The secret to a successful home preschool year? A little planning! Personally, I love putting my lesson plans down on paper—it helps me stay organized and focused on what I want to teach each week. Today, I’m excited to share a free editable weekly planner that you can download and start using right away! How…
Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received the product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. It’s not a secret that teaching is hard work. One of the most challenging components of teaching is classroom management…especially for new teachers! Teaching kids…
It’s vital to use brain breaks throughout the school day with children. These types of activities are used to activate, energize, and stimulate a child’s brain. When you incorporate brain breaks into your day, this helps improve a child’s ability to concentrate when you go back to classroom work. Research shows that children should have…
To wrap up our week on ladybugs, I wanted to share with you a fun ladybug song and fingerplay! My son and I made up this song together, and it is similar to one of his favorite songs (5 Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree). I put little ladybugs on his 5 fingers to make this a fingerplay. If you…