Today’s Conscious Discipline Skill we will focus on is the Power of Acceptance. This one is pretty easily explained : The moment is what it is. When a child spills a pitcher of milk you can’t CHANGE that it happened. You can only control how you respond. It is what it is. When a child […]
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The Power Of Unity
Today’s Conscious Discipline Skill we will focus on is the “Power of Unity .” We are all in this together ! I am ALREADY seeing so much of this in our preschool family. When littles have struggled I have noticed many of our friends wishing well and asking can they help. One of the main […]
The Power of Perception
Today I want to talk to you about the Conscious Discipline Skill of Perception . This is a tough one. Many times we perceive things that children do the way our parents perceived them. Though a tough one the power of perception is a powerful game changer. First and foremost as a early […]
Brain Smart Start
As you know conscious discipline is the cornerstone of all we do at Bright Beginnings . I felt really great the other in a 1st grade classroom when a child was having a rough time and a helper said ” those two littles there were at Ms Debbies and they know conscious discipline and […]
More 3D Art
Again, today we worked on our 3 D art pieces for our art show. I think you will be impressed at the pictures they drew and then how they represented them in 3D. While doing this activity there is a lot of unplanned assessments that can take place . What color did you draw here […]
Is today Monday ?
Today was Monday for a few of our friends. It wasn’t a bad day just very loud and there were several opportunities for us to ” help ” them navigate the social graces of being in a group. We are having some bumps in the road when it comes to allowing our friends time to […]
A Weird Quietness
Today was weird. It was so quiet. Five of our friends are out not feeling well so we were a little out of whack. It was a nice ” Out of Whack.” If there is any day in a preschool teachers life that we could wish ” a quiet weirdness ” descend on us , […]
DAP
Developmentally Appropriate Practice – ( Taken from NAEYC – The National Association for the Education of Young Children ) Developmentally appropriate practice, often shortened to DAP, is an approach to teaching grounded in the research on how young children develop and learn and in what is known about effective early education. Its framework is designed […]
Transportation with Letters and Numbers
Mila came in today very upset. Her routine has changed and it’s hard. Her papi is the center of her world and he has taken care of her since she was a baby. If you see his posts on FB you would see that she too.. is the center of his world. There’s nothing wrong […]
Conscious Discipline Super Stars
There are many days that at the end of the day I think ” YES! Today was a great day. ” Today ranks pretty high in my book . My daily goals are based on personal growth with each of my littles . We don’t set goals like ” today everyone will count to […]