In an earlier post, I shared some information from the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership© (ECCP) about the need and benefits of creating a quiet space for infants and toddlers in a child care setting. Now I’d like to share some additional information from ECCP on ways to incorporate a quiet space in a preschool classroom. Preschoolers may need quiet time for themselves at different points of
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The following post is from information sent to us by Mary Tabb of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, which is a wonderful resource that is available to support the social and emotional development of children in your care and in your early childhood program. Infants and Toddlers often need a soft, quiet, protected place where they can relax and have some space away from
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We just started our blog – and we’re already having a party! I am excited to be able to participate in a “Book Study Blog Party” organized by Pre-K Pages (click the link for all the details). Several great early childhood bloggers will be discussing chapters of the book “Literacy Beginnings” by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas. I am particularly excited about
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For the past couple of years we have had a wonderful insect & reptile expert visit our summer day camp. He is extremely knowledgeable about insects and reptiles, is able to connect with the children, and he speaks with a great deal of passion. What is even more amazing is the fact that he is a seventh grader! He actual is a former preschool
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We are glad to introduce a new member to our expert panel – Shannon Perry … our Fitness Expert! Our experts will provide guest blog posts on specific topics, and help to answer questions that are submitted to us. Shannon Perry is the Soccer Shots Connecticut Director. Shannon is a former collegiate and professional player with 10 years experience working with children of all ages. Soccer Shots is
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We are continuing to read “Literacy Beginnings” (Fountas & Pinnell) for the Book Study Blog Party. Let’s dive into chapter 4 – An Organized, Engaging Environment! I loved this chapter because it gave some great examples of ways to setup your early learning classroom. It’s always nice to be able to see how other teachers setup their classroom, and this chapter had some photos
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Our summer camp is in full swing, and today we traveled back in time to the Wild West! Here are some of the fun ideas the preschoolers did today: 1. Big cowboy painting – Children did a collaborative painting of a cowboy/cowgirl. Tomorrow, they’ll use it to play pin the mustache on the cowboy! 2. Old time photos- Have the children dress up in
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My 13 year old daughter loves to pretend she is a preschool teacher to her younger sister and cousins. It definitely helps that she’s seen me teach and has helped out at our school! This summer, she is using our unfinished basement as her preschool area, complete with different learning centers and a daily schedule. The younger kids LOVE it, and I think she
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I am a big fan of planning crafts, games and activities that tie in with children’s books. I think it’s a great way to extend learning for young children, and there are so many great children’s books out there that just lend themselves to some wonderful projects! Saturday 25 June is Eric Carle’s birthday – and Kate at “The Amazing Child” is having an
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In our post about Father’s Day gifts preschoolers can make, I really liked the idea of having kids put together a Wordle as a Father’s Day gift (as was featured at Pre-K pages). But as my daughter and I were putting together her teachers gifts for the end of the school year, I was thinking how a Wordle would make a lovely teacher gift as well! So I
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