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Using Meaningful Experiences to Teach Letters alphabet classroom experiences letters name writing reading

ABCD... do your students know all their letters?

Letter identification is one of the first things parents, administrators and some teachers think of when they think of preschool learning.

Truth is there is a TON more that goes into supporting children in the area of literacy before they are...

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What are Play Schemes and Why are they Important? centers classroom development dramatic play play play schemes play-based preschool

Have you heard of play schemes before? If you’ve ever wondered why young children play certain ways and repeat those actions over and over again - play schemes might be the culprit.

Understanding play schemes not only helps us understand the development of our young children, but it also...

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Process Art Vs. Crafts in Preschool art art supplies classroom crafts create creative paint preschool process art

“Every child is born creative. The challenge is to keep that creativity alive.” That is quote from Kristina Webb.  Pretty true right?! Sometimes without intent, our schooling systems try to put that creativity into a box by focusing heavily on product-art, rather than...

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Free Play + Playful Learning = Engaged Centers centers change classroom explore fresh learners learning materials overwhelm play playful preschool teachers

Let's see if you can relate to me on this one, creating centers that draw children in and keep them engaged and make them want to go there, as well as helping them learn important skills that we've got to meet isn't as easy as it sounds. And that isn't even to mention handling the sometimes...

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