Our classroom has had a lot of fun this month with storytelling and exploring different emotions. We made emotion cards SUNSHINE EMOTION CARDS for the children to set out at a conflict resolution table. We didn’t begin the project with the GOAL of storytelling/writing although, in the end, our conflict resolution table was a great literacy project. We made a table area where children could … [Read more...] about Wordless Emotion Cards, Conflict Resolution Table, and Emotions Booklet 4 Kids!
Parenting and Values
Mealtime Conversation Cards and Cooking Skills for Kids!
For many families, back to school time will mean a change in family routines: sports practices, games, clubs and meetings, music lessons, and homework all seem to work against finding time for family meals. While eating together everyday may not be possible, we encourage you to find time for family meals at least 3x per week. With a little family discussion, prioritizing, and assistance from … [Read more...] about Mealtime Conversation Cards and Cooking Skills for Kids!
6 Tips for Helping Preschoolers Get Dressed Independently!
Is your child getting ready to enter Preschool or Kindergarten this year? Learning how to get dressed independently is a BIG milestone. Look at the checklist below to see which skills your child may need work on. Shoes - Lift up the tongue or flap of the shoe, open the shoe, put foot in, and push the heel down into the shoe. With the invention of velcro closures, shoe tying is not a … [Read more...] about 6 Tips for Helping Preschoolers Get Dressed Independently!
Teaching Reverence and Patriotism to our Kids!
Reverence noun 1. a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration 2. the outward manifestation of this feeling: to pay reverence. 3. a gesture indicative of deep respect. 4. the state of being revered. verb (used with object) 1. to regard or treat with reverence; venerate Reverence is a basis for all human values. The reverent attitude will recognize … [Read more...] about Teaching Reverence and Patriotism to our Kids!
Balancing the PLAY Pendulum in Early Childhood!
I've been a part of early learning for nearly 25 years now. I've taught over 500 children from infants to age 6 and raised my own six children in a licensed family childcare home/preschool. I've seen most everything and anything concerning children and yet, I have so much more to learn. I've been listening, reading, and watching the current tide back to childhood "PLAY" as promoted by many … [Read more...] about Balancing the PLAY Pendulum in Early Childhood!
Wisdom, Grace, Hope, and Love this Mother’s Day!
Wow – no one said that being a MOTHER is an easy job. I’ve often wondered why God didn’t hand us a blueprint to our child’s life at birth; if we DID have the blueprint, we’d probably want to bargain for another version. I have five young adult children and a 5 yr. old that will enter Kindergarten in the Fall. Letting go of some desires to protect and hover over my children has not come easily, … [Read more...] about Wisdom, Grace, Hope, and Love this Mother’s Day!