The Basics of Teacher Team Building – Part 1
Note: Total number of early childhood educators employed is 2,176,693 (2024). 39, 311 represents 1% working in Special Education! Out of this statistic, 16% change jobs yearly. Teachers in the United States rate their lives better than all other occupational…
Part 7-SENSES ACTIVITIES: Math, Science, Physical Development, Literacy, Social Studies Activities
THEME 2: Hula-Hoops Math, Science, Physical Development, Literacy, Social Studies In times, when Playstations and Wii ruled the roost, indoor/outdoor games sort of seemed obsolete to the younger generation. Despite the high tech entertainment consoles of today, the fact remains…
About The 5 Senses-TASTE (Part 1)
The teacher was introducing a unit on "The Five Senses." The dialogue with the teacher and the three-to-four year olds went like this: …
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON YOUNG CHILDREN AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN-PART 4
I HAD A SPECIAL NEEDS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND STAFF TO SEE. CATHY, A TALL, THIN SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD LIKED TO HUM "SILENT NIGHT," A GROUP OF 5-YEAR OLDS WITH A VARIETY OF SPECIAL NEEDS SANG MY LANGUAGE…
The Child’s Making Music Behavior-Part 2-What Does Music Do To Us?
Music has the capacity to: console us, to heal us, to inspire us. invites us to listen, to dance, to explore ourselves, to watch, and to participate. (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again–Without it, I wouldn’t have…
3 KINDS OF AWARENESS
3 KINDS OF AWARENESS: Self-awareness is the most known type of awareness. This is the ability to understand and recognize your own thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs, and actions, and how they impact you, others and the children you work with daily.…
Important Points for Early Literacy
We are taught to make distinctions between words and pictures and to not think of them in the same way. We are taught that although we can gain meaning from each, reading words is valued more than reading pictures. If…
Easy Games for Preschoolers
To understand the brain growth and development of preschoolers To learn how Preschool Education helps the preschooler To experience easy games for preschoolers Morning Greeting Activities In greeting, each child is welcomed by name. It aids to set a positive…
More Rainy Day Games-Part 2-Alternative Outdoor Games
Firefighter - Make two goal lines about twenty feet apart. One child is selected as fire chief. Four groups of four are given a number like 1, 2, 3, and 4. The fire chief calls out a number. Each…