Young children love story time, and while puppets can serve many purposes…using them is a fun way to make books come to life for preschoolers. Here are twelve Book Character Hand Puppets that you can use to enhance storytelling: Excerpt from Storytelling With Hand Puppets and Books Oral language is the basis for literacy. Language-oriented …
As a preschool teacher or early childhood educator, your days can be stressful. Practicing gratitude has a lot of positive effects, from improving our mental health and feeling happier…to boosting our relationships with others. A gratitude journal is a tool to keep track of the good things that happen. No matter how stressed, frustrated or …
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Preschoolers are just learning the basics of communication. Whether it’s their first word, a sentence, or sign language, they are all so excited to share what they know with you! There is no better time than now to start fostering children’s love for language, and these educational language activities will help them grow as well-rounded …
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Encouraging young children to have healthy friendships is an important to explore. Often young children want to have friends but don’t know how to treat friends properly or understand what being a friend is. Being a good friend is an important life skill – one that doesn’t come naturally. We’ve compiled a list of friendship …
Written by Janine Byler The pandemic has forced schools around the world to transition to online learning, leaving 1.6 billion children out of school. This sudden shift may have come as more of a shock to preschoolers — who are experiencing the health crisis during their formative years. Fortunately, child care programs are slowly opening back up, …
Written by Fatima McConduit-Waheed Diaperstodoodhpatti One of the greatest human intelligences to this day is the ability to acquire language and communicate. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing allow us to communicate, deliver messages and information, express our thoughts with the world, learn, acquire knowledge and figure life out. Wow! That’s a lot of responsibility …
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Written by Varsha Asrani Instilling positive values and teaching good behavior is what almost every parent desires for their kids. Setting a reward system right from childhood is one of the most effective methods to get them to do what you (as a parent) want. The key to success here is to come up with …
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Written by Rachel Taylor Monday morning, your classroom is full and no one is happy to be there. James is crying. Abby is hitting Laseka. Darius is asleep. And then there’s you. Underpaid and overworked. But you love your kiddos. How can you turn this around? In early childhood, we are sensory beings. Each sensation brings …
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Chances are you have some preschool auditory learners in your early childhood program. (20-30% of children learn through hearing*). An auditory learner is a style in which a person learns through listening. An auditory learner depends on hearing and speaking as a main way of learning. Auditory learners must be able to hear what is …
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National Crayon Day is March 31. Of course, crayon activities are great for ANY day in early childhood. Here are some crayon day activities to try out: Make fun Crayon Shapes using silicone ice cube trays as crayon molds. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Peel the paper off the crayons and cut or break into …
