I have realized I miss blogging! Now that I am back in the Early Childhood world, I have things to share again! I get so into making things and all of these fun activities for my littles. I'm starting off small with a new freebie! Just a basic newsletter template for all my teacher friends. Happy Sunday! Click here to download the editable PDF
Thank you so much!! This really helps me to better serve you with tips and resources that meet your unique needs. In fact, I have some resources just for you already! Teaching preschool is an
Building Functional Pretend Play Centers in an Pre-K Classroom
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I am a rather inactive member of many Facebook early childhood educator groups — inactive because I read and look, far more than I participate. Many of these groups focus on Loose Parts and/or Reggio…
Wondering how you can keep a calm classroom and create a soothing learning environment? Find out in today's episode.
3 Tables to help you plan, self-evaluate, and reflect on your renewal entry. Please see the preview file to see the details!
Sorting is one of the first units covered in many early childhood classrooms. It is an essential skill for little ones to understand before many other math skills are developed. Little learners need to know what makes objects the same and different in order to understand the concept of sorting. Same and Different This may
Reggio Emilia is an approach to early childhood teaching. Here's everything parents need to know about this educational philosophy.
When trouble is abound in your Preschool or Kindergarten classroom, Sandi is here to save the day! Sandi is an incredible, seasoned, and passionate Kindergarten teacher here to solve your preschool classroom management woes once and for all! Here are Sandi's 7 tips for making sure your Preschool classroom is running smooth and peaceful. Preschool
Keep students engaged and check out this must-try collection of hands-on, educational, and FUN engineering activities for kids!
Centers or "Play centers" are centers that are intentionally planned; with a purpose in mind. A lot of my play based centers are planned aroun
What does it take to direct a preschool choir? How is working with preschoolers different from working with elementary-age children? What do you need to know? If you’re new to working with preschoolers or it’s been a while since you’ve been around this particular age group, here’s a quick guide to
The Empowered Educator - Analysis, Reflection and Evaluation in Early Childhood Programming.
Visually Closing Centers in a Special Education Preschool Classroom
A guide to physical development in early childhood and the typical milestones children reach from birth to the age of six.
Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness.; 176 pages; Published: 01/02/1973
KINDERGARTEN MATH - UNIT 3 I am so excited to have my new Measurement and Data kindergarten math unit posted and ready to share with you. So far this year, my sweet kinders have learned so much in math. We have mastered 1:1 correspondence, reading and writing numerals to 20, counting to 10
Providing meaningful documentation has many benefits in the early childhood classroom. Today I want to share some examples of meaningful documentation.
We love sensory bags at our house. Ever since I made our first sensory bag, Jumbled Snowman, over a year ago, they are always a guaranteed hit. It is a great way to provide hands on play for toddlers and preschoolers. So of course our Study of the Stars would not be…
Find out what the role of educational leader in early childhood services really means, how to lead and begin taking action with free planning checklists.
A 2nd grade fall early finishers science worksheet focusing on matching animals to their habitats.
Are you teaching the early years biology strand and looking for some engaging and educational science provocations to help your students learn about Living Things? In this blog post there are 5 engaging living things provocations to inspire you. There are also tips and ideas to help you set u
Dreading the preschool drop off every day? Does your child have separation anxiety? Follow these 7 guidelines.
This article is an interesting look for early childhood teachers into a full day Kindergarten schedule that still incorporates play!
Getting your classroom ready for students is such an exciting time! You want to make everything perfect. An inviting classroom creates a room full of happy and engaged students! Real life pictures around the room helps your students make connections when learning basic concepts. These real life color posters are a great addition to your
Blank books provide a great way to encourage kids to write. Here are 3 easy ways to assemble blank books for your writing center, literacy center, and beyond.
There are countless ways to create crafts and play-based learning ideas using yarn. Not only that, these kids activities are beautiful and interesting!
We’ve compiled a list of all our favorite General Conference traditions, ideas and activities for families to make General Conference more meaningful and fun.
Make learning fun with these same and different worksheets for preschoolers. Help them to observe and compare objects by finding differences. Free printable!
How to set up the blocks center in your early childhood classroom (with ideas, tips, and book list) plus block center freebies!
All animals need air, food and water to grow and survive. Identify the animals in this printable worksheet by circling the correct pictures.
How to set up the blocks center in your early childhood classroom (with ideas, tips, and book list) plus block center freebies!
Why do kids chew on things? Here are 5 things to know about the kid who chews on everything with products from Chewigem
Your students are going to LOVE using this dinosaur pick and color printable in your early childhood classroom!
Practice identifying the tallest items in this printable worksheet.