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Welcome to the February 10, 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 February: "What Are Friends For"
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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How to Get a School Grant
Quick Tips for Getting More Grant Money
Here are 25 quick tips for getting more grant money: Read more. |
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Circle Time
Yummy Food is a Great Teaching Tool!
Hi, my name is Sabrina and I am an Account Manager at, Discount School Supply®. As a mother of a 17-month-old daughter, I am constantly looking for dual purpose products that can be used for education as well as playtime. Thankfully, I found such a product in our Yummy Plush Play Food Set (YUMMY), a 25-piece plush food play set... Read more. |
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Topics in Early Childhood Education
Diversity Begins With Us
In my Introduction to Teaching Course, we were talking about diversity. The term 'diversity' has a much fuller and expanded meaning than it did when I started teaching 33 years ago. We thought the diversity in educational settings was the exception in our area of the country. Now we know it is always the rule. It should have been the rule 33 years ago, but it took a while for many people to incorporate it into their thinking. Some are still working at it. Read more. |
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Miss Jackie Silberg's Inspirations
Beginning Rhythm Ideas
Rhythm experiences for young children are vital for their development. It puts them in sync with the world. Play some recordings for your children that use drums. If you can bring a drummer to your room or take the children somewhere to see a drum set, that would be wonderful. As you listen to the music, pretend you are playing air drums. Here are some ways to make drumbeats to the music.. Read more. |
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Discussions Regarding POCET™
Painting Without a Brush
Kindergarten QuickSource® reminds us that the fine arts "support all areas of develoopment and allows the child to foster creativity and imagination." Children can express thoughts and feelings by painting a picture, dancing, or singing a song. Here's an activity called Painting Without a Brush that will help children to explore different artistic mediums. Read more.
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Teaching Children with Special Needs
How Many Disabled Students Do We Have?
In my last post I discussed the different disability levels that might be assigned to students. These levels were none, mild, moderate, and severe. Those levels make it more difficult for the classroom teacher to address the specific disability of each student. Why? It would be difficult enough if a teacher had only one disable student, or even a group of students with the same disability. That's not the case. Most teachers have to contend with several disabled students at the same time. Read more. |
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Faith-Based Teacher
Oh, the Wonderful Things of Valentine's Day!
I so love Valentine's Day that I make it the two weeks of Valentines. I love the wonderful colors of pinks, reds, purples, and all the lace, doilies and ribbons. I also love to cook in the classroom during these two weeks. We love to make pancakes in heart shapes and waffles with red strawberries and yogurt. Read more. |
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Sharin' with Sharron
Pair-a-Chute! Friends Playing Together
Celebrate love and friendship during the month of February by introducing the Pair-a-Chute (PAIRUP) to your children. Designed in favorite childhood colors, Pair-a-Chutes invite children of all ages to play. This new active play item is designed for children to play with a partner and at the same time practice such social skills as turn taking, sharing, and cooperation.Read more. |
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Art & Creativity in Early Childhood Education
"Shrink Art" for Valentine's Day
I love Shrink Art and my children have a long history of making shrink art at home with friends. If you've never worked with "shrink art plastic" but you're in the mood for something new, you'll find it's a creative, open-ended craaft based on children's original drawings. It's also super cheap to make, full of magical properties, and it's lods of fun for children of all ages. Read more. |
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Heart Ornament
An easy arts and crafts activity for four year olds. The child will create a wooden bead and pipe cleaner shape to hang for Valentine's Day.
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Stay informed with these pertinent news stories.
Crime Prevention Starts in Early Childhood
It turns out that it's much easier and less expensive to start in early childhood, a life stage that is rarely mentioned when people talk about crime prevention.
Read more.
Educators, Parents Hold Mixed Views on Testing
Parents, teachers, and district administrators consider formative and interim tests far more valuable than summative assessments, according to a survey released Wednesday. Read more.
US Averages Grade of C in 2012 State Science Standards
US science standards appear to be lagging badly as states figure out how to teach science in the 21st century. Read more.
5 Tips for Talking to Children at Play
What we say (and do not say) during play-based learning can make a big difference for our students. Read more.
10 States Freed from Some 'No Child Left Behind' Requirements
Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to "combine greater freedom with greater accountability." Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee are the first of what could be many more states that will no longer have to meet 2014 targets set by the law. 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!
Valentine PB&J
(submitted by C. White)
2 slices of whole wheat bread
1 T peanut butter (or other nut butter of your choice)
1 T strawberry preserves (or preserve of your choice)
heart-shaped cookie cutter
Spread peanut butter on one slice of bread. Spread preserves on top of peanut butter and place the other slice of bread on top of the preserves. Using a heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut a heart shape out of the sandwich. Enjoy.
Category: snack
Nutritional Information: 1 serving
*Nutritional information will vary, depending on materials used to assemble ladybug
Calories - 278
Total fat - 10.4 g
Fiber - 5.1 g
Protein - 9.3 g
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~ Pablo Picasso
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