Did you ever have a day that just kept going and going and going and going ? This was my day today but Randy will tell you that I love it. If he means doing my job to the best of my ability and breathing in every moment I have to make a difference in […]
What is a Vet ?
Our morning started off with a little conversation in preparation for watching the Veteran’s Day Parade. What is a veteran ? A vet . A veterinarian A person that takes care of animals when they are sick A doctor for animals I didn’t really expect them to know what a veteran is . […]
Empathy
WE’RE BACK!!! Did you miss us ? Did you miss the blog ? Sometimes when I am out I do try to blog our days because I know you love it and it gives you wonderful ways to discuss your child’s day. Sometimes it just isn’t possible. We trained on Tuesday afternoon / evening […]
Feelings – We all have them !
Today we started talking about our emotions . Children sometimes aren’t even aware of ” how” they are feeling. They just seemed overwhelmed. As we talk about and discuss and label their emotions they become more aware of what they are ” feeling.” They also can become more aware of what others might be […]
Busy Day
I said yesterday we had introduced most everything inside but outside we still had a few stones left unturned. Today we added paint to the outside easel. What good is an easel if there is nothing to paint with ? Even with activities like this there is learning that takes place. There’s the normal […]
Happy Friday
We made it through another week ! We have introduced most of our center materials that are out and went through our routines many , many times. We have learned most of our friends names and we have learned what our voice levels are. We have laughed l We have gotten muddy and we have […]
Dr Suess and Ducks
We started out the day with a Dr. Suess book since it is his birthday. Please don’t stone me but I may be the only preschool teacher in history that is not a fan of Dr. Suess for three and four year olds. The book I read today was over 60 pages. Do you know […]
Assertiveness
Last night I spent time with other providers that do preschool that same way I do ( in a home ) and we delved into chapter 3 of our Conscious Discipline book. Each month we are spending extra time studying ( what we have already spent 6 days in a workshop being taught ) and […]