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4 Theater Games That Make Great Morning Meeting Activities These games can spark creativity, boost engagement, and teach important executive function skills such as turn-taking.

From tlnwilkinson on X: Stealing awesome ideas like this is the best part of social media. Best morning work ever!!

Would you try this in your classroom? 🤔

🎄Play-doh Trays🎄

Need an easy activity?? Throw together a play doh tray with beads, bells, and cut up beaded necklaces for the garland. Use pipecleaners to make stars.

Substitute items you could use: Pom poms, buttons, large sequins.

I am 3
I am not built to sit still...
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Good Morning AGP,

I like to refer to charts like this often to remind myself that some of the behaviors we see as teachers could be due to students’ trauma histories. Although a trauma history may not always be the cause, there is often no way of knowing, which is why our responses should always be sensitive to the possibility.

When a child with a trauma history is triggered by a real or perceived threat, the survival instincts of fight, flight, or freeze responses could be activated. During fight, flight, or freeze, the neocortex part of the brain that controls language, reasoning, planning, and reflection are not accessible.

Three actions to keep in mind if you think a student may be operating from the primitive part of the brain are: validate, mirror, and emphasize. Validation takes practice, as it is often our instinct to say “it’s ok”, or “no, you’re really good at this”. A child in fight, flight, or freeze needs validation for how they are feeling in the moment before they can regulate and access the part of the brain where reasoning occurs.

Later I’ll post a video about how to validate, mirror, and emphasize.

- A Teacher at Ana’s School

22 Statistics You Need to Know About Childhood Brain Development The first three years of a child’s life are the most pivotal, and also the most vulnerable when it comes to childhood brain development.

Honestly, the most important thing - don't take it personally... but the rest f these tips are good too! https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2022/11/how-to-handle-a-disruptive-child-during-circle-time.html

Fill your art area with bins of these amazing materials and watch the magic of process art right in front of your eyes.

You don't need to put them all out at once. Rotate 7-8 each week and watch the children's faces light up with curiosity and excitement.

Art time doesn't need to be about cutesy crafts or hundreds of dollars in ink (printed from your very own printer.)

Process art teaches children how to manipulate objects and materials in their own way, to create something from their imagination, an then tell you about it!

It teaches curiosity, communication, language, exploration, science, math, sensory, social skills... and so much more!

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Sometimes the desire to succeed is there, but a student’s skill level or preparation hasn’t caught up. Consider simple “red light, green light” activities to spot check for frustration before it boils over.🚦

Read the full study: https://bit.ly/46Oj4qK

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Did Covid Break Child Care or Was It Already Broken? A Brief Visual Explainer - EdSurge News This was originally published by Early Learning Nation.

Our mini pumpkin ring post was one of our all time favorite pumpkin works! I just put out some washers that fit onto the stem *just* right for this ultimately satisfying fine motor work.

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An Arts-Integrated Approach to Establishing Classroom Expectations Dance, drama, visual arts, and music offer engaging entry points for creating classroom expectations and community norms.

Can’t take a field trip to the fire station? No problem, there are some great videos out there that will be a great addition to your Fire Safety theme. 👨‍🚒 They are perfect for Fire Safety Month in October. 🚒⁠

Click the link below to check out some of my favorite fire safety videos. 📺⁠ https://www.pre-kpages.com/fire-safety-videos-for-preschool/

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If you'd like Montessori resources for singing peace around the world on International Day of Peace September 21, you'll find them here: https://livingmontessorinow.com/lets-sing-peace-around-the-world-at-school-and-at-home/

Love the idea of a “soft start” for all grades!

Teaching Strategy: Begin Class With A Soft Start Routine A soft start routine encourages creativity and helps students ease into the day.

What's the hottest topic in the early childhood field? Professionals weigh in on what they think is the hottest topic in the early childhood field, right now.

How will you inspire a lifelong love of nature today? Sketchnote via

As we head into a new school year and volunteer our time on different committees, this is such a great reminder! 🤔

📸 Pennsylvania Department of Education

Three teaching tips from a top pre-K educator - The Hechinger Report Berol Dewdney says she spends time building routines and emotional connections to her students at the start of the year

Have the kids decorate the window with fall leaves!

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Using Curiosity as a Way to Defuse Power Struggles When students engage in mildly disruptive behavior, teachers can try asking open questions instead of immediately confronting the behavior.

All too often, students see mistakes as a source of embarrassment, stress, or even humiliation. But mistakes are crucial pieces of information that force a cognitive reckoning: https://edut.to/45uiChe

Love this idea! ❤️

Teaching Friendship Skills in Preschool Young children want friends but don’t always know how to treat them, so promoting heathy ideas about friendship in preschool is key.