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Preschool Curriculum Part 1
Curriculum is important, it gives you a path to follow as you plan activities for your students. Ideally, a curriculum should help you make sure that your students are receiving a well rounded educational experience. There are so many curriculum options to choose from, should you buy a “curriculum in a box” or follow a loos, theory based approach? How do you decide? I’ve had this conversation with enough preschool teachers and administrators to know that it is an important issue, but the decision isn’t an easy one to make. I’m going to share my research with you, so that you can get a better picture of the options that…
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Friday Freebie – E-Resources for Teachers
Happy Friday! This week has been all about ideas and resources for teachers, if you haven’t already seen them, go check out all of these great posts; Intro to Teachers Pay Teachers Custom T-shirts for school My Favorite Blogs for Teachers Stores that offer teacher discounts Today’s freebie is another great resource for teachers, this E-book is full links to different sites that are perfect for teachers. There are sites to use with children in the classroom, sites that are perfect for communicating with parents, sites that can help with lesson planning, and sites that are ideal for online storage and file sharing. Download your copy and take some time…
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Teacher Discounts
Have you heard about Walmart’s new School Supply Program for teachers? They just announced it last week and it got me thinking about all of the other places that I love to shop that have teacher programs. So, I put together a list for you! The Container Store – Teachers can register to receive special email offers throughout the school year. Michael’s – Michael’s gives teachers an additional 15% off their entire purchase when they show their school ID. JoAnn Fabrics – Teachers get 15% off their total purchase with the JoAnn Teacher Rewards Discount Card. Barnes and Noble – Eligible teachers can receive 20% off books for the classroom. FedEx…
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My Favorite Blogs for Teachers
I get to spend some time with some of my favorite bloggers this week, and as I was thinking about hanging out with all of them, I realized that I haven’t shared a list of my favorite preschool and teaching blogs in a really long time. I have a pretty wide range of teaching interests, so I’ve tried to organize my favorite blogs into categories that will help you find the blogs that cover topics you are most interested in; Preschool Blogs Elissa is a former elementary school teacher who is now a Mama, guiding her two little ones through preschool – Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station Jamie Runs an amazing…
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Custom School Shirts
I’m attending the Teachers Pay Teachers Conference in Las Vegas later this week and I am psyched to wear my Preschool Ponderings T-shirt! The Shirt was printed by A+ Images and I cannot say enough good things about this company. I’ve ordered T-shirts online from other companies and it has been an expensive headache. A+ Images is AWESOME! Their design tool was easy to use and I was able to make my shirt look exactly like I wanted it to. If you are in the market for staff shirts, school spirit shirts, or field trip shirts, please be sure to check out A+ Images!
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Do you use TPT?
Have you heard of Teachers Pay Teachers? Do you use it? I cannot believe the number of amazing resources I’ve downloaded from TPT over the years – the freebies are awesome, and every product that I’ve bought has been completely worth the money I’ve spent (saving me the time and effort of having to make it myself). There are some incredibly talented teachers out there and we can all benefit from their great resources. It can be a bit overwhelming to sift through all of the products that come up as a result of a search, so I wanted to share a couple of TPT tools you can use to…
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Friday Freebie – 4th of July
Happy Friday! Happy almost 4th of July! Today’s freebie is an adorable 4th of July headband that children can color and wear as they celebrate the holiday. Grab this free download from Teacher’s Scrapbook, and if you’re looking for other ideas for your 4th of July celebration check out these posts; Quick and easy 4th of July activities Teaching Patriotism Exploring Fireworks
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Ideas for exploring fireworks
When you say 4th of July, the first thing most people think of is fireworks. Watching fireworks is definitely the most memorable part of the entire holiday, and though children aren’t able to touch them, they are certainly able to experience them. Fireworks can also be a little scary – especially if children are close enough to hear the loud booms and feel the ground shake beneath them. This is why it is a great idea to explore fireworks with children before the 4th so that they have an idea of what to expect. Here are ten ideas for exploring fireworks with little ones; Watch videos of fireworks that include…
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Expressive language activities for preschool
It’s Wednesday, and here at Preschool Ponderings, that means time to focus on the standards. Every Wednesday I choose an Early Learning Standard and share a number of activities that can be aligned with that particular standard. Remember, the Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly. I’ve rounded up some great ideas today! Domain: Language and LiteracyStrand: Listening and SpeakingTopic: Expressive LanguageThis standard is all about using language to communicate. Children should be able to speak…
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Teaching Patriotism
The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, I love spending time with my family and making time to just enjoy summer. I think this is probably true for most people, but there is more to this holiday than barbecues and fireworks, it’s about pride and love for our country – Patriotism. There is something about the 4th of July that makes us all feel united in celebrating together, no matter what state we are from, what age we are, or what we look like. There are many many ways to teach patriotism to young children, and celebrating the 4th of July is a great reason to talk…
