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Playing With Poetry in the Preschool Classroom

From the rhythm of the lines to the joy of playing with words, poetry weaves a special kind of magic. Children love the playfulness of poetry and are natural poets, putting words together in new and unusual ways every day. Whether they hear a poem read aloud or write their own, children are learning about language — and about themselves and others.Read More: Scholastic

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How to incorporate Active Play into Math and Literacy

Practicing learned content in the context of play allows students to internalize new ideas and skills and incorporate those skills into their daily lives. Active play also triggers students’ interests and enthusiasm for learning while helping them further develop the physical skills they need to stay healthy and fit. Here are a few ways you can incorporate active play into your math and literacy lesson plans.Read More: Kaplan Early Learning Company

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Teaching Children to Love Learning

It's 8:30 A.M. on the first day of school. The children arrive, tentatively entering the room. Some stay close to their parents, while others wave goodbye and head straight for a learning center. The noise level shifts to a warm "hum" as children discover the joys of their new classroom. "Look there's my cubbie!" "Teacher, can I build with these blocks?" "Wow, I see a shell in this box!" The day has just started and already children are beginning to…

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Get Kids Moving: Encouraging Physical Activity in Preschoolers

During the preschool years, children use their bodies to play and learn while developing the various motor skills they’ll use throughout their lives to stay physically active and healthy. Your guidance will help them build a strong foundation of physical skills that will help them complete everyday activities and participate in various sports. In Encouraging Physical Activity for Preschoolers, Steve Sanders, EdD, discusses how you can help preschoolers understand the best ways to skip, gallop, run, jump, etc. Here are just…

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Understanding the Power of Parent Involvement

As their children’s first teachers, parents have an amazing opportunity to nurture their children’s growth and development and to advocate for their education. And many parents want to be involved in their children’s education. I realized early in my teaching career, however, that families often face obstacles to engaging in the school experience. Read more: NAEYC 

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Play With Me, Sing to Me, Read to Me, Me, Me: Fostering the Development of Toddlers

Teachers, caregivers, and parents never fail to get a thrill each time they witness a baby taking a first step; few milestones in early childhood are as dramatic, significant, and exciting for all involved as learning to walk. Once a baby becomes fully mobile on two feet, usually sometime after the first birthday, life is never the same. Though wobbly and still preferring to crawl at times, this baby turns into a new kind of being: a toddler!Read more: Early…

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Six Spring Cleaning Tips for the Classroom

Is one section of your classroom driving you crazy because it’s so disorganized, or do you feel like your classroom is just messy in general? If you answered yes to either of these questions (or even if you didn’t), make it your goal to get a little spring cleaning done in your classroom over the next few weeks. Cleaning and organizing your classroom can have a positive effect on the learning environment and on everyone’s moods. Here are a few…

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The A-Z List of ECE Bloggers You Should Follow

As an educator or soon-to-be educator, there are resources out there for you to tap into in order to keep learning. One of those resources is internet blogs. There are thousands of education blogs out there that can give you new ideas for the classroom in decorating, teaching, and much more. Blogs can help you  understand the world of education a little bit more and maybe they will encourage you to become an early childhood education blogger yourself.Read more: Rasmussen College 

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Too Many States Set a Low Bar to Become a Child Care Teacher or Leader

One of the best parts of teaching pre-K is that we’re not always bound by the rigid assessment requirements that teachers in the older grades must adhere to. We’re free to assess our kids when and how we like. Still, when kids are this young and have such tiny attention spans, getting a good read on what they know can be tough. Here are six easy ways to assess pre-reading skills in an early childhood classroom.Additional Reading: We Are Teachers 

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