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Welcome to the April 20, 2012 edition of Earlychildhood NEWSlink for early childhood educators and child care professionals, where you'll discover great ideas for your classroom!
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Music for Learning
Featured Song for April: "I Love the Earth"
You'll find downloadable MP3 files from award-winning Miss Jackie Silberg. Lyrics included! And don't miss the correlating activities for your center!
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Topics in Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Writing
I was presenting a workshop on literacy in the sand table at the Utah Early Childhood Conference this past Saturday. I was reminded about how critical it is to help young children feel comfortable with writing. Many early childhood educators mistakenly use handwriting activities as a writing response. Read more. |
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Art & Creativity in Early Childhood Education
I Love, Love, Love COLOR!
It's officially Spring so let's celebrate COLOR! I think color is the most fun part of art. Do you adore brilliant colors, too? How about these huge coffee filters painted with Colorations® Liquid Watercolor™? Aren't they inviting?. Read more. |
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Sharin' with Sharron
Recycle & Play! Six-Pack Net & Bread Bag Jump Rope
Celebrate Earth Day not only on April 22nd, but every day! Make homemade toys and play props by recycling bread bags and plastic six-pack rings. Read more. |
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Miss Jackie Silberg's Inspirations
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
A favorite song with young children is "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" They love to make the animal sounds. Read the book Old MacDonald in the City to introduce the idea of different kinds of jobs Old MacDonald could have and the different sounds they would make. Try singing the song using other ideas. . Read more. |
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Circle Time
The Water Cooler
Curling up with a good book is my favorite spare time activity, but once in a while I 'uncurl' todo a little channel surfing. Since works of historical fiction are rarely a topic with my peers, I like to be "in the know" on shows from "American Idol" to the "X Factor" so I do not feel left out during break-time conversations. Even at an age where I should know better, I want to fit in around the water cooler! Read more. |
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Discussions Regarding POCET™
Activity Idea: Tiny Seeds
Head Start QuickSource® reminds us that the Physical Development & Health domain refers to "physical well-being, use of the body, muscle control, and appropriate nutrition, exercise, hygiene, and safety practices." Read more.
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Teaching Children with Special Needs
Promoting a Skills-Based Curriculum
It's nice to know all the states and capitals in the United States. It's great to be able to list the Presidents of the United States in order. Unfortunately, most students don't get a lot of use from this information once they leave school. Well --- unless they get to be a guest on Jeopardy. Read more. |
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How to Get a School Grant
April & May Seem to Present a Unique Opportunity
I've been running The School Funding Center for more than 10 years. In that time I've always tried to monitor how many schools were out there looking for grants at any given time. While I know that some schools may still be on spring break or have it coming up, I have never seen the activity on our database go this low. How could this be important to you? Read more. |
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Planet Protector
Children take pride in being given responsibilities, if those responsibilities are manageable and explained. Let them help out in the classroom!
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Stay informed with these pertinent news stories.
HighScope® Educational Research Foundation & Excelligence® Learning Corporation Announce Long-term Partnership in Early Education
HighScope® Educational Research Foundation, best known for the historic HighScope® Perry Preschool Study - which tracked more than 100 children for 40 years and established that those who had a preschool experience had higher earnings, were more likely to hold a job and were more likely to have graduated from high school than adults who did not have preschool - is partnering with Excelligence® Learning Corporoation dba Discount School Supply®. The organizations will work together in a partnership to develop innovative educational products to complement the HighScope® Preschool Curriculum, one of the top early childhood curricula currently in use in preschools around the world.
Read more.
NIEER Releases the State of Preschool 2011 Yearbook
This latest Yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2010-2011 school year as well as documenting a decade of progress since the first Yearbook collected data on the 2001-2002 school year. Read more.
Too Few Kids Getting Outdoors with Mom or Dad
Nearly half of all U.S. preschool-age children don't get outdoors at least once a day for parent-supervised playtime, researchers reported. Read more.
New Federal Agency Gives Boost to Disability Issues
A Major organizational change at the federal level could give significantly more voice to those working on developmental disability issues. Read more.
Sluggish Pace for Race to Top Spending
Almost two years into the federal Race to the Top program, states are spending their shares of the $4 billiion prize at a snail's pace - a reflection of the challnges the 12 winners face as they try to get ambitious education improvement plans off the ground. Read more.
Tracking Pre-K Assessment Policies Across the States
According to a new report from the Educational Testing Service, 50 state-funded pre-K programs in 40 states have established at least some policies for collecting such data - but every state must grapple with the difficulty of assessing the youngest children, who are not developmentally ready for traditional, pencil and paper tests. Read more.
Fairness in Action
How do we teach students to treat others with fairness - playing by the rules, taking turns and sharing, being open-minded, listening to others, not taking advantage of others, and not blaming others? Here's how three educators put this behavior into action. Read more.
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Share a Recipe
Have an idea for a healthy treat for young children? Submit your recipe and if we publish it on our site, we'll send you a $50 certificate for Discount School Supply® products!
Sweet & Salty Crunch Munch
(submitted by J. Lawrence)
4 cups rice Chex cereal
2 cups popped popcorn
1 cup cheddar Goldfish crackers
1 cup pretzel Goldfish crackers
1 cup lightly crushed plain bagel chips
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Heat oven to 250 degrees. Stir together Chex, popcorn, both kinds of Goldfish and the bagel chips. Whisk together butter, syrup, soy sauce, and cinnamon. Drizzle over Chex mixture; stir well. Spread mixture onto a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for 40 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool completely.
Category: snack
Nutritional Information:
1 serving size: 1/2 c
Calories - 135
Total fat - 6.0 g
Fiber - 0.9 g
Protein - 2.0 g |
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