Saturday I was
invited to speak at the Early Childhood Coalition Conference in Lake City,
Florida. Talk about WONDERFUL
teachers!!! The traveling and
hotel rooms are NO fun, but I truly LOVE all of the teachers I meet!
Deborah Stewart of
teachpreschool.org was a presenter and her website is as awesome as she
is! We bonded immediately
because all we both want to do is make your job a little more fun and give
children the best start we can!
A few new ideas
for the week…
Kinder-Cake (Keta Turner)
When you do patty
cake activities, call it “kinder-cake.”
Don’t you love it?
Hands on Top (Tangia Dickenson)
When you want the
children to stop and listen say:
"Hands on
top. (Put
your hands on your head.)
Everybody stop." (Children freeze and look at the teacher.)
Hallway Hug
(Jodi Spakes)
When children see
friends in the hall teach them to do the hallway hug.
You (Hold up index finger.)
Me (Hold up middle finger.)
Hello (Cross
middle and index finger and wiggle.)
Put a pan on the
wall. Cut out “brownies” and add
magnetic tape to the back. When
the class gets a compliment from other teachers they get a “brownie point” and
get to put a brownie on the pan.
When the pan is full the class gets a brownie party!
Library Song (Stephany Ward)
Tune: “Twinkle Little Star”
When you’re in the
library (or “hall, you see”)
Quiet is the thing
to be.
You must use your
inside voice.
Making noise is
not a choice.
When you’re in the
library,
Quiet is the thing
to be.
Sticker
Starters (Karen Day)
Use mailing labels
to print directions, math problems, or sorts. These make great “starters” for journals.