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10 of the Best Back to School Books for Preschoolers
Back to school season is such a super exciting and fun time for children of all ages. It may be their 10th time heading back to school, or it may be their 1st. Either way, you can use many great books in the classroom to invite reflection and conversation around the feelings that may arise…
16 Awesome Picture Books To Help Teach Self-Regulation In Early Childhood
How are your preschoolers doing when it comes to self-regulation? I know. They are only just beginning to learn the skills necessary to regulate them and their abilities will vary greatly within one classroom. If you are reading this blog post you must be seeing that your students need more support in this area. Perhaps…
How To Help Preschoolers With Self- Regulation And 5 Teacher Approved Tips
Self-regulation is the ability to understand and manage our own behavior, which includes being able to manage our behavior in reaction to things happening around us and the feelings we may have about them. For our young learners, that means being able to: regulate strong emotions like anger, frustration and excitement. know how to calm…
3 Easy Ways to Use Inference Pictures to Teach Preschoolers About Social Inferences
Last week I noticed one of my preschoolers named Jack backing away from one of the other children. He was frowning, his mouth was turned down and he clearly appeared uneasy. I walked up to them both and noticed the other child laughing and waving a toy at Jack, not seeming to grasp how Jack…
9 Important Class Mottos for the Start of the Preschool Year
Have you ever used class mottos with your preschoolers? Even though it is mid-year here in Australia, I’ve been wrecking my brain thinking about ways to develop a greater sense of community in my preschool classroom and decided to make some class mottos for my classroom. What if at the beginning of the school year…
5 Reasons Why Teaching Preschoolers to Identify Emotions is so Important
Did you know that in surveys done by Breńe Brown and her team, they found that people on average can only identify 3 emotions when they are actually feeling them? I’m not kidding. The 3 emotions are happiness, sadness and anger (Atlas of the Heart by Breńe Brown). That is absolutely stagering if you think…
3 Reasons Why Preschoolers Love Would You Rather Questions
Would You Rather Questions For Kids You probably have played this game once or twice. You may have been on the bus ride to a 5th-grade field trip, college, or even as an adult sitting around a winter fire with friends. You might know the game by the name This or That too. It is…
7 Absolutely Perfect Preschool Activities for International Friendship Day
I love International Friendship Day! It is about friendship, caring, kindness, empathy, and so much more! This special day is coming up quickly and is a great way to celebrate friendships in your preschool classroom! Here are some great ideas to get your students engaged in activities for International Friendship Day. Before I jump right…
The 4 Easiest Preschool Listening Activities You Can Use Today!
What do we mean when we ask our preschoolers to “listen”? There are probably a million different ways we can look at this. Can you hear my voice? Can you look at me? Can you hear my words? Can you block out what’s happening around you? Can you understand the meaning of the words I’m…
Mindful Exercises for Kids: 6 Easy and Effective Activities For Your Classroom
Mindful Exercises for Kids Mindfulness has been a word thrown around a lot lately, but you might be wondering what exactly is mindfulness, especially when it comes to children? Mindfulness is a practice, and it helps you focus on being aware of your feelings at different moments in time. There are many different ways to…
