During the past couple of weeks there has been a lot of debate over the way that the Town of Middletown, CT was handling behavioral issues with elementary school students. Many reports have mentioned the use of “scream” rooms for children who needed to be removed from classroom situations. (Click here for the full story). As you can imagine there has been much debate
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We have another great series of posts from veteran educator and interview coach Charlie Margolis – this series will provide teachers and parents with tips for effectively communicating with their young children. How we speak to our children is relevant – here are a few “talking points” from Charlie! My one and only foray into the world of musical performance occurred when I was in third
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Here is the last post in our series from veteran educator and interview coach Charlie Margolis. Charlie has been providing tips for teachers and parents about communicating with children. Here are links to PART 1 and PART 2 … now onto PART 3! Say Something Nice My poetry mentor used to find something nice to say about every poem I wrote. I valued her feedback because it was
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We are continuing our series of posts from veteran educator and interview coach Charlie Margolis. Charlie is providing tips for teachers and parents that may help when communicating with children. Yesterday we posted PART 1 … now onto PART 2 below! Be the Adult A close friend was feeling conflicted when it came to dealing with her elderly and declining parents. She asked me what she should
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We are going strong with this week’s EARTH DAY BLOG HOP … lots of great activities using recycled materials (paired with a book) are being shared! There are SO many great ideas out there for reusing recycled materials in preschool – ideas that are cost effective, earth friendly and a wonderful educational experience. So I though I’d share a few more ideas that we’ve
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I am lucky to be part of a group of early childhood bloggers who network, share ideas and support each other online. We have banned together in our first ever “Preschool Blogger Network” blog hop – and we are excited to bring a host of ideas that you can share with your children or class for Earth Day. We decided to pair each of
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We are participating with a group of preschool bloggers to have a great EARTH DAY BLOG HOPstarting next week … books and activities revolving around Earth Day (fantastic!). I’m looking forward to it and seeing all the great ideas and books that my blogging friends will share! But, while we are waiting, I am seeing other great activities popping up around the web using recycled
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I have been trying more and more to incorporate open-ended opportunities in the activities that I plan for preschool. A time for exploration where I don’t really know exactly what the end result will be. Lately, my “go-to” open-ended activity involves sticky paper … and the more I look, the more I see the possibilities with it are endless!!! And not JUST with contact
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My daughter’s Daisy Scout troop is working on their “use resources wisely” petal and talking about recycling. Today she came home with an adorable collage that was made out of their afternoon snack containers and wrappers. It was such a great idea, my daughter was so excited to tell me about all the things they used (their yogurt cup, plastic spoon, juice box pouch
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It’s no secret … I LOVE children’s literature! I love finding out about new books (and books that are new to me). One way I find out about new books is by visiting my local library. The librarian’s at my local library in South Windsor, CT are GREAT! Truly a wonderful resource! Another great way to find out about a book that you may
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