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Fitness in the classroom – Water Challenge
You can’t talk about fitness without talking about water intake. Did you know that the average preschooler should drink 40-50 ounces of water every day? There’s a good chance that most of your students aren’t drinking this much water, but this little challenge set will help. The large water cup tracker sheet can be laminated so that children can use it daily. Students can use the water drop sheet to track how many week days each month they meet their water goals by coloring in a water drop each day that they meet their goal. Download your set here – its FREE!
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Fitness in the classroom – Balance Beam
A balance beam is a simple piece of equipment that can help preschoolers build and perfect a number of different skills – everything from basic balance, to core muscle strength, to patience, and coordination. A balance beam can easily be used indoors or outdoors, and the best part is that they are really easy to make. In Lieu of Preschool has a great tutorial for a simple balance beam, go check it out and have fun with your new classroom balance beam!
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Fitness in the Classroom – Using a Stability Ball
I truly believe that preschool is a time to introduce children to new concepts and experiences. I’m not necessarily looking for skill mastery, my goal is exposure. That goes for fitness activities too. I know that preschoolers may not be able to use a stability ball the way that it was developed to be used – simply because they are too small and haven’t refined their own balance and coordination. That doesn’t mean they can’t still have fun with it. In fact, can you picture what your students would do if you brought a stability ball into the classroom tomorrow, they would probably go crazy over it. An ideal space…
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Fitness in the classroom – Dancing
Getting healthy is the most popular new year’s resolution, whether you’ve given up on your resolutions already or not, it’s never too early to help children learn to enjoy physical activity. One of my favorite movement activities to do in the classroom is dancing. They are so many different ways to engage children in this particular activity, from the type of music you choose to the props that you have available. Even the most timid children can enjoy dancing with the group. Here are some ideas to make dancing interesting: Dance with colored scarves Make ribbon rings to dance with Give each child a carpet square to designate their dancing…
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Friday Freebie – Inspirational Ideas
Happy Friday! These first few weeks of the year often seem the longest, I’m hoping this week’s posts will life your spirits and inspire a little positivity! Today’s freebie is an Encouragemnt List that includes wonderful ideas for self-care and embracing joy. Download your copy from Add On To Learning and go plan the activities that you’d like to accomplish!
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A Little Inspiration
I love love love quotes – here are a few that really speak to this week’s posts. Hopefully they will bring you a little inspiration! Source Source Source Source
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Routines that increase happiness
I live for routines. They make my life run smoothly and they help me feel like I’ve got everything under control. Routines help me make sure that I get everything around in the morning and that I stay on top of tasks that need completed regularly. I’ve found that I can build little things into my routines that go a long way towards making me a happier person. One routine that brings me a small bit of joy is to stop at Starbucks before work on Mondays and Fridays. I have a Starbucks obsession, and I could stop every single day – but that would cost me a small fortune. …
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Take care of yourself!
If I learned only one thing in 2017, it was the importance of taking care of yourself. In this field, so much of our time and attention are demanded. We must be present at all times and consistently observing and recording, all while preparing for what will come next. We have to do this with a smile on our face, while dealing with difficult behaviors and unrealistic expectations. It’s exhausting and it can really take a toll on you. I firmly believe that you can’t care for anyone else until you have cared for yourself. Unfortunately, it can feel selfish to tell others no in order to do something nice…
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Strategies for balancing work and personal life
I just typed that title and started laughing – who am I to write about balancing my work and personal life?! I definitely don’t have it all figured out. I spend more nights typing this little blog than I care to admit – and that’s on top of working a full time job, so I feel you! Honestly, I think we’re all just doing the best that we can. I know that might not sound helpful if you’re really looking for some strategies, but my mantra over the last six months has been “Give yourself some credit.” Seriously, I bet there are a ton of things that you’re doing really…
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Friday Freebie – Lesson Planning
Happy Friday! We’ve officially made it through the first week of 2018, maybe by the end of next week I’ll remember to write 2018 instead of 2017. Today’s freebie is a set of lesson plan formats for the preschool classroom. I am a huge advocate for making your lesson plan work for you, and I think that you should set in up in a way that is actually helpful, or else you’ll find yourself doing extra work. This set has a variety of templates so that you can select the one that fits your class structure the best. For more on using these different templates be sure to check out…
