The red flags for virtual Pre-K in Indiana
I can get so busy teaching, grand-parenting, and keeping up with the day to day demands in my own little world that I can miss important political events happening around me. My [...]
Hands off in preschool
In our zest to help children "create" sometimes it is easy to forget what it means to be creative... Creativity is inspired when we give children the opportunity to explore [...]
Rock climbing with a three year old
When my little nephew Wy comes over, I learn to view things in and outside of my house with new eyes... Everyday, I drive past these rocks that are out [...]
Try the frog leap in preschool
In preschool, the frog leap is just a bit different than the old fashioned leap frog game where you jump over another person's back... In this classroom, the teacher laminated [...]
Take time to let twos tumble in preschool
Young children have a need to get their energy out. They will do it in all kinds of ways - some of which you, as a teacher, may like and [...]
G is for gumball counting in preschool
The children spent time doing a little counting as they played with play dough... There are many ways to reinforce counting with young children but some of the best ideas [...]
Pumpkin patch play in preschool
All it takes is a little imagination and suddenly you have your very own preschool pumpkin patch! The children explored the pumpkin patch with a few orange pom-poms and green [...]
The challenge of cooking in preschool
Cooking in preschool can be a challenging process - especially when you have 1 teacher to 10 three year olds. Every one wants a turn to stir, pour, crack an [...]
Play dough nature printing in preschool
Today is National Play-Doh day! Shara Lawrence Wiess of Early Childhood News and Resources is great about remembering special or unique holidays and this one of them - be sure [...]
Helping young children solve puzzles in preschool
I can't remember who taught me this little technique for teaching preschoolers how to manage a puzzle but it is a technique I have used for many years with much [...]