We just had the
FIRST College of Charleston Early Childhood Summit. It was soooooo AWESOME! The teachers who attended were the BEST! You know that little child who sits in
the front of the room and smiles and takes in every word you say? Well, every teacher and student who
attended was that gold star student!!!
I’m so pumped!!! I can’t
wait to do it again next year!
Here are some
fantastic ideas that the teachers shared!
Friday Dance
(Tarsha Walker)
Come on, everybody
let’s take a chance. (Motion arm
“come” as you move from left to right.)
It’s time to do
the Friday dance. (Thumb over
shoulder as you dance.)
Clap your hands
(clap)
And stomp your
feet. (stomp)
Come and do the
Friday dance with me.
It’s Friday! (Throw arms in the air.)
It’s Friday! (Throw arms in the air.)
It’s Friday! (Throw arms in the air.)
YEAH!
Bubbles (Erin Yarborough)
To help children
remember to walk quietly in the hall, tell them to hold a bubble in their
mouths. When you get to your
destination they can “pop” their bubbles.
Graduation
Program (MaryBeth Clark)
For graduation at
Lambs Elementary they asked their students to bring in crazy glasses and hats
(which they turned sideways). They
made microphones out of toilet paper rolls wrapped in tinfoil. A bright colored letter was printed on
each microphone. The children
pranced into the cafeteria looking like “sweet” rappers and singing “Happy
Birthday Letters.”
I’m MAD! (Joan Lee-Ikemoto)
We all thought
this idea for diffusing anger was fantastic!
Teacher: Make an angry, mad face. (The teacher demonstrates this.)
Child/children
respond.
Teacher: Ball up your fists and squeeze them
tight. (Demonstrate)
Child/children
show their fists. (Fist is a good
way to show knuckles, which is on the DIAL 3 Test.)
Teacher sings as
she pounds her right fist onto her left palm:
I’m
MAD!! I’m MAD!
I’m
MAD, MAD, MAD!
I
want
To
be
So
BAD, BAD, BAD! (Put hands on hips
and stomp 3 times.)
I
think I’ll eat a worm for supper!
Peanut Butter (Hedrick
Lewis)
While singing the “Peanut
Butter” song let the children march and pretend to spread peanut butter on
their arms.
Walking Down
the Hall (Carin Ragos)
Whatever theme you
are working on (bears, butterflies, cars, etc.), invite the children to walk or
move that way down the hall. If
they are not quiet or can’t follow directions they have to walk like a “regular
person.”
Vowel Song
(Tune: “BINGO”)
There are some
letters I love to say
And vowels are
their names “o.”
A, E, I, O, U
A, E, I, O, U
A, E, I, O, U
And vowels are
their names O!
*Change the O to “YO’
and use rapper hands.