Thursday Thoughts This is where we will collaborate on classroom issues.“I want my class to feel like a family. Right now all the kids seem tired of one another. I am at a year round school so we will still be together for a little while. What can I do?”- Samantha, VA I love using class meetings! They… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Wednesday Words- ECERS
Wednesday Words We will look at the words that define us. First let me apologize. I know it is Thursday and I am just now posting for Wednesday. We had our Kindergarten graduation today so I was at school late setting up. Like 10:30 pm late. It was worth it! Everything turned out beautifully! Now onto… Continue Reading
Time-Out Tuesday- Whadda Work For?
Time-Out Tuesday Each Tuesday we will take time out of the classroom to learn about each other.Goals…. So nice to have. So hard to set sometimes. My problem is that I want to do EVERYTHING! I’m not even sure what my next big goal should be. Here are a few ideas I’m toying with: Another… Continue Reading
Mindful Monday- Gross Motor
Mindful Monday This is where each Monday we are mindful of our pedagogy, slowly adjusting our lessons to match our theories. After reading about how important grow motor activities are in this post Big Body Play, I thought it would be fun for us to share some ideas on gross motor activities being worked into… Continue Reading
Fill It Up Friday- Music as a means or an ends?
Fill it up Friday Each Friday we will look at an article to fill up on the whys of teaching.Let’s talk music. Do you use music in your classroom? In many early childhood classrooms it is something that is used in many areas. Transitions and learning new material are two of the major ways music… Continue Reading
Thursday Thoughts- The Waiting Game
Thursday Thoughts This is where we will collaborate on classroom issues.“There are many times throughout the day where my kids have to sit. I end up getting so irritated that they won’t sit still that I end up yelling. By the time we start the activity that we were waiting to start none of us… Continue Reading
Wednesday Words- NAEYC
Wednesday Words We will look at the words that define us. Have you ever found that store, restaurant, or whatever that you just love and want to share with everyone? I feel that way about NAEYC! So what is it? The National Association for the Education of Young Children. There are so many resources put… Continue Reading
Time Out Tuesday- Another reason to run…
Time-Out Tuesday Each Tuesday we will take time out of the classroom to learn about each other.So this weekend I found yet another reason to run. It is a place called Duck Donuts. One just opened in Virginia Beach. All of my Facebook friends have been posting pictures of boxes of donuts. I’m thinking “what’s… Continue Reading
Mindful Monday- Plants
Mindful Monday This is where each Monday we are mindful of our pedagogy, slowly adjusting our lessons to match our theories. We use each spring to teach children about plants. I bet I could enter any school from infants to fifth grade and see something about plants in a lesson during the spring. It is… Continue Reading