Indoor Games for Tots
Sponge Baseball - Draw on the blackboard the diagram below: Players stand ten feet away. Two teams. The first team bats and the first batter throws a sponge at the board. The wet spot from the sponge will record the…
Sponge Baseball - Draw on the blackboard the diagram below: Players stand ten feet away. Two teams. The first team bats and the first batter throws a sponge at the board. The wet spot from the sponge will record the…
Today, developmentally appropriate care is rare for infants and toddlers in all settings, than it is for older children. For infants, the cornerstone of their curriculum and nurturing is the teacher and the relationship the infant establishes with their teacher.…
Communicating badly can lose the attention to what children have to say and others. You need to stop and be a better listener. Communicating badly by not having the time for children. You must show children they have your attention. …
Take time out and review Part II and then proceed to these ideas and activities: JOINING THE RIGHT AND LEFT BRAIN (AGES 4 TO 10) Provide the child with finger paint paper along with a variety of colors of finger…
Reviewing! Like all human beings, children are ruled by their emotional right brain and their logical left brain. Helping children to understand and integrate both sides of their brain equips them with an invaluable tool that enables them to lead…
Author and humorist Erma Bombeck once wrote, "When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." As parents and teachers, we all have moments when we would like to…
Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work: use symbols in play to represent and make meaning. begin to make connections between, and see patterns in, their feelings, ideas, words and actions, and those of others. …
LISTEN AND COUNT FOR COIN DROPS This is an activity to engage children to practice their listening and counting skills. Have a tin bucket and a few coins. Drop the coins one at a time in the bucket. Have the…
Here are a few important reasons: - Dancing to music and making music releases stress and energy - Music gives children a way to express their emotions - Music makes learning fun - Learning music teaches…
In today’s world, being a teacher is an incredible challenge. Beyond the day of teaching, you as teachers are faced with students with behavioral or family issues, learning disabilities, and more. With respect to you as teachers, you continue to…