Time-Out Tuesdays Each Tuesday we will take time out of the classroom to learn about each other. I love to (attempt to) grow my own veggies in the warm months. I look forward to it each year. This year was no different. It was a rough winter in more than one way and I was… Continue Reading
Mindful Monday This is where each Monday we are mindful of our pedagogy, slowly adjusting our lessons to match our theories. I just love working on sight words with my Kindergarteners! In my classroom we lump sight words and high frequency words together. We (being the Kindergarten teaching team I work with) feel like it… Continue Reading
Fill it up Friday Each Friday we will look at an article to fill up on the whys of teaching. So I have to give a shout out to one of my parents (I lovingly refer to the parents of my students as my parents) for sharing this one with me. She is an OT… Continue Reading
Thursday Thoughts This is where we will collaborate on classroom issues. “My children come to me all day to tattle on their friends. I’m going to pull my hair out if I have to hear one more time about a friend looking at them wrong!” -Michelle G., Virginia Beach, VAThis is something that I think… Continue Reading
Wednesday Words We will look at the words that define us. Chances are if you have read any research studies or even reviews of studies you have heard the word correlation. Correlation is one of those words that can get us in trouble if we overlook its meaning. Correlation simply means that there is some… Continue Reading
Time-Out Tuesdays Each Tuesday we will take time out of the classroom to learn about each other. I wasn’t always a runner. I wanted to be a runner in high school, but I spent so much time with NJROTC that I didn’t have the time to join the track team (not that I would have… Continue Reading
Mindful Monday This is where each Monday we are mindful of our pedagogy, slowly adjusting our lessons to match our theories. Is matter in your curriculum? We get to touch on it in my Kindergarten program. I always seem to have a few kids who have difficulty understanding the concept of molecules making up… Continue Reading
Fill it up Friday Each Friday we will look at an article to fill up on the whys of teaching. Today we are going to look at an article that touches on a subject that impacts all of us- screen time. I am shocked by the amount of time the average child in my school… Continue Reading
Thursday Thoughts This is where we will collaborate on classroom issues. “I have a child who does not stay in time out. I get so tired of chasing him down. What can I do” –Olivia C., Roanoke Let’s first look at how time-out is being used. While there are many variations on time-out I prescribe… Continue Reading
Wednesday Words Where each week we will look at the words that define us. DAP- Developmentally Appropriate Practice. This is a term you will hear frequently in early childhood education. This term means that the actions you are taking are within the appropriate developmental range for the children in your care. The National Association… Continue Reading