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Weekly Reader in preschool
For as far back as I can remember, we have been subscribing to the Weekly Reader. This is a simple four page newspaper for kids that focuses on specific topics in each issue. In this pre-k classroom...
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Parent involvement in early literacy is the key to academic success
Parent involvement in early literacy is the key to academic success by Dr. Erika Burton of Stepping Stones Together Early childhood education sets the stage for future academic achievement. Whether you...
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Reading spaces for a toddler
A great way to create a toddler’s interest in children’s books is to integrate books into their play environment. Often times, we get stuck with the idea that books belong on shelves or in a basket on...
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The value of name recognition in preschool
One of the best places to start when it comes to teaching young children how to read is to begin with their name. Young children are highly interested in their own name. It has meaning and value to...
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Exploring Dr. Seuss stripes in preschool…
This week, I have introduced several different Dr. Seuss books to my students and one of the most recognizable part of Dr. Seuss books is the tall striped hat… We took a little picture walk through...
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The 4 R’s: reading, writing, arithmetic, and rainbows
The things you can do with rainbows really are endless. The prek children have been working on color words and we expanded our rainbow unit to cover reading, writing, and arithmetic… Rainbow Reading...
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Reading with young children: a picture walk
There are many ways to promote reading skills at home or in the classroom setting. Today, I would like to share with you the process of taking a picture walk… Selecting quality books Before taking a...
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A day of exploring carrots
“The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss is a wonderful book for young children and our class has enjoyed all kinds of carrot activities to follow up our latest reading of this book… We began by reading the...
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Eight tips for reading with a toddler
One of my favorite ways to spend time with my grandson is sitting down to read with him and my grandson truly loves the reading experience… Reading with my grandson has given me the opportunity to...
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Supplementing the preschool curriculum with My Big World from Scholastic
I often get asked about lesson plans or curriculum that I use in my preschool classroom but I have been teaching for such a long time now that I don’t actually use a formal curriculum or write a...
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15 Fabulous fingerplays and facts
Having a set of fingerplays in your toolbox of teaching skills is a must do for anyone working in an early childhood environment. Today, I am joining Pre-k Pages and Prekinders to bring you 15...
View ArticleParent involvement in early literacy is the key to academic success
Parent involvement in early literacy is the key to academic success by Dr. Erika Burton of Stepping Stones Together Early childhood education sets the stage for future academic achievement. Whether you...
View ArticleReading spaces for a toddler
A great way to create a toddler's interest in children's books is to integrate books into their play environment. Often times, we get stuck with the idea that books belong on shelves or in a basket on...
View ArticleThe value of name recognition in preschool
See how our names are an interactive part of our daily preschool classroom activities.
View ArticleExploring Dr. Seuss stripes in preschool…
Counting and creating with our Dr. Seuss stripes in our prek classroom!
View ArticleThe 4 R’s: reading, writing, arithmetic, and rainbows
Exploring the "4 R's" in our preschool classroom as we had fun with rainbow reading, rainbow writing, and rainbow arithmetic!
View ArticleReading with young children: a picture walk
Going on a picture walk with young children to promote prereading skills!
View ArticleA day of exploring carrots
Exploring the classic children's book "The Carrot Seed" by Ruth Krauss through all content areas of the classroom....
View ArticleEight tips for reading with a toddler
See these tips for exploring the reading experience with your toddler.
View ArticleSupplementing the preschool curriculum with My Big World from Scholastic
Exploring the wonderful resource provided by Scholastic and how we use "Our Big World with Clifford" in our preschool classroom.
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