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...
Looking for a Play-Based Pre-K Curriculum created by a teacher who currently uses these lessons in her classroom? Sometimes it can be hard to find a curriculum that will fit your needs - so many choices. I get that! The expense and learning curve to implementing a new preschool curriculum...
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...
What is modeled writing in preschool and how can we use it to support our young learners?
Modeled writing is showing children what writing looks like.
So many amazing reading and writing concepts can be taught during modeled writing. The teacher/adult works as the model and shows...
Helping children manage their emotions is not an easy task. Many classrooms have a place for children to work through their feelings in a safe place, like a preschool calm down area. Calm down areas are cozy places with manipulatives and tools that aid children in managing their big...
Do you have a magnet board in your preschool classroom?
I love to add learning fun into centers anyway I can! So, when I got on the Oil Drip Pan trend and got one for my classroom I was excited. But, it didn't take long for me to realize that switching out the magnet center wasn't going to...
Teachers love to learn. Am I right?! That's why we love going to educational conferences and reading professional development books for early educators. We just can't help ourselves. Learning new strategies and the latest research excites us (and as I type that I realize how lame we must...
When you think about setting your preschoolers up to be readers, what do you think of?
Maybe letter recognition and sounds... maybe phonetic concepts.... maybe even sight words.
While those things are important and essential, there is something we as preschool teachers can do to...
