Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 3/11/2006 6:16:00 AM Author: Terri (tyme2school@yahoo.com) Subject: running I am curious as to whether or not it is free time and they are running in lieu of independent center work? First I must say that I understand your frustration, but I also must say that 3's and 4's have the ability to be actively engaged in non gross motor activity in the classroom when trained to do so. When preschoolers run in a class its their way of saying that either I don't know what I am supposed to being doing or that the environment is restrictive and I am resisting it. In NAEYC based programs that are run correctly, and Montessori classrooms, I have never seen any children running in the classroom. They are always activedly engaged in the various classroom centers or work that they have learned to run themselves and this gives them a sense of accomplishment and control over their environment. Also, redirecting can become a game to a child who lacks attention at home and he will do the same thing over and over again to get you to redirect him. I think that you might want to re-evaluate your class structure and schedule to see if a change or rotation in the daily routine could help. Good luck ! Name: Email: Subject

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