This comprehensive worksheet delves into the concept of imprinting in young fowl, exploring its parallels with early learning and bonding experiences in human development. The worksheet includes multiple choice questions assessing the understanding of critical concepts, short answer questions that e...
“The children experiencing the transformation of the caterpillars to butterflies was magical. I can’t help but relate this experience to the uniqueness of teaching kindergarten and bein…
To develop as writers children need to listen and speak, engage with everyday print and develop fine motor skills. These free line tracing sheets will help!
View our new spatial reasoning blog post: 10 Playful Spatial Reasoning Provocations Part 2 here. As our kindergarten team continues to learn more about children and their development in spatial thi…
Provide a hands-on STEAM learning opportunity with the DIY Robot Hand Activity! Children will love making their own robotic hand with straws, string, and paper.
What is proprioception? In this post, we define proprioception and discuss how the proprioceptive system plays a role in kids' behavior.
Learn with Play at Home. Play based learning ideas and activities for kids.
designed by dorte mandrup arkitekter, this timber-clad kindergarten boasts a distinctive typology that references the surrounding coastal landscape.
Combine name recognition and art with this Hidden Name Art Preschool Name Activity and sensory bin for preschoolers and kindergarteners learning their name
Blending Cards for Kindergarten, first and second grade reading set up to promote segmenting, blending, and reading a variety of phonics patterns.
4th grade teachers learned more Learning Focused Strategies at a 2-day workshop with Betty Ray at the Coastal Plains RESA in Lenox, GA.
Learn how to use Nearpod with early learners. Download a Nearpod lesson to add to your library and tailor it to your lesson plan.
Plastic bottle caps are perfectly sized for little hands and can be used for so many things. Here are 25 ways to use plastic bottle caps for learning activities with kids. Oh, the things you can do
Insect Counting Mats freebie comes with insect counting mats for numbers 1 through 20. In addition there are five pages of insect cards.
Play And How It Impacts Early Brain Development clearly outlines the importance of play in early childhood.
Grab these Preschool Sequencing Cards (Free Printables)! There's 3 sets: a pizza, a snowman, and a plant. Make learning fun today!
Are you looking for fun and easy fall playdough ideas for kids? Let me show you how to assemble an Autumn-inspired playdough tray. Your kids will have a blast with these playdough activities for fall.
AMPLIFYING your ESL instruction is all about increasing comprehensible input for your students. In other words, ELLs learn best when you use instructional strategies that make your teaching (input) as easy to understand as possible (comprehensible). Makes sense, right? Amplification strategies are easy to adapt to whatever content you are teaching, and they are naturally differentiating (meaning students of all language abilities will benefit from their use). AMPLIFICATION STRATEGY: Use realia and hands-on activities Realia is a fancy word for everyday objects. You are using realia whenever you show your students actual objects (rather than an image or explanation of the object). Even something as simple as using real coins during math lessons counts as realia. Research shows us that the more ways we allow students to interact with the material we teach, the better they learn it. Realia and hands-on activities encourage students to participate and interact to the fullest. By handling, manipulating, and observing objects, ELLs are able to use more than just language to help them construct meaning. They are receiving information through interacting with the objects you present, which helps them understand your lesson in a deeper way. We've created a sample Five Senses unit to give you an idea of how easy it is to incorporate realia and hands-on activities into your teaching. Remember, amplification strategies can be added to any lesson to make it more comprehensible for ELLs! Below are a few ideas to get your wheels turning. 1.) Assemble a collection of objects. Have each student pick an object (secretly, if you want to add some drama) to describe using their five senses. They can write their description as a paragraph if they're more advanced students, or in list form if their English skills are intermediate. A true beginner may decide to create a drawing with labels or select from a collection of words you’ve supplied in a word bank. Pre-literate students may give an oral description of their objects. Allowing students to choose how to participate in this activity gives you the opportunity to assess their mastery of the content, regardless of their language abilities. 2.) Read “touch and feel” books. These relatively simple books are wonderful for helping students understand the more subtle variations in texture that we try to describe. They may seem inappropriate for older ELLs, but a more advanced activity could include asking the students to feel the texture and then come up with an appropriate word to describe its feel. Providing a word bank or the first letter of the target word makes this exercise slightly easier. Usborne has a series of books that are great for teaching vocabulary words about the sense of touch. In each of these books, a mouse is searching for something, but each time he thinks he’s found it, he realizes “it’s too (insert vocabulary word here).” The accompanying pictures allow students to feel the texture while hearing the word that describes the feeling. You can find many of the books in this series on amazon.com. 3.) Brainstorm a list of words that describe touch and texture with your students. Then ask them to go out and find objects that illustrate those words. Your class can create a poster of the different vocabulary words and objects they find. If you allow students access to this poster throughout the year, even beginner ELLs will be able to incorporate more advanced vocabulary into their writing. These sensory words are very useful when teaching students to "stretch their writing" in Small Moments units! For added cuteness, young students could trace their hands or even make a handprint using paint. The bottom line: Integrating hands-on experiences whenever possible is an important way to reinforce new concepts and vocabulary for ELLs. It encourages students of all language levels to participate to their abilities and is naturally differentiating. Not to mention, it motivates students, helps them stay focused (especially those kinesthetic learners), and encourages interaction with peers. Did you find this post helpful? Check out some of our other posts for more ideas about amplifying for ELLs. Here you'll find a printable list of questions for parents to ask their children to encourage deeper reading comprehension. For more tips on involving families in their children's schooling, visit our ELL Family Resources page and print out some of the forms on our post about parent communication. Want more suggestions foranchor charts and graphic organizers? Or take our quiz to find out how you're doing in terms of amplifying instruction for the ELLs in your classroom.
🐙 Jellyfish Joy - Pom Pom Color Play Printable 🌈 Interactive Learning for Fine Motor Skills! Engage in a colorful adventure, fostering creativity and coordination in your little ones. 🎉 This printable sparks creativity while enhancing fine motor skills. Watch as your child engages their fingers to move pom-poms through vibrant jellyfish colors, making learning a delightful adventure. Perfect for early learners exploring colors and sorting in a playful way! 🎨 🔒 Secure Access: This is a Digital Download-only product featuring 2 PDF files for printing (US Letter or A4 size). Accessible via computer or mobile browser (not the app), retrieve your downloads via email from Etsy or in "Purchases and reviews" on your Etsy profile. We do not send files directly to your email address. 🔍 Product Details: 4 printable PDF pages with jellyfish-themed components (large white jellyfish face, small colored jellyfish, and matching dots in 9 colors), plus English instructions. Instructions in other languages are available upon request. 📺 How-To Video: Jellyfish Joy https://youtube.com/shorts/5wHD9QLjRs0 🌟 Explore More: Check out our other educational resources: Happy Housemates https://chanafavors.etsy.com/listing/1473669213 Chick Matching Fun https://chanafavors.etsy.com/listing/1544303590 Egg Yolk Shape https://chanafavors.etsy.com/listing/1279555537 📷 Stay Updated: Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates: @chanafavors 📑 Terms of Use: For personal home use and single classroom use only. Not for redistribution or resale. Copyright © 2022 Chana Favors. All Rights Reserved.
Amaze kids as they learn about air and air pressure with these FUN Air Pressure Experiments including egg in a bottle, straw, & can crusher
Learn about 2D shapes and making new things with shapes as you create bird art with preschoolers and kindergarteners for your bird theme.
Happy Spring!!!! The weather is finally warming up and joining us in our celebration of spring on the farm. The baby chicks are hatching, the Mama hen's are happily laying a bountiful supply once more, and our little lambs got their very first shearing. Since we are just in the midst of our second hatch
Please see below shipping information before purchasing this product. Children will enjoy watching the cars rolling down the tracks with a special gate to open or close the first level track to release or store cars. Promotes cause & effect, concentration and trial and error skills. Our Early Learning Range Stimulate and develop your children’s senses. Our curated range of early learning and classroom resources are designed to engage, provoke and develop the 5 senses. We stock a wonderful range of resources that are perfect for fine motor activities such as play panels, puzzles, block play, threading, weaving and lacing encourage hand/eye co-ordination and cognitive development. We also have a beautiful range of puppets and felt pretend play from Tara Treasures and Juni Moon which are perfect for the development of language and communication. We also have a fabulous range of sensory and messy play bases and accessories, gross motor ride ons and bikes/trikes, dolls and home corner play resources. Please note: this item is shipped directly from our wonderful Australian distributor. Shipping direct is music to Mother Earth's ears, as it is an eco-friendly game-changer! By reducing unnecessary transportation, it cuts down on carbon footprints and gives our planet a well deserved breather. In turn, this item is not eligible for free click and collect and is exempt from any free shipping offers. Shipping costs are as per the below table. Due to system restrictions, a base shipping charge of $9.00 will be charged upon checkout, and exact shipping charges will be invoiced after your order is placed.
These yummy hot dog addition cards are great way to practice various sums with your students. Students will find the answers in a word search, too!
Work on color recognition with this cute bird-themed color matching activity for kids! So simple for an early learning activity!
Looking for some Good Samaritan craft ideas? If so, today I'm sharing five, fun ideas (and free templates) you can use today!
M., who I met on the facebook, in connection with MEC, advised me to have a look at the MAKATON signs that she uses with her daughter to connect the two languages. No matter which language you use, use the same sign for the same thing, so the child can learn to connect the meaning. You can make up your own signs as well, or do a signing course in Hungarian. I don't want to recommend any courses as we didn't take them. Just google it: baby sign language course Budapest. Here are some examples, signs we use on a daily basis: Though we sign the horse in a different way: You can find more signs here. You can also learn from a special BBC programme for kids with special needs. The programme itself is called Something Special. Each programme sees Justin and Mr Tumble (played by Justin) out and about applying signing in a variety of places. Topics covered include babies, pets, toys, weather, clothes, shops, food, all about me, where I live and colours. Mr Tumble always dresses up, wearing brightly-coloured clothes and even big shoes! He moves around clumsily and has lots of fun. The language used throughout each programme is supported by Makaton signs and symbols and is designed to be understood by children in the early stages of language development. Full episodes are 15-20 minutes long. What I did with this programme is that I watched them one by one on youtube. I learnt the signs (they are very straight forward and easy to learn) and started using them both in English and in Hungarian (same sign for the same thing). E. was 6-7 months old when I introduced signing to her. (4-5 signs at a time). When she was familiar with these (after about 2-3 weeks) I introduced new ones. Sometimes I picked a short part of an episode (max. 5-6 minutes long) and we watched it together. This could have begun earlier as well. But never cry over split milk. Click on the link, the first video I saw and really was fascinated by it - Something Special- Baby I don't do the signing all the time only if E. is not paying attention or I really want to link a new expression in both languages. Most of the time signing draws her attention. In the next post I'll write about some songs which can be followed with signing. It's a hit with kids. They love it! You'll love it too. -------------------------UPDATE 2016 ------------------------------- The programme Something Special (Mr Tumble) got renewed still it's great. On Something Special youtube channel you can even find songs signed by Mr Tumble (Justin)
Five Senses Theme Preschool Activities for preschool science activities. Playful 5 senses activities, lesson plans, videos and more.
Gow Hastings has designed the Durham College Centre for Food, a state-of-the-art 34,000 square foot facility in Canada. The newly designed building offers a hands-on learning experience and introduces students to the full cycle of production, from the early stages of farming to cooking and serving food. The flexibility of the facility allows it to grow with the users, creating a unique learning environment. The building also features a teaching-inspired restaurant that is open to the public, attracting visitors that are interested in learning more about Centre for Food, or simply enjoy a good meal. From Gow Hastings The Centre for
Image 10 of 11 from gallery of Mt. Hood Community College Early Childhood Center / Mahlum. Floor Plan
Kids learn best through doing and will be able to review and further their knowledge of colors and color mixing with this hands-on color experiment.
