Most Recent Preschool Teacher Blogs

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That's right, February is alphabet month! We're going to fall in the love with letters for Valentine's Day! We kicked off the alphabet awesomeness with The Z Was Zapped (Chris Van Allsburg)....

“I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things.... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.” ~Leo Buscaglia You know those signs that read, Wet Cement...

We have a strong rule in our centers that children are not allowed to open doors...don't open, don't touch, just DON'T. Why? Two reasons: First and foremost is a safety issue. Children...

Our class has been getting ready for the big day of sharing valentine’s cards. I went to our local pay less shoe story and collected all the discarded shoe boxes. The children have...

“The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense.” ~Author Unknown I tripped at school. This was cause for great concern for all the preschoolers because I am a stickler for...

I love exploring with various items to create art in the classroom. One of my favorite things to use is fly swatters! They make the biggest, best splash of paint and the children have...

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“What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.” ~Sigmund Freud I wonder if Freud was talking about...

"One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination." ~Sam Levenson Years ago, I was picking up a friend’s child from her Kindergarten...

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The Napping House We have been reading The Napping House this week since we have been getting so much rain. It seemed to fit the mood of the children and the teacher. After reading...

Turn Off The TV!! Did you know? Television is the direct opposite of reading. For young children television is an antisocial experience, while reading is a social experience. Television...

Have you seen this? How beautiful!!!! Read More......

A great book to read to your students in the classroom or child at home is If you’ll be my Valentine by Cynthia Rylant. The text rhymes throughout the book, making it ideal for young...

Valentine’s Day is almost here. With that in mind, I’d like to teach you a great song to sing with your students. It is a simple song that allows students to sing, sign, and interact...

“My childhood may be over, but that doesn't mean playtime is.” ~Ron Olson I love team teaching. I can understand the reasoning behind teacher titles…Head or Lead Preschool Teacher…but...

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” ~Henry Ford Questions have always been part of the curriculum. The preschool children gather...