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Suggested Reading for 8/24/13 | If I Ran the Circus
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If I Ran the Circus. A blog for grown-ups who care for young children. By Jarrod Green. 8220;Ask a Preschool Teacher”. Suggested Reading for 8/24/13. August 24, 2013. So, starting work really cuts into my blogging time. Who knew? But seriously, this was my first few days at Children’s Community School. Anyway, I hope to keep up 2 blog posts a week. Can he do it? In the mean time, while I didn’t have much time for reading this week, here’s a few things I think are worth your while. Have a great weekend!
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The Mindful Reflection Project » Creating a School Culture of Mindfulness
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The Mindful Reflection Project. The Mindful Reflection Project. Facilitation & Consulting. Programs & Trainings. Training & Long Term Programs. Mindful Reflection for Families. Posted on February 24, 2014 / Posted by admin. Creating a School Culture of Mindfulness. Mindfulness offers educators and students an opportunity to cultivate the capacity to be present, to be less reactive in the moment, to stop, breath and listen, and to make choices in the face of challenges. By regularly and actively engaging ...
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If I Ran the Circus | A blog for grown-ups who care for young children. By Jarrod Green. | Page 2
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If I Ran the Circus. A blog for grown-ups who care for young children. By Jarrod Green. 8220;Ask a Preschool Teacher”. Suggested Reading for 8/16/13. August 16, 2013. From a preschool in Maryland, a fabulous blog post about allowing children to take physical risks in their play. More specifically, allowing children the opportunity to assess risks for themselves. They’re doing it right. A review in the Atlantic of, basically, every animated children’s movie in the last decade. I personally recommed “...
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YogiDance - Blog
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Contact us at: 484-985-9644. A Chance to Connect: The National Kids Yoga Conference. The first ever National Kids Yoga Conference was a great success with a turnout in the hundreds. It was held on Saturday September 27th in Washington, D.C. George Washington University donated the space at their Milken Institute School of Public Health. Three floors of the building were used for the conference, and lunch was provided for attendees. Michelle Kelsey Mitchell, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Yokid.
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merrylccs | The Children's Community School Blog
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The Children's Community School Blog. Gun/Weapon Play in Early Childhood. December 17, 2014. In the meantime, I thought it would be helpful if I shared one perspective and invited you to share your views as well. Telling children not to pretend play with guns, in my experience, never felt very effective. It often just drove the play underground. Hiding a desire or curiosity is never a goal in the education world. She turned to research and learned that gun or weapon play is a universal truth in early chi...
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Curriculum Corner: Superheroes! | The Children's Community School Blog
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The Children's Community School Blog. Learning Through Play: The Noise Machine. A Commercial-Free Childhood →. April 30, 2014. Given that, we’re always on the lookout for what kids are interested in. For a while now the Oak Room teachers have noticed an interest in superheroes in the 3-day group. They pretend to be superheroes, they tell stories about superheroes at the lunch table, they draw superheroes at the art table. And finding new ways to express their creativity. Jarrod’s been helping the c...
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Gun/Weapon Play in Early Childhood | The Children's Community School Blog
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The Children's Community School Blog. Milk Caps and Coffee Cans. Deepening Children’s Ideas →. Gun/Weapon Play in Early Childhood. December 17, 2014. In the meantime, I thought it would be helpful if I shared one perspective and invited you to share your views as well. Telling children not to pretend play with guns, in my experience, never felt very effective. It often just drove the play underground. Hiding a desire or curiosity is never a goal in the education world. She turned to research and learned ...
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Milk Caps and Coffee Cans | The Children's Community School Blog
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The Children's Community School Blog. Gun/Weapon Play in Early Childhood →. Milk Caps and Coffee Cans. October 26, 2014. The intention is to have a particular spot in the room where children can be organized. Where they can organize their thinking by organizing their behavior. This kind of activity is championed in Montessori schools; at CCS it’s one of a number of approaches we use to support children’s cognitive development. More or less for free! Also, it doesn’t hurt that this particular activi...
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