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Job interview for kindergarten position

by Carlee

Mar 6, 2015

Hello, I am going to be interviewing for a kindergarten position in the school I work in. I am currently the k-8 art teacher and paraprofessional in various areas of the school. I have been preparing for this interview, as I knew the position would become available at the end of the year. However, what do you think I should know or should be prepar...See More

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Flacka At the interviews I have been part of, they usually ask about reading and how you go about teaching it. Other key issues are ESL students, classroom management, and lesson planning.

Mar 7, 2015

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CindyV On 3/06/15, Carlee wrote: > Hello, > I am going to be interviewing for a kindergarten position in > the school I work in. I am currently the k-8 art teacher and > paraprofessional in various areas of the school. I have > been preparing for this interview, as I knew the position > would become available at the end of the year. Howe...See More

Mar 7, 2015

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Sanitizing classroom toys - by Cheryl Hatch

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 5, 2015

Cheryl Hatch has written a complete primer on how to sanitize the toys used in your preschool program. This is important information for protecting the health of the children. Please share the link far and wide!

url: gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/cheryl-hatch/sanitizing-preschool-toys [hyperlink below in post]

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english

by anitha

Mar 4, 2015

How do I prepare a kindergarten demo lesson?

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english

by anitha

Mar 4, 2015

how to prepare for a demo

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Toilet Green or, was that a leprechaun I saw?

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 3, 2015

You'll love this, and it might give you some ideas for St. Patrick's Day in your classroom. Please do share the link!

http://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/kinder-geek/leprechaun-fun/ (hyperlink below)

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Time capsule

by GaJam

Feb 28, 2015

We made time capsules a few years back for our K students to keep and open when they graduated from high school. We would like to do it again this year but of course do not have any documents or parent notes to go with it!!! We do have some memories but would like to know if anyone else have any information that they would share? Thanks for any thi...See More

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Behavior and mom

by Getting too old for this

Feb 22, 2015

I have a student who tattles constantly. I told her that I would not listen unless she is hurt or someone else is hurt. Mom does not like this one bit. Tells me that daughter feels like I am not paying attention to her. She is also one that wants to go to the nurse frequently. I won't let her unless she is feverish or about to get sick. Again mom d...See More

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SuperTeacher On 2/22/15, Getting too old for this wrote: > I have a student who tattles constantly. I told her that > I would not listen unless she is hurt or someone else is > hurt.

You might also rephrase the definition of tattling when the child approaches you. Let them know that tattling is for "letting the teacher know about a probl...See More

Feb 23, 2015

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Send he to the nurse I have an "extreme tattler" and she complains constantly of not feeling well, having to use the bathroom, getting a drink, etc. I SEND her EVERY TIME she complains to the nurse. If mom gets a call EVERY day to come pick her up, I'm hoping that MOM gets tired of having to pick up her "complainer who cried wolf." The situation wi...See More I have an "extreme tattler" and she complains constantly of not feeling well, having to use the bathroom, getting a drink, etc. I SEND her EVERY TIME she complains to the nurse. If mom gets a call EVERY day to come pick her up, I'm hoping that MOM gets tired of having to pick up her "complainer who cried wolf." The situation will fix itself. Plus, if mom's not happy about anything, show WONT be happy if you refuse to send her little angel to the nurse.... so keep sending her! Mom will have nothing to complain about because you are "attending to the needs of her child by taking her complaints very seriously"... and sending her home.

> On 2/22/15, Getting too old for this wrote: >> I have a student who tattles constantly. I told her that >> I would not listen unless she is hurt or someone else is >> hurt. Mom does not like this one bit. Tells me that >> daughter feels like I am not paying attention to her. She >> is also one that wants to go to the nurse frequently. I >> won't let her unless she is feverish or about to get >> sick. Again mom does not like this. Mom is now going to >> meet with the principal over all this nonsense. I know my >> admin. will stand behind me, but how do you handle >> parents and these types of problems? > > As we already know, children who tattle do this for the > attention. Obviously, the child has not transitioned yet > from getting total attention from mom and sharing the > teacher with the other students. > > The way I always handled the chronic tattlers was when the > child approached me with an obvious tattle (not that > someone was getting hurt type of announcement but the > frivolous ones I would ask "Why are you telling me this? Do > you want to get ______ in trouble? Or are you worried that > _____ is in danger? Or Are you concerned that I didn't > already know that ______ was doing whatever?" If the child > is forced to think about WHY she is tattling it tends to go > away after several days. Often it is only that the child is > worried that someone isn't following the rules and she > wants to be sure that you are noticing that, too. Hope that > helps with the child anyway!

Mar 3, 2015

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iPad apps

by KimMo

Feb 18, 2015

I just received my iPad from my district and looking for terrific apps for both the students and myself. I will have two iPads in the room for my students soon. Unfortunately, right now I barely know how to turn the device on. I would greatly appreciate any and all advice. Thank you, KimMo

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DonnaR/CA On 2/18/15, KimMo wrote: > I just received my iPad from my district and looking for > terrific apps for both the students and myself.

Do read my post about the problems our district is causing, before spending any money on apps.

But the ones that my students really, really love:

ABCmouse - free, easier to use on t...See More

Feb 20, 2015

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iPads vs District

by DonnaR/CA

Feb 18, 2015

I am wondering how many of you work for districts that insist on breathing down your neck about the apps you put on your student iPads/tablets.

Our district has been, up to now, pretty easy. Get parents to donate iTunes gift cards, load up to 5 iPads with a given app, use accordingly.

All of a sudden, they're telling us that the ...See More

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K. Fair On 2/25/15, kinderesl wrote: > We have two district apple accounts that can be used to load > apps. One is for free apps only. I can load anything > (educational of course!) that is free. All paid apps MUST be > purchased through the district account with prior approval.

I own an iPad. I was issued one by the county. I have per...See More

Mar 11, 2015

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DonnaR/CA
> are outstanding! Maybe I'll change my tune at the end of
> the year when they want to wipe the iPads (3)clean. I
> guess I'll just wait and see. For now, I'm loving the use
> of them!

I am told that our District will wipe all the iPads clean
at the end of the year. I had created a new iTunes account
for t...See More

Mar 14, 2015

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4 year old not in school yet

by Cfor

Feb 15, 2015

My niece's little girl went to Jk the first day of school and maybe tried another day and then told her mother that she didn't want to go back. She told her mother to tell the teacher to take her name off the class list. When the child is asked about school she says she will go to school when she turns five. My niece has three older children who ha...See More

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maureen may have gotten the vibes that her > mom wasn't ready to let her "baby" go or maybe the little > girl just wasn't ready to go, didn't like the place or any > number of other reasons. So many preschools have > gotten on the "academic train" and make the kids sit and > do worksheets, give them homework, etc. which ...See More may have gotten the vibes that her > mom wasn't ready to let her "baby" go or maybe the little > girl just wasn't ready to go, didn't like the place or any > number of other reasons. So many preschools have > gotten on the "academic train" and make the kids sit and > do worksheets, give them homework, etc. which is totally > inappropriate IMO. >

I would lean towards Flacka's possible reasons. The little girl went willingly the first day or two so I would think it had something to do with the way the classroom was being run, or something similar. I think young children are very intuitive and we adults should honor those gut feelings more often then we do. My oldest walked up to the classroom door of first grade, turned around and announced that she didn't want to go in there. She had been in Montessori for three years so it wasn't the thought of school that made her feel that way. We had her visit the classroom the previous spring thinking that would give her a positive impression of the school where bigger kids went. She just had a feeling that this was not going to be a good place to be. Unfortunately, she was right and it was a horrible experience for her (and the other children in that classroom). It set the tone for attitude towards school for the rest of her years in school. She was intuitive about doctors and dentists too and was always right I would find out years later. We had to deal with a lot of resistance about even leaving the house each day just to go the block to school until she finally gave in and went through the motions of going because she had to. She never could say what it was that she didn't like about the class except that the teacher made rude body noises and never said excuse me. This community still allowed spanking of students if given permission by parents and they were doing that outside the door of the classroom with the one boy who was terrorizing the classroom. There were all sorts of little things that added up to a classroom that didn't "feel right" to a little one. I am not saying that was what necessarily was happening with the niece's child's school, but children catch a lot of little things that adults just miss or have grown thick skin to ignore.

Our grandchild was taken out of K after several months of really disliking school and being forced to go. When she changed schools the following year for first grade, there were no issues whatsoever and she has been happy ever since. The school she goes to is more relaxed and a lot less stressful academically. Different children do better in different types of settings.

I bet OP's child she is talking about will do just fine when she goes back to school when she feels ready.

Feb 16, 2015

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Terri "children catch a lot of little things that adults just miss or have grown thick skin to ignore."

That is so true! They also don't tell us everything, for a variety of reasons, so all we have really is their intuition, and perhaps a change in their behaviour or attitude about school. My son faced a lot of bullying from a Teacher'...See More

Feb 16, 2015

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