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March is National Nutrition Month! Teaching children about how to make healthy nutrition choices can help prevent childhood obesity.

I think about gradual beginnings when I work with teachers to set up a classroom. Our goal is to make the environment readable: easy to understand and navigate. This is a sensible approach no matter what the grade, but for our very youngest students, it is essential.

Children use inappropriate words for a variety of reasons - they may hear someone else say the word and say it on accident, they may be upset and use bad language to hurt someone else, or they may say a curse word to get attention from adults and other children.

Most veteran teachers have a few tricks and trusted read-aloud books to help children deal with difficult situations such as the first day of school, a new sibling, bullying, or divorce. But what about death or dying?

Nurturing the five senses - sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch - from a young age helps children make observations and learn about the world around them. However, these five senses aren't the only senses teachers should be focusing on helping children develop.

Early childhood classrooms are busy, active, and energetic places filled with a cacophony of sounds including children's laughter, conversations, and an occasional loud skirmish over a favorite toy.

While the playground is a great place for children to play and get exercise, it also can be a place for children to learn and challenge their minds. The next time you bring your students to the playground, try one of these activities to open the door for more learning opportunities:  Exploring Physics The playground gives children the opportunity for them to experience firsthand the concepts you’re teaching them in the classroom. As your preschoolers slide down the slide or…

This month we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; in February, it’s Black History Month. But how do we translate this commemorative pause into preschool-speak? Read More Here 

Are some of your preschoolers going to kindergarten at the start of the new school year? Make sure children are getting the support they need at home and answer any questions parents may have with these tips on helping parents prepare their children (and themselves) for kindergarten. Read More Here 

Children have always come to school with a range of literacy experiences and abilities. Teachers continue to struggle daily as they attempt to meet the needs of all their learners. A one-size-fits-all model of teaching will never meet this varied range and, in fact, there is evidence that providing students with the same reading instruction can actually be detrimental to student achievement.Read More Here