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…
Baby Activities 101 – Part 1
This is not easy to do a subject on baby activities. However, there is a need to see what can be done for babies to learn. We need ideas to try different things with babies. After combing the Internet to…
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 – Part 6 – TOUCH – RIBBON ACTIVITIES
Ribbons for Math Length Ribbon Activity-Place different lengths of ribbon on the table. Challenge the children to put in order the shortest piece of ribbon to the longest or vice-versa. This experience can be simpler by limiting the ribbons used…
About The 5 Senses-SENSE OF SMELL – PART 5
SENSE of SMELL Have you ever wondered what you smell when you "smell the roses" in the springtime? What makes a smell is something that is too small to see with your eyeball alone. It is even too small to…
About The 5 Senses-TOUCH (Part 2)
TOUCHING Our sense of touch shows us the shape, size and "feel" of our world. We are kept SAFE by learning to avoid touching a burner or a flame, a sharp edge or point, very cold metal, ........ any other…
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 3-Sharing How Music Influenced This Author and Children’s Thinking About Music!
I have found myself having a sustained love and passion for music throughout my life, unlike anything else. When I think about how many songs have changed my life and how many more songs I haven’t heard yet that will…
Seven Virtues for Our Children
These 7 virtues are the most highly regarded values that contribute toward ethical decision-making and ethical decision-makers. Positive Mental Attitude-Mind – The mind is where our dominant thoughts are rehearsed. Our mental rehearsals contribute significantly to our character development. Since…