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Walk Your A.S. Off | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. April 2, 2015. Walk Your A.S. Off. It’s not often I duplicate my posts over my two blogs, but this one is important to me:. For four years, my daughter and I have danced at Lake Area Dance Center. While fundraising is not required, I am of the opinion that awareness itself isn’t enough. Raising money to help researchers find effective treatments, a...Note: T...
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Playground Tricks | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. July 15, 2015. For the first time, I am co-teaching summer school. I am working with preschoolers in a classroom held in an elementary school. The children ride the bus to school, eat breakfast there, and ride the bus home at the end of our morning. They attend school 4 days a week. A huge benefit to teaching in a school? We have a playground! Also, I have b...
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Mat Man | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. March 30, 2015. An example of a typical first or second self-portait of the year. I wrote a post. About how much I appreciated the Handwriting Without Tears. HWOT) training I attended this past fall. One of the things we learned about was using “Mat Man” to learn how to draw a person. After watching the Mat Man Video. This picture of one of our preschoolers ...
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She Can See! | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. March 12, 2015. One of our preschoolers came to school with a new pair of glasses. She was very excited to tell me that her new glasses were like mine (same shape, similar color)! My favorite quote from her that day was, “Miss Sarah, did you know, there are trees across the street! It was very appropriate for this week! What about the children in your life?
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Handwriting Without Tears | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. March 28, 2015. This past fall, I finally got to go to Handwriting Without Tears. HWOT) training. I LOVED it! I learned a lot about teaching children how to write. It’s a very methodical process; we don’t do all the steps (as we only have two days per week with our preschoolers). At the top…” There is also a great workbook. And a blue mat. It was free (I lov...
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The Last Day of School | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. June 3, 2015. The Last Day of School. It’s so fun to see kids grow up in the 2 years we have them (even in one)! Miss Kim, me, and Miss Emily on the last day of preschool. I’m sure going to miss working with these two! This year is especially bittersweet, because it’s the end of a great team! This summer, I am teaching summer school at another location, with...
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Google Drive – A Real Time and Money Saver | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. June 14, 2015. Google Drive – A Real Time and Money Saver. This year, I thought of a new solution… what if I just sorted all the pictures by class, and put them on my google drive? I will definitely be using it again in the future! This entry was posted in Children (teaching or parenting). And tagged Google Drive. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. I have been work...
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Sarah S. | Moments of Brilliance... or Not!
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Moments of Brilliance… or Not! Stories inspired by life with children! Written by an Early Childhood Teacher of over 13 years, and a parent of two…. April 9, 2016. Heard in the Classroom – 2015-16 ed. One of our three year old girls was told by our assistant teacher, “My ears hurt, your voice is too loud.” The little girl said to her, “Well, put your fingers in your ears then.”. 8221; (This is wording from the Second Step Curriculum we use). 8221; He said, “Really fast! One of our 5 year old girls told m...
