Individuals or groups can solve problems.Group problem solving is important to young children because many diverse ideas are generated. Both individual and group processes should be included in the early childhood classroom. Becoming skillful at problem solving is based on the understanding and use of sequenced steps. These steps are: 1. Identifying the problem, 2…. Read more »