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Mar 26, 2013

Leah Have you met with his parent(s) or guardian? That could be helpful. Click below for step-by-step guidelines

Apr 1, 2013

creative curriculum gold

by pkny

Apr 8, 2013

Does anyone use Creative Curriculum gold and their assessment piece? Now we use Work Sampling and we are not really fond of it.

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Karen PK GA I don't use Creative Curriculum Gold, but I do use Work Sampling Online. It has its pros and cons. It's a lot of work

Apr 9, 2013

Lynn in Iowa On 4/08/13, pkny wrote:

> Does anyone use Creative Curriculum gold and their

> assessment piece? Now we use Work Sampling and we are not

> really fond of it.

I use the Gold assessment and the curriculum although I don't have the entire kit yet. I like the online assessment piece but it is time consuming...See More

Apr 11, 2013

where to get Old MacDonald finger puppets

by Hillary

Apr 21, 2013

Does anyone know where to get finger puppets to go along with the Old MacDonald song? I'm looking for a farmer with all the animals and possibly a barn too. Thanks!

Hillary

Lisa Kizclub.com has story props but they don't have a barn

Apr 21, 2013

Beautiful Day by U2 for graduation slideshow

by LM

Apr 28, 2013

Is this song appropriate for a preschool picture slideshow? It has been said that it is about communism but it sounds like just an uplifting song.

Ant Hill Behavior Management

by Alisha Stogner

Apr 30, 2013

I was working with a very active class to complete my methods. I just wanted to share a behavior management plan that worked out great. I was teaching the insect unit. I found on Pinterest how to create ant hill desserts using pudding cups, chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs. On Monday, I shared with the class a small ant hill I had created usi...See More

Teaching sight words to four year olds

by Shalda Rosado

May 7, 2013

I have a couple of four year olds that are way past the simple color, abc, shapes. All the basic they have down packed and are beginning to get bored during lesson time. How can I introduce sight words to those students? Word wall? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated:)

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pksped Before you throw in sight words, make sure they have a strong foundation in: rhyming: do they match pictures that rhyme? Can they tell one more item (using their imagination) that would also rhyme with that pair of words? beginning sounds: Can they match pictures by beginning sound? Can they tell one more thing (using their imagination) that would ...See MoreBefore you throw in sight words, make sure they have a strong foundation in: rhyming: do they match pictures that rhyme? Can they tell one more item (using their imagination) that would also rhyme with that pair of words? beginning sounds: Can they match pictures by beginning sound? Can they tell one more thing (using their imagination) that would also have that same beginning sound? name: Can they complete their name puzzle (write name on sentence strip and cut each letter apart: NOT jigsaw, but straight lines. The concept is to create their name, not complete a puzzle.) Can they say the letters of their name via memorization? Once they have tackled that, work on their last name. Once they have tackled that, let them try friends' names. Word vs letter: Can they tell how many words are in a sentence? Using the same sentence, can they tell how many letters are in the sentence (or a particular word if it's really long?) This is a hard concept. Sight words: When I do introduce them, I start with concrete words like color words, Mom, and Dad. Yes, color words are long and hard, but they get a picture in their mind when they see "green." That doesn't happen with "up" or "an." After those, I keep them as concrete and common as possible. "can," "like," and "see." You can do TONS with I can see green___/I can see yellow____/I like blue___.

Don't confuse true phonetic reading with a child reading because he has memorized the words in the sentence. It's easy to keep moving a child on to harder text when the child has simply memorized the word chunks and can't comprehend the parts into a whole story.

On 3/28/14, Asica wrote: > On 1/21/14, childcaretchr wrote: > >> On 1/21/14, childcaretchr wrote: >> >>> On 5/07/13, Shalda Rosado wrote: >>> >>>> I have a couple of four year olds that are way past the >>>> simple color, abc, shapes. All the basic they have down >>>> packed and are beginning to get bored during lesson time. >>>> How can I introduce sight words to those students? Word >>>> wall? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated:) > > I tried with sight words, but my children refuse them. So I do > word base on theme we > are talking about, I pick simple words like > cat. I have them glue the letters of the word, > make the word with > letter blocks, or magnetic letters, and for those that can I have > them trace it or write it. I also go over color words. First I wrote > the words on > corresponding color paper, now I have the words on > white paper but written with > marker corresponding to the word (red > with red marker), they like that because they > feel like they can > read. I also work with them on sounds of the letters. I came to > conclusion, that I want them to really know the basics and reading > leave it to > Kindergarden. I hope this helps >

Apr 10, 2014

Ciera When my son was in pre-k at his daycare began teaching them sight words as standard curriculum. They made flash cards and sent them home for us to keep and practice with. They were tested and they went over them everyday. Mainly, they were the words that they could blend together for the standard sight word list (dolch) and word families like -at a...See More

May 7, 2013

Teaching sight words to four year olds

by Shalda Rosado

May 7, 2013

Tammy There's a great book at Carson Dellosa titled The Big Book of Dolch Sight Word Activities. This would be perfect for your students.

On 5/07/13, Shalda Rosado wrote: > I have a couple of four year olds that are way past the > simple color, abc, shapes. All the basic they have down > packed and are beginning to get bored during less...See More

May 7, 2013

looking to purchase prek curriculum

by prekny

May 8, 2013

Are there any recommendations for a prek curriculum that can be purchased?

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Acaya I know scholastic has a program! It looks quite interesting! They also have some new materials on the Common Core Standards.

You could also try Kinderplans.com.

May 14, 2013

Danielle On 5/08/13, prekny wrote: > Are there any recommendations for a prek curriculum that can > be purchased?

Creative Curriculum, Core Knowledge, HighScope are ones I've heard about in my ECE class. I have a whole list of others somewhere, but those are the names I remember

May 19, 2013

Hi everybody! This is my first post, but I need some input. I teach at a private preschool have a group of 2-2.5 year olds. Our school year ends in May and for summer we have to decorate our room to reflect the schools summer camp themes. I was assigned Futuristic. I am at a complete loss as to what to put up in my room. I was thinking robots, spac...See More

Summer Classroom Theme

by Cara Taaj

May 11, 2013

Acaya That's a tough one, Cara, especially for such a young age! They have no idea what "futuristic" is... but I'd stick to simple robots and walking on the moon and general, simple space things. I think you're on the right track. Think the JETSONS!

On 5/11/13, Cara Taaj wrote: > Hi everybody! This is my first post, but I need some input. &g...See More

May 14, 2013

Help Me Make A List of Experiential Preschool Activities! <3

by Trina

May 15, 2013

Hey ya'all. I work with children who live in extreme poverty. I'm trying to make a list of experiential learning experiences all preschoolers should have to make sure I cover everything-- I really want my classroom to become experiential learning based. If you email me your ideas, I'll send you the completed list when I'm finished!

maureen You might google the practical life section of a Montessori training manual for preschool. They cover just about everything a child would need to learn in his everyday life.

May 16, 2013