Teaching independence in a play-based classroom
It is through play that our students practice and master new skills; put into action their own ideas; figure out how to solve problems; work in cooperation and collaboration with [...]
Learn the when, why, and how of modeling inspiration in preschool
A well designed Invitation to Play (paint, cook, draw, etc...) will help the teacher capture a child's attention. Whether the process involves cutting, building, writing, sorting, or painting - we can [...]
A lesson in color mixing
All through out the year, I give my students lots of opportunities for exploring concepts such as color mixing but along with the freedom to explore, I will often take the time to sit down with my students and walk through a concept. This lesson in color mixing is an example of such a time...
Remarkable learning through ordinary play
Remarkable learning is happening through ordinary play but we can often miss it. See how to foster the remarkable through ordinary play.
Helping young children develop self-control
Teaching children self-control doesn't have to be complex but it does need to be a goal in any preschool classroom!
Starting with the activity and ending with the book in preschool
I have almost always started our day with circle time in preschool. I choose a great children's book along with other conversation sparkers that ultimately branch out into a variety [...]
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 [...]
Leading preschoolers towards success
Last week, after our final rehearsal for the spring show the children wanted to speak on my real microphone. I happen to have come from my news segment at Fox [...]
Who is really teaching preschool?
Today, I happened by this class to see what was up and while there, I discovered the real teacher hard at work play. This young teacher (a Pre-K student) was [...]
Should we teach boys versus girls differently in preschool?
Let's face it - little boys and little girls have some basic differences. They look different, they smell and sound different (sometimes), they have different body parts, and sometimes they [...]