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May 2012 - Posts
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Beyond the Beach! Summer Themes for Keeping Learning Going All Summer Long It's summertime, summertime, sum-sum-summertime!!!!! And in the summer, we see a lot of "going to the beach," "down by the ocean," and vacation-themed activities with our little Read More...
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There is just something absolutely magical about having real critters in the classroom! Right now, my little ones are absolutely engrossed in observing the monarch eggs hatch into caterpillars. It is super simple to find monarch eggs and caterpillars Read More...
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For young children, developing number sense is critical, and manipulatives play an important part that process. But are all manipulatives created equal? When we consider that true number sense involves understanding of quantity as it relates to place-value, Read More...
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Hello! It is great to be back again and visiting from over at Red Ted Art, where I love to make classic kids crafts with my two pre schoolers. And I love that Spring is here again - finally you can get out and about, get some fresh air, a little sunshine Read More...
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Under the Sea in the style of Montessori The warm weather, the birds singing in the trees and the smell of flowers in the air always gives me and the kids the summer itch. We are all screaming to get outside and have fun. One way that I try to tame the Read More...
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By Laura Eldredge This month our preschool focused on community helpers ... and this week was all about firefighters. We always start off the week with discussions about fire safety ( talking about having a meeting spot, why we have fire drills at school, Read More...
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I am so excited be a guest blogger today. My name is Amanda Myers and my regular blog is A Special Kind of Class . I have truly taught a special kind of class for 20 years. The 7 children in my class each year have either a physical and/or speech disability. Read More...
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After years of struggling with getting my kindergartners to learn their left versus their right, I finally found the answer! It's a double whammy, too, because it is something that I use as a reward for my students as well. I have to give a shout out 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 place I like to find great teaching materials is the thrift store (or charity shop). Here are some things I've gotten from Read More...
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DANCING THROUGHOUT THE DAY Part 3: A Transition Activity Hello EC Community, As a way to further my passion for offering many different dance opportunities to children, this blog entry is the third in a series of activities based on the daily routine Read More...
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Some of the proudest moments I have on the job, are when I see the students in my class transferring, or sharing the skills they have developed from academic lessons. Those academic activities have become play! In the next 4 pictures one child becomes Read More...
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Rewarding Reading Parents and teachers always ask me how they can reward their children for reading. Well, the first reward I recommend is candy. Kids love candy. If candy does not do the trick, I recommend soda – preferably something highly caffeinated. Read More...
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I absolutely love dot paints. Little artists find these so easy to use and love making dots on their paper. What instant visual delight to a student when they stamp, press or drag a tube of paint and suddenly a dot appears!!! Students tend to want to 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 . Usually when I post here in the collaborative blog I create a new post that either talks about a topic Read More...
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IT'S WILD!! IT'S CRAZY!! It's ALMOST the END of the SCHOOL YEAR! So much to do! Assessments... Field Trips... End of the year gifts... End of the year celebrations... End of the year picnics... So little time! OH MY!!!! Hi! I am Carie Ramirez, a very Read More...
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A RAINY DAY WITH MISS CAROLE! Rainsticks have become very popular as classroom instruments in the past 25 years. You can find them at powwows, in music stores, in international craft stores and at educational conferences. They are fun, really do sound Read More...
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By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now I love to have some fun at the end of the school year, and a beach unit is lots of fun! You can even take your beach unit outdoors. Your child(ren) could carry some trays outdoors. I put these trays outdoors Read More...
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The academic year is getting long and some fun is in order for the end of the year. It is a great time for review, but school has to be interesting to keep children engaged at this point! So I was thinking about nursery rhymes because of a blog post I Read More...
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Many of us were not allowed to say no to our parents or primary caregivers. We were children in a time when most parents preferred that their children be seen and not heard, especially if we had even the slightest intention to be oppositional or defiant. Read More...
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MAY FLOWERS, BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE and THE END OF A SCHOOL YEAR May is always a month filled with emotions, saying goodbye, moving forward and getting ready for summer. Teaching artists, like myself, spend many summer days working with camps, libraries and Read More...
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I am always on the look-out for teaching students about awesome, seldom "undiscovered" artists. I mean, everyone knows about Picasso. Everyone knows about Van Gogh....but have you ever heard of Mr. Imagination?! Mr. Imagination (born Gregory Warmack) Read More...
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the other lion I'm Erika and I blog over at theotherlion . One of the coolest things about working in a special education preschool room and living with a preschooler is taking your work home with you. Let me clarify. I'm not kidnapping my students; I'm Read More...
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This treasure hangs in our kitchen! One of my favorite childhood memories is being with my mother or my grandmother in the kitchen. I can still smell the ginger snaps as they cooled, feel the yeast dough between my fingers as I kneaded, hear the beaters Read More...
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Hi y'all! 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 . In my post last month here on PreK +K Sharing , I shared " 5 Simple Ways To Help Your Read More...
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Hi everyone, it's Jennifer from Empowering Little Learners and now Simply Primary as well! All I really have to say about being a teacher at the end of the school year is "whew!" How to keep up with all the documents due, getting your room ready, and Read More...
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FOSTERING THE CREATIVE PROCESS with FLOWERS and CHOICES (El FOMENTO DEL PROCESO CREATIVO con FLORES y OPCIÓNES ) This story tells itself with images. Children from the Sunnyside Head Start program, which my F.A.M.E. Foundation works with, were introduced Read More...
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By Deborah of Teach Preschool A couple of weeks ago, we explored butterflies and caterpillars through a variety of different experiences. In the process of exploring butterflies, I had planned for my students to make a coffee filter butterfly... But then Read More...
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by Pam Bergman (Come by and visit my blog www.howlongisthishall.blogspot.com where I write about our early childhood special education classroom's adventures in the classroom, in the outdoor classroom and down that very long school hallway!) Our outdoor Read More...
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by Deborah McNelis, M.S.ed Owner, Brain Insights MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK May 6-12 Focus for 2012: BRAIN INSIGHTS: REAL Brain Development with Fun and Loving Activities The following list of activities are from Brain Insights Read More...
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COLOR - a - TIVITY ??? My color -a- tivity ? The POWER of questions!! One of my favorite portions of making "author/illustrator music-lady" visits to schools is offering those in attendance the opportunity to ask questions. Most often my time is spent Read More...
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