Quick Tips for Preschool Teachers

Tips for having a classroom visitor come to your preschool

January 16, 2012

A few tips that you might want to consider when inviting a “paid” visitor to come to your preschool…

What do you do with all that left-over paint?

August 28, 2011

Don’t toss out all that left-over paint in preschool!

Mini-plexiglass easels for the preschool classroom

August 18, 2011

Mini-Plexiglass Easels are a terrific tool for inviting young children to color and write!

Make pool safety a priority even though the end of summer draws near

August 5, 2011

Although school is just around the corner, it is likely that with the days still being so hot, many of you will still be taking your preschoolers for a little dip in the swimming pool. “Two-thirds of childhood drownings occur May through August, making drowning the biggest summertime risk for kids” (RD) Cara Pettersen wants [...]

Preschool circle time idea | Grab a spot

August 3, 2011

I am so blessed each day by the folks over at Teach Preschool on Facebook! They are always giving me great ideas and when I hear of something really cool, I like to try it out. A few months ago, we were sharing ideas for sitting in circletime and among the many wonderful ideas, [...]

Quick tip for storing your preschool flannel board stories

July 30, 2011

I am always making and collecting flannel board stories and games for my classroom. I love how flannel board stories and activities can capture the attention of young children and get them involved in circletime. I will be posting several of our flannel board activities throughout this school year but today, I want to show [...]

Simple tip for organizing activities that go with your favorite children’s books

July 6, 2011

I thought I would share how I keep track of some of my favorite teaching resources that go with some of my favorite children’s books… There are some activities or materials that I just know I will want to use the next time I read a specific book to my class so I simply tuck the [...]

Hands off in preschool

June 24, 2011

In our zest to help children “create” sometimes it is easy to forget what it means to be creative… Creativity is inspired when we give children the opportunity to explore the art process and materials without the pressure of having to do it in a specific way… In an effort to teach children, adults get [...]

Playing the train game in preschool

June 20, 2011

During our musical a few weeks ago, I taught the older children a little train song and dance. Part of what we did was use our chairs to make a train for the musical. The two year old children would often come into the room and watch us as we practiced the train song… I [...]

How to clean up the preschool classroom

May 14, 2011

To keep your classroom clean, start by keeping a broom and dust pan by the sand table at all times… And keep old towels near the water table at all times… And be sure to have extra paper towels available for cleaning the tables… And keep plenty of baskets handy for sorting and putting away [...]

Keeping the glue bottles with brushes clean in preschool

April 27, 2011

This is one of my favorite glue bottles that I highly recommend for young children… The only problem is that after some use, the glue lid gets impossibly stuck to the bottle… I spent a long time cleaning the tops of these bottles and even ended up with some pretty sore fingers trying to pry [...]

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 [...]

What do dinosaurs say in preschool?

March 8, 2011

Ask the children “what do dinosaurs say?” and they will all shout a big “roar!” So I plan ahead for when I really want to ask a question like this:) This may seem silly but I do actually think about what questions I want to ask and when I want to ask them… I love [...]

Our favorite ways to glue in preschool

February 4, 2011

Gluing with Cotton Swabs Cotton swabs make a quick and easy way of adding glue to art activities – when you are done, just throw the swabs away. The drawback is that if you use one swab too long, it gets kinds of stringy so you need to have plenty of fresh swabs around to [...]

Setting up a child-centered classroom

December 11, 2010

Selecting baskets for a child-centered early childhood classroom requires thought and time.

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