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January 2012 - Posts
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February is the month of love. In this month we often find ourselves helping kids make paper hearts and talking about dental health. February is a great month for talking with children and demonstrating how to show we care for one another. The National Read More...
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Painting is a great activity for young children, as it is truly open ended. Children can engross themselves in the process, and are not confined by the preconceived ideas of a product. Sometimes we like to squeeze our paint! We drip paint down.... We Read More...
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Ooh, it’s almost February and I’m making some heart-filled plans. I love Valentine’s Day! Maybe because my husband brings me Chocolate Cheesecake every year, or maybe because it’s the only time I get to fill my house with pink, or get my kids to use the Read More...
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Hello! I am so pleased and honoured to be part of this fabulous Pre K + K network of bloggers and part of this wonderful website producing such a fabulous range of invaluable resources! My name is Maggy and I blog over at Red Ted Art, where I regularly Read More...
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Hey Y'all! I hope you are enjoying your week. Today is Friday!! Can I get a Yee-haw!!! What is it about some weeks that make them seem sooo long? Sometimes it feels like Friday will never get here! I have to honestly say that's how I've been feeling a Read More...
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By Laura Eldredge Unusual for this time of year in Connecticut ... we haven't seen much snow so far. Oh yes, we had a HUGE snowstorm in October (when no one was prepared for it) ... but so far January has been very light on the white stuff. But, that Read More...
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I am a kindergarten teacher and, being a kindergarten teacher, I encounter real, life issues with my kiddos. Like what you ask? Hmmmm...let me count the ways. Tattling, interrupting, picking noses, fidgeting, worrying, oh my! I was fortunate enough to Read More...
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Just 6 of my 60+ homemade instruments. Welcome to my first post for PreK + K Sharing! I’m Alec Duncan from Child’s Play Music in Perth, Western Australia. I’m a qualified early childhood educator and I’ve been working with young children since 1988, originally Read More...
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Hi! It's Scott from Brick by Brick . I love to repurpose materials—use materials in ways different from their intended use. One of the things I save and reuse often are food containers. Don't toss those boxes; use them in the classroom. Here are some Read More...
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Hello EC Community, I wish you the best as the new year of 2012 unfolds! In my last blog post, I offered a complete movement lesson inspired by the many fun and adventurous aspects of the winter season. I hope you have had a chance to try out some or Read More...
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Leeanne A - Kreative Resources One of the most enjoyable times to sing in my toddler classroom is during a transition time – just before lunch. We are usually sitting at the table waiting for the kitchen lady to deliver our food, so we may have a good Read More...
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How Parents Can Integrate Math with Reading Welcome to my third article for “PreK + K Sharing.” I am passionate about helping parents, teachers and administrators create a lifelong passion for reading in children. Looking back at my past blogs, I see Read More...
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The arts are a great place to incorporate math and literacy. In continuing with our Fairy Tale Unit over at Painted Paper we read the poem “The Queen of Hearts” and created our own Heart Tarts! We discussed symmetry, “the same on both sides”, and painted Read More...
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Hi, I'm Greg & I am an Early Childhood Teacher from Australia. I write a blog called Males in Early Childhood which you can find by clicking here . As it seems the vast majority of contributors to this blog are American I thought it might be a good idea Read More...
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Wow! The snow came just in time for us here in Illinois! Hi, my name is Carie and I teach Kindergarten in a K-1 building. As a part of PBIS, to prepare for the winter months, we have a "cool-tool" lesson that teaches our K-1 kiddos about proper play in Read More...
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Miss Carole – Macaroni Soup – Active Music for Kids! Let it snow, Let it snow, LET IT SNOW! Be the wind - blow and let go! Gross Motor exercise in a gentle song that’s exciting??? Yes! I live in Chicago, and we just got our first snow of the winter! But Read More...
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By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now Last month, I shared Montessori-inspired snowman color activities . I loved the printable for winter activities, and I’m going to use another free snowman printable from the same blogger. This one focuses on Read More...
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Baby Penguin Slips and Slides by Michael Teitelbaum may be read in several different ways, which is wonderful considering how many times parents and teachers reread books to children. Throughout this book beginning reader words are large and bold, such Read More...
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Hey readers! I’m Bill Corbett, executive producer and host of the cable television show CREATINGCOOPERATIVE KIDS . You can also read myblog for more parenting and teacher help on discipline. I’m stuck on Block Island, RI this week when a storm blew in Read More...
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National holidays have a sweet way of bringing Social Study lessons to life. I love the feeling of comradery knowing that teachers all around the world will be teaching their students about equality, love, and respect next week. Our love for learning Read More...
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SNOW, SNOW, SNOW where is the snow? Southern Indiana has seen only a few flakes of the soft, floating on air, white covering and it does not seem like winter. I visited a center in Florida and they had to make winter. A large truck brought in shaved ice Read More...
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Hi everyone! It's Joanna from We Heart Art , taking a break from the Holiday hoop-la to give you a little Art inspiration for the New Year! Using children's books as inspiration for art projects is one of my favorite "stepping-off-points" for many of Read More...
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When I first started working in the school system as a Paraeducator, I was right out of college and four months pregnant. My degree is in English, History, and Women's Studies; I had completed one education class, Foundations of Education, a course that Read More...
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Hi there, it's me again, Barbara from the Corner on Character , with an inquiry: What's on your playlist? Here's my Music That Moves Us list - The Fliegerlied is probably my favorite! Just watch this clip of six-year-olds dancing that catchy So a schoener Read More...
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Hello again! I'm Ayn and I am a Ga. Pre-K teacher, serving 4 and 5 year olds in an inclusive setting. I share my classroom adventures on my blog, little illuminations . Several years ago, when I taught preschool in New Jersey, we would have snow frequently Read More...
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Hi again, it's Jennifer From Empowering Little Learners and Simply Centers again and I am very excited to be coming to you again to talk a little more about increasing engagement with our Little Learners! Last month we talked about (dun-dun-dun) RIGOR Read More...
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Improvisation leads to Creativity Sculpture with Wire (all of the following wire sculptures were created by preschool children) A Head Start child playing with wire Notice how engaged his eyes are In my first post I mentioned " Engaging , Helping, Guiding, Read More...
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By Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed. of Teach Preschool When I first said "yes" to writing for PreK+K Sharing, I thought I would focus on writing about blogging but the truth is, I am not an expert in blogging. What I know about blogging can be summed up in probably Read More...
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by Pam Bergman Each year around this time, I resolve to organize at least one area of my preschool classroom! It's the start of the new year; perfect time to get organized! Besides, I've always found that the time and energy I spend organizing the classroom Read More...
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HAPPPPPIEST of NEW YEARS!! !!!! By Debbie Clement It's time to celebrate!! We made it!!!!! 2012! A new year!! A new calendar. A new beginning. A new resolve. A new set of energies forward, toward improving our daily choices, our daily decisions, our daily Read More...
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