Early childhood education

I’m excited to share with you my Number Formation Rhymes! I’ve been teaching my little ones how to write numbers and wanted some rhymes to help them remember the formations. I found these rhymes and decided to make my own posters for our school room. These rhymes are a great way for little ones remember …

Hello! When you are headed somewhere and you find yourself lost, what do you do? Besides reaching for your GPS, you probably need a map! In our field we also use a map, a curriculum map or pacing guide to let us know which way should we go. A curriculum map is the process of collecting and recording curriculum-related data that identifies core skills and content to be taught, the teaching strategies, and the assessment to be implemented. It emphasizes the collaboratively planned learning…

Set up a safe place in your classroom with visual to support students social emotional needs. Perfect for early childhood.

Do you know how my 5th grade teacher taught us the planets? She sang it to us. When her former students would come back and visit, she would always ask if they remembered the order of the planets. And they’d all end up singing it back to her. Imagine these big high school juniors and seniors singing in the middle of a 5th grade class?!

Sensory table ideas - sensory filler list, sensory tools list plus how to make it meaningful play in your early childhood classroom

When you enter into the world of Early Childhood Education it’s no doubt just about play and teaching! Educator’s alike would agree that observing and documenting children’s learn…

Playtime is More Than a Fun Activity, It's a Learning Experience That Helps Your Child Develop! Learn About the 6 Stages That Help Develop Social Skills!

First published July 2011. Updated 2018. I’m going to sound a bit like a textbook right now. I’m sorry. Bear with me. You’ll be glad you did…I hope. :) I was taught in my early childhood courses that there are 6 domains of early childhood development. I say there are 7, but we’ll get...

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Play is an essential part of early learning. It is the lifeblood of the learning process.