Over the summer I shared my thoughts and ideas on small group learning in a 5-Day Preschool Small Group Series. I shared 5 reasons WHY you should be doing small group, how to effectively group your small groups, creating a small group schedule, activities to do in your small group and tips...
My preschoolers and I have been loving our Circle Time Games! I love that my students are practicing important skills and the kids love that the games are fun.
What are Circle Time Games?
Circle Time Games are simple, quick and engaging skill-based games that you do with your class as a...
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Teaching children to write their names is such a rewarding process.
You can see the progression right before your eyes!
But, sometimes... we, as teachers, get excited. Too excited. We jump right in to teaching our 3 and 4 year olds how to write their name. After all, it's important...
A question I get often is.... What is the difference between your 2 & 3 Year Old and Preschool Lesson Plans?
To answer this question- let's take a look at the unit All About Me.
The All About Me Unit is available in a 2 & 3 Year Old version and a Preschool version. The preschool version...
When it comes to play-based learning, sometimes it's hard to see what children are actually learning.
Think about it, in a center where children are sitting and doing worksheets or workbooks, we can see the learning outcome.
More importantly, parents can easily see what their child...
For the last couple of years, I have been teaching social emotional skills in a very intentional way. In whole group.
Now, that is not to say that I don't teach social skills all day long when the opportunities arise. Because I totally do.
But, now I have just added in a whole group...