Teaching

Are Kindergarten Standards too High? By Guest Blogger Amy Pybus

November 14, 2011

Tweet Tweet I know a lot of people whose kids are going into kindergarten this year, and many of them have the same concerns: “The teacher says he can’t sit still.” “She won’t stop what she’s doing and participate with the group.” “She’s not learning her letters.” That’s because kids who are five years old [...]

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Veterans Day Daycare Reading and Resource List with Free Printables

November 9, 2011

Tweet Tweet Veterans Day, observed on November 11, is an American federal holiday that honors Veterans Day, all Americans who have served in the military, both living and dead. Teach young children about Veterans Day through military themed lesson plans and activities. Consider the following reading lists and resources for free Veterans Day worksheets, coloring pages, [...]

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Safari Preschool Lesson Plan

November 3, 2011

Tweet Tweet Enjoy this this preschool lesson plan about safaris. The activities below will introduce children to the topics related to safaris through two math activity, a dramatic play activity, a fun safari craft, an action song and, preschool picture books about safaris. This lesson plan works well in conjunction with a unit a daycare center theme [...]

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Beware of Over-Scheduling Children

October 26, 2011

Tweet Tweet When I was growing up, we tended to have a lot of unscheduled time. While we may have had a weekly piano lesson or volleyball game or practice, a lot of our down time was relaxed and unscheduled. We would color, play with Barbie dolls, play jacks and hopscotch, and put on backyard [...]

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Popcorn Preschool Lesson Plan

October 20, 2011

Tweet Tweet Present this cute and simple lesson in your family daycare that is all about popcorn. Children love popcorn will enjoy doing a fun popcorn craft, a popcorn math activity, singing popcorn songs, and listening to preschool picture books with a popcorn theme. This lesson plan goes well with a unit about culinary arts. [...]

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Halloween Black Cat Sorting Activity for Preschoolers

October 13, 2011

Tweet Tweet Halloween is approaching! As many child daycare centers begin to implement Halloween themed activities, consider this black cat sorting activity. Black cat sorting is a fun Halloween themed activity that supports cognitive development. Cognitive Development in Preschoolers Cognitive development focuses on developing functions of the brain such as thinking, learning, awareness, judgment, and [...]

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Arts and Craft Ideas for Very Young Children in Multi-age Daycare

October 12, 2011

Tweet Tweet Many daycare providers care for groups of multi-age children.  It can be challenging to provide arts and craft activities (creative arts activities) for multi-age groups. We asked our OwnADaycare Facebook fans who are daycare owners if they provide arts and crafts activities for young children between 16 months and 20 months of age [...]

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Letter Y Lesson Plan for Preschoolers

October 10, 2011

Tweet Tweet Preschool teachers and daycare providers can help children learn to recognize and write the letter Y through fun activities that support clear learning objectives. Learning Objectives The students will identify the letter Y The students make and recognize the Y sound (beginning consonant) The students will learn to trace and write upper and [...]

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Fall and Autumn Daycare Activities for October

October 5, 2011

Tweet Tweet Present this simple October lesson plan that is all about frogs. Children will learn about fall and October through  a fun fall craft, a fall physical activity, a fall poem and song and preschool picture books about frogs. This lesson plan also goes well with a theme about seasons and nature. Autumn Craft Crushed Fall [...]

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Letter L Lesson Plan for Preschool or Daycare

September 28, 2011

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

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