Tagged with " classroom tips"
Simple Kitchen Levers
Playing with levers is something most toddlers and preschoolers do, even if it’s simply launching Cheerios from a spoon off [...]
Sound Experiment: The Lion and the Mouse
Try this listening challenge for preschoolers by inviting them to fill two shakers to help tell the story of The Lion [...]
Wow! School!
The first day of preschool can be nerve wracking…causing sleeplessness, tears and clingy behavior…the children get a little nervous, too. [...]
I Don’t Want to Read That!
The other day when reading to a group of preschoolers, everything was going smoothly… just another happy-go-lucky story time… until [...]
Read It Aloud! King Bidgood Style
In 1985, Audrey Wood published a book about a plump, red-headed king that wouldn’t get out of his bathtub! King [...]
“What Do You Notice?” Visible Thinking.
Preschool children learn how to think by listening to what parents and teachers say. It helps for adults to “think out [...]
Please, Do Not Sit Still
For me, story time always begins with a song and dance. As soon as the children get settled, I invite them to [...]






