Professional Development

Teach Preschool presents a workshop in Dothan Alabama

January 29, 2012

Deborah’s latest workshop for the preschool teachers of Dothan Alabama!

Pretty pink and blue car painting in preschool

January 8, 2012

Our car painting turned into a surprise lesson on color mixing!

Literacy Beginnings | Chapter 20 | Names

July 25, 2011

The most powerful and effective way for children to begin learning the complex process of learning about letters is by writing their own names.” ~Carol Lyons Retrieved from Literacy Beginnings on July 25, 2011 Today I am sharing the highlights from Chapter 20 Names: A Powerful resource for Literacy Learning by Pinnell and Fountas. This [...]

Literacy Beginnings: Chapter two: Building a Community of Learners

June 28, 2011

I am thrilled to be participating in the Book Study Blog Party being hosted by Pre-K Pages. Each participating blogger is taking a turn to read a chapter of the book “Literacy Beginnings” by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas. You can check out the linky at the bottom of this post to see [...]

Literacy Beginnings: Come and read along with us!

June 27, 2011

Vanessa over at Pre-K Pages is hosting a Literacy Beginnings Book Study Blog Party! One terrific way to promote professional development is to find a group to read along with! There are some terrific bloggers participating in this book study and you can too! You can purchase the book from Amazon or you can check [...]

Leading preschoolers towards success

June 8, 2011

Last week, after our final rehearsal for the spring show the children wanted to speak on my real microphone. I happen to have come from my news segment at Fox 59 earlier that morning and so I played news anchor and interviewed the children…. The interview went something like this… Me: ”Good morning, [...]

Getting preschoolers involved in classroom setup

May 1, 2011

Sometimes we, as adults, tend to think we should have everything just perfect and all set up before the children come into the classroom. I agree that having things organized can help with classroom management and the flow of the classroom day but at the same time, it is also a good idea to save [...]

Counting children in preschool should really count

March 10, 2011

Often times teachers only think of counting their students when they are headed out on a field trip or going outdoors to play. But getting into the habit of counting children should start even when you are in the classroom all day! Here are a few tips for keeping safe track of your students… Keep [...]

Organizing your teacher bag for preschool

February 26, 2011

I think I have hundreds teacher bags laying around. I get them from all sorts of places but mostly from conferences I attend. Several months ago, I shared how we organize our teaching materials for the week. My main purpose in using a teacher bag is to make transitions between activities go smoothly and to [...]

A not so perfect preschool teacher’s valentine poem

February 14, 2011

As a preschool teacher I am not always perfectly great… I sometimes plan things to do That are not considered age appropriate… And sometimes I spend too much time planning for every minute of the day… Instead of giving my students more time To learn through their play… And sometimes I talk too much When [...]

At play with baby: hello hands!

February 9, 2011

Baby Clara has two hands! Clara uses her hands to tear paper… Clara uses her hands to reach for the ball… Clara uses her hands to squeeze her soft toys… Clara uses her hands to feel her bumpy ball… Clara uses her hands to hold her bottle… Clara uses her hands to put things in [...]

Really cute but not so fun in preschool

January 22, 2011

Last week, I visited a class that was making doves as part of their study of peace and MLK. As I observed this class, it was clear to both the teacher and I that this project was a cute idea on paper but pretty worthless when it came to process… That’s the tricky thing about [...]

At play with baby: bouncing balls

January 17, 2011

A big ball, medium ball, and a small ball too… A red ball, yellow ball, and one the color blue… What can Clara do with three balls on the ground? She can push them, and follow them, and roll them around! The small ball is soft… The red ball is bumpy… The blue ball is [...]

The things that go on in our preschool classroom

January 12, 2011

Because most of my articles only focus on one activity at a time, it may look like there is nothing else going on in the classroom. So today, I wanted to show you how there are lots of things going on all at the same time… Each day, our teachers follow a lesson plan that [...]

Reflecting on the parents of preschoolers

January 6, 2011

This is Wy, my nephew, and his mommy. They were over at my house on New Year’s Day and while they read a book together, I stepped back and observed (with camera in hand). The book they were reading was one that Wy’s mommy had bought for him. Each page is illustrated with wonderful textured [...]

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