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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 

You can only teach young children so much during the school day, which is why partnering with parents to ensure concepts and skills are reinforced at home is so essential to children's learning. This is especially true for early reading and literacy skills. If young children don't have positive reading experiences and access to books at home, they're less likely to enjoy reading and more likely to have challenges with reading and other literacy skills.Read More Here

Helping children build vocabulary and develop language skills to get what they need and want is a key teaching task in the early childhood classroom. So many important developmental tasks are tied to children’s ability to access and use language in the right ways at the right time. And, one of the most important predictors of children’s future success as readers is the size of their vocabulary at age five. Read More Here

Valentine's Day is right around the corner! While your preschoolers may not have a special valentine in their lives now, it's never too early to teach them about being kind to others to prepare them for the day they do.