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Fairy Tales Theme Free Worksheets Coloring Pages and Reading List

January 17, 2012

Tweet Tweet If there are children in your daycare that love fantasy and fairy tales, here is a great resource for you. Here is a reading list of fairy tale compilation books. These are books that contain a selection of classic and contemporary fairy tales gathered in one book.  Compilation books save money because you don’t [...]

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Kindergarten Readiness Tips for Parents and Daycare Providers Part 2

January 13, 2012

Tweet Tweet Preparing for kindergarten is an important topic for many parents, early childhood educators, and daycare providers.  In part 2 of our interview, we asked Kirstin Parsons from Get Set for School (a new curriculum focused on helping preschool children prepare for kindergarten), to describe the value of kindergarten readiness programs. OwnADaycare: Are kindergarten [...]

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Kindergarten Readiness Tips for Parents and Daycare Providers

January 12, 2012

Tweet Tweet Preparing for kindergarten is an important topic for many parents, early childhood educators, and daycare providers.  We asked Kirstin Parsons from Get Set for School (a new curriculum focused on helping preschool children prepare for kindergarten), to describe signs of kindergarten readiness in the areas of concept development, physical, social, and emotional development, [...]

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Free Worksheets and Reading List for Preschoolers

January 10, 2012

Tweet Tweet January 16, 2012 is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. This federal holiday commemorates the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the civil rights movement, and is celebrated every year on the third Monday of January. While young children in a childcare center may or may not be [...]

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Letter A and the Long A Sound Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

January 6, 2012

Tweet Tweet Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter I 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 A. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter [...]

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New Year’s Preschool Resource List Free New Year’s Worksheets and Coloring Pages

December 29, 2011

Tweet Tweet The New Year is a great time for daycare providers to enhance their lesson plans with story time books and fun New Year’s Day activities. It is also a good time to discuss how the New Year is celebrated in other cultures. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free New Year [...]

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Letter X Alphabet Recognition Activity for Preschoolers

December 22, 2011

Tweet Tweet Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter X through fun activities that support clear learning objectives. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter X The students make and recognize the X sound The students will learn to trace and write upper and lower case X’s. [...]

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Letter I and the Short Letter I Sound Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

December 19, 2011

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

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Holiday Glitter Bell Fine Motor and Creative Arts Activity

December 15, 2011

Tweet Tweet When developing curriculum, daycare providers must include age-appropriate activities for young children that develop fine motor skills. This holiday glitter bell activity will support an fine arts unit as well as promote visual motor coordination, bilateral coordination, and hand strength. Fine motor skills are actions that involve the small movement of hands, wrists, feet, [...]

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Winter Craft Lesson Plan Popsicle Stick Snowflake

December 9, 2011

Tweet Tweet Early learning goals for toddlers include creative development. “The creative arts, including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing, are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children’s skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, [...]

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