SCC ECED Student Group

🔺🎶 Shape Movers Song!🎶🟦
Learning shapes is even more fun when we add music and movement! Children can spin, clap, stretch, and move while exploring circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles.
This engaging activity helps build:
✨ Shape Recognition
✨ Listening Skills
✨ Gross Motor Development
✨ Following Directions

Yes! This…..

🎶There's Sunday and there's Monday
There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday
There's Thursday and there's Friday
and then there's Saturday 🎶

It is good practice to always question our WHYs.

I am always keeping tabs on everything I expect children to do as part of our routine.

Here are the questions I constantly ask myself:

Who is this for?
Do I need to direct this OR will it happen organically, WITHOUT me leading, if I am patient?
Who does this empower?
Who needs to be empowered?
Is this worthy of a child's time?
Am I listening to the children?

**NOTE ADDED: BEFORE commenting, please do a little research and enjoy this blog post I wrote a year after I stopped leading "circle time" back in 2010:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1EJg9DkuUN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Note 2 added: the attached image has been edited to better translate the intended message of this post.

Sensory bags are such a great way to allow babies and toddlers to safely explore a variety of different textures! Here are some things you can put in them.

Here’s a fun science activity……

Keep the kids busy with an easy jumping bean challenge.

All you need is a kitchen foil and a marble.

https://www.science-sparks.com/the-best-bouncy-jumping-bean/

Take a look at all the science center activities we've had in our classroom! Feel fee to share a photo of yours, too!

LINK: http://teaching2and3yearolds.com/how-to-set-up-your-preschool-science-center/

Try some new ways to play a familiar game.

The next time you play Simon Says, give some of these prompts a try!

And this we know is true!!!

What was your favorite recess activity?🏀⚽️🛝

A leading pediatricians groups believes recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers, but crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages.

🛝 Read more: https://bit.ly/4nz7Fon

Let’s create!!

This collection of outdoor art activities is full of hands-on fun and exploration. Each idea invites toddlers and preschoolers to use their 5 senses as they get creative with a variety of materials!

https://teaching2and3yearolds.com/outdoor-art-activities-for-toddlers-and-preschoolers/