Teaching

Daycare Dilemma Boys Playing with Dolls

February 9, 2012

Tweet Tweet A reader had a dilemma because there was a boy in her care who plays with dolls and prefers to play with the girls. She wondered if she should make him play with the boys and cars or just let him be. We asked our OwnADaycare fans on Facebook what they would do, or [...]

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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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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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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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