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Should Preschoolers be doing Worksheets?

Putting the words preschooler and worksheet in the same sentence can sometimes bring up some big feelings from early educators. It seems that there are many views on the worksheet or no worksheet stance in preschool. Some educators think worksheets are helpful. Some use worksheets sparingly and...

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3 Mindset Shifts Preschool Teachers Need to Make regarding Teacher Letter Recognition letters literacy

 Have you ever went on Google or Pinterest to search how to teach children letters or, or anything related to letter learning? If you have, I bet you can relate to me on this. There are just so many different ways to teach children letters, everyone has different ideas, and just different...

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The Do's and Don'ts of Circle Time circle time

Let's talk about circle time, shall we? Do you love it? Or do you loathe it? Some of us have mixed feelings about circle time. And depending on how you structure your circle time, it can lead to like a great, wonderful group experience or a chaotic and frustrating episode.


Today, let's go into...

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What Play-Based Learning means in a Preschool Classroom play-based preschool

What exactly is play based learning?

Most people would say that play based learning is children learning through play. But when you really stop and think about it and dig a little deeper, we start to question ... well, which activities are actually considered play based learning? And how does...

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Preschool Calendar (why we still use it) circle time

Are you a preschool teacher that still does daily calendar at circle time? I'm raising my hand! Seems like the newest trend in early education is to say 'so long' to calendars in the classroom. The traditional calendar is either being replaced by a linear calendar or no calendar at all.

But WHY?...

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A Circle Time Plan for Preschool

Preschool Teachers! Are you ready to up your circle time game?

If you find circle time to be a challenge to manage and are starting to wonder why you even keep doing it... I'm here to help!

You need to create a preschool circle time plan and start making circle time meaningful! This guide will...

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All the Back to School Training for Pre-K Teachers in One Place back to school

Preschool Teachers - Ready for some free back to school training?

I've compiled all the back to school teacher trainings from the Lovely Commotion Facebook Page in one place! No scrolling and search - just check the list and pick a free training that works for you!

From schedules to centers and...

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Free Classroom Management Training for Early Educators classroom management procedures professional development

Looking for a free training to take your classroom management skills up a notch?

I've got a 5-day training series available to you - for FREE!

This training was first apart of a live training series last summer. The training was well received so I wanted to make sure that any teacher that wanted...

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