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Learning about Colors Pink Lesson Plan

February 8, 2012

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this simple preschool lesson plan about the color pink. The activities below will introduce children to the color pink through fun facts, activities, books, songs, and a game. This lesson plan works well in conjunction with a daycare center unit theme about colors. Pink Science Activity In this simple science activity, children [...]

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Letter N Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

February 2, 2012

Tweet Tweet Implementing activities in daycare centers that support clear learning objectives, preschool teachers can create brilliant lesson plans that help young children learn the letter N. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter N. The students make and recognize the N sound. The students will learn to trace and write upper and lower case [...]

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Valentines Day Relay Race Gross Motor Skill Activity for Preschoolers

February 1, 2012

Tweet Tweet Motor skills are actions that control how muscles move the body. Gross motor skills are those that control the large muscles of the body which are used to walk, run, crawl, sit, jump, and other large muscle activities. Preschool teachers and daycare providers can enhance gross motor skill development through effective lesson plans [...]

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Color Sorting Collage Cognitive Development Lesson Plan for Preschool

January 30, 2012

Tweet Tweet If you’re starting to teach your daycare kids colors, this is a super easy lesson plan for you.   Try this cognitive activity in your child daycare center which teaches colors as well as classification skills. Cognitive Development in Preschoolers Cognitive development focuses on developing functions of the brain such as thinking, learning, awareness, [...]

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Should You Potty Train Girls and Boys Together?

January 27, 2012

Tweet Tweet One concern among child care providers is potty training both a boy and girl in your daycare at the same time. We asked the OwnADaycare on Facebook members, how they feel about boys and girls in the bathroom at the same time. Our members who are also daycare owners responded to provide their opinions. Here [...]

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Teaching Preschoolers the Letter U and the Short U Sound

January 26, 2012

Tweet Tweet Implementing activities that support clear learning objectives, preschool teachers and daycare providers can create fun lesson plans that help young children learn the letter U. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter U. The students make and recognize the short U sound. The students will learn to trace and write upper and [...]

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Developmental Screening Tests for Young Children with Cris Rowan Part 3

January 25, 2012

Tweet Tweet Developmental screening is a procedure designed to identify children who should receive more intensive assessment or diagnosis for potential developmental delays. Developmental screening allows daycare providers and parents the ability to receive a snapshot of a child’s development. Part 3 of our interview with Cris Rowan, pediatric occupational therapist, sensory specialist, CEO of Zone’in [...]

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Developmental Screening Tests for Young Children with Cris Rowan Part 2

January 24, 2012

Tweet Tweet Developmental screening is a procedure designed to identify children who should receive more intensive assessment or diagnosis for potential developmental delays. Developmental screening allows daycare providers and parents the ability to receive a snapshot of a child’s development. Part 2 of our interview with Cris Rowan, pediatric occupational therapist , sensory specialist, CEO [...]

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Developmental Screening Tests for Young Children Interview with Cris Rowan

January 23, 2012

Tweet Tweet Developmental screening is a procedure designed to identify children who should receive more intensive assessment or diagnosis for potential developmental delays. Developmental screening allows daycare providers and parents the ability to receive a snapshot of a child’s development. Our interview with Cris Rowan, pediatric occupational therapist, sensory specialist, CEO of Zone’in Programs Inc. discusses [...]

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Letter E Preschool Lesson Plan Teaching the Long E Sound

January 20, 2012

Tweet Tweet Teach Children the Letter E Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter E through fun activities that support clear learning objectives. Implementing activities that support clear learning objectives, preschool teachers can create brilliant lesson plans that help young children learn the letter E and the [...]

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