Winter – Page 4 – Bright Beginnings Preschool

Taking Risks

Published on October 6, 2017 under Winter

Today one of the littles came up to me and said " We made a trampoline. " Hmm.. You did? What did you make it from ? She replied a board. I…

Documentation

Published on September 28, 2017 under Winter

The power of documentation. Transcriptions of children’s remarks and discussions, photographs of their activity, and representations of their thinking and learning are carefully studied. These documents have several functions. Most importantly, they help to determine…

The Magic of Preschool

Published on September 8, 2017 under Winter

We had a visitor here yesterday. As she walked in she said " I can't believe there are 16 children in here. It's so quiet and calm." Well.. yes, it is. In actuality there were…

USDA Food Program

Published on August 24, 2017 under Winter

Taking a little break for the day from Conscious Discipline to talk about the food program . I try to keep you in the loop of everything that we do and today we had an…

Imaginative Play

Published on August 17, 2017 under Winter

No one has to tell or " train " children for imaginative play . They come wired already to pretend . Researchers have stated that there are three " stages" of play in early childhood.…

First Day 2017-2018 School Year

Published on August 15, 2017 under Winter

Look out 2017 - 2018 school year we are here ! Is it just me getting older or do the years seem to fly by ? Time waits for no one. Speaking of…

Busy Busy Day

Published on May 5, 2017 under Winter

Today was a super busy day . I had my last parent conference at 830 this morning ( Thanks Mindy for hanging around for a few ) and then we got busy. We went outside…

Rainy Days and Wednesdays

Published on April 26, 2017 under Winter

There's an old song ( probably too old for most of you to even know it ) called " Rainy Days and Monday's ." The song goes on to say .. always gets me down.…

I’m a Rebel

Published on April 19, 2017 under Winter

Today I decided we would stay outside all day in honor of all the kids that attend early education programs that don't have that option. I decided we would stay outside all day in honor…

Transitions

Published on April 4, 2017 under Winter

Today was an important day for our preschoolers that are headed to kindergarten in the fall. The counselor , Lisa Frey ( pronounced fry ) came to visit with them and read them a book…