Get the ultimate list of preschool themes to help plan your yearly activities! Preschool themes are one of the best ways to teach children. I’ve used many different types of preschool curriculum throughout my 15 years of teaching, and the one that is my most tried and true is preschool themes. I especially loved to tie them into stories, since that is also one of the most powerful ways that View Post
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A Veteran Teacher’s Guide for Making a Preschool Schedule
It only took me 10 years, but I finally found my dream preschool schedule. Call it the preschooltopia of all schedules. I spent years adapting schedules that were good, but not great. BUT this was it! It was just as sweet as I had hoped it would be. Come take a peek inside my veteran teacher's guide for making a preschool schedule. The key to my perfect schedule is providing predictability View Post
The Amazing Benefits of Forest School
The practice of immersing children in nature from an early age has long been popular in the Scandinavian countries, not the least through the tradition of “forest schooling.” Now the concept of learning in nature is finally starting to catch on in the U.S. And with good reason - for young children, the benefits of forest school are both plentiful and profound! The original Scandinavian forest View Post
5 Tips for Choosing the Best Preschool Curriculum
Need a great preschool curriculum? Here's what I've learned as a veteran preschool teacher! I have invested a lot of time and money into preschool curricula, and the verdict is that I didn’t love hardly any of them. In fact, I hardly liked them. They fell short of my expectations or wishes, and then I was left with a low-quality preschool curriculum and less money. I never thought it would be View Post
5 Must-Haves for Making a Great Preschool Schedule
Creating a great preschool schedule for children can mean the difference between months filled with chaos and a week that you want to repeat time and time again. I'm going to share with you 5 must-haves for making a great preschool schedule. There is so much information about making a preschool schedule that I want to share, so I've made a series! You can see my own preschedule schedule View Post
Tips to Work Smarter, Not Harder in Child Care
Every year that I have been in the early childhood field, I have faced the same problem. There is never enough time in the day to get everything done! It didn’t matter whether I was in the classroom or whether I was the administrator -- I always had a long "to do" list. I’m going to share with you some of the best ways to gain back your time. We all could use tips to work smarter, not harder in View Post
Preschool Name Writing Practice Ideas
I love teaching children to write their names. It's a skill they will use for the rest of their lives, and it is so exciting to help them with this milestone. Writing doesn't have to be hard or stressful though, so I have put together easy ways to help children write their names. I remember a day in preschool several years back where there were crayon markings all over one of our block center View Post
Preschool Songs for Circle Time
Need the perfect songs for circle time? These preschool and kindergarten songs are absolutely delightful, and your children will love singing them over and over again. I love using music as a teaching tool - it's one of my favorite things in my preschool curriculum. But when it comes to original songs, I am clueless! Thankfully, I am going to share with you about a wonderful musician who View Post
How I Created a Calming and Inviting Preschool Classroom
Welcome to my in home preschool. I am so happy to show you around! At the end I'll send you off to some more amazing classrooms and spaces too. I am a former preschool classroom teacher and administrator of 10 years turned into a work at home preschool teacher, and I've been teaching from my home for three and a half years. I took the leap to my home once my second child was born. If you've View Post
5 Key Things Preschool Teachers Want you to know Before Starting Preschool
Is preschool around the corner? As a veteran preschool teacher, there are some things you should know. Preschool can be one of the most magical and exciting times in a child's life. It also helps set the stage for kindergarten and beyond. Many well-meaning parents have walked through my door and given me a list of what their child already knows: how to spell his name, all of View Post