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Ask Ms. Dorothy: July 2011
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Thursday, July 7, 2011. How do I help my 2 year old adjust to school? I am a working lady. My daughter is 2years and 4 months old, she is able to speak fluently in her mother tongue, and understands English as well. In my absence she is taken care by my Mother in law. I try to make her understand that school is a lovely place by telling many stories every night before getting sleep, but the next day morning it’s the same. There are many reasons...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: How do I get my kids to be responsible?
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Wednesday, July 18, 2012. How do I get my kids to be responsible? Labels: cause and effect. I have been having trouble lately I started school this semester and it seems my children stopped doing all homework all chores all responsibilities. Can you help? A Student and Mom. It sounds like your children are. You may need to create a system to replace you in the work formula. For things left un-done. Making up a new schedule for homework might he...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: Relationships for Learning
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Monday, May 21, 2012. My name is Dorothy Shapland, and I have been an early childhood educator for the past 28 years teaching preschool, kindergarten, 1. Grade I work as a mentor and coach providing training and support to teachers both locally and on line. As much as we feel the push to standardize instruction, and teach students in core content and subjects, driving for improved test scores, the research consistently supports taking the time ...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: Kinderchat
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Kinderblog Summer writing challenge. The challenge will last for 6 weeks, with a new prompt added on Wednesdays. Ideally, our topics will be reflective and thought-provoking, with a balance of fun and serious.". Wednesday, July 6th. Blog Challenge: Question the first! And, it's on: The Great Kinderblog Summer Blogging Challenge begins. now! What did it FEEL like? Miss Dorothy and The Westmont Montessori Kindergarten Class of 1985. We sang songs...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: How can I get my kid to listen?
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Monday, June 25, 2012. How can I get my kid to listen? I need your help, my first grader is having a hard time listening and following directions at school. He completes his work, has great marks but doesn't want to listen. I am not sure what is going on, or if he understands. I had a meeting with the teacher and he said " just looks at me with a blank look on his face" Have any advice? Mom of 3 boys. Eed to give him more wait time. If he did r...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: Reflecting on "What I do"
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Sunday, September 11, 2011. Reflecting on "What I do". I read a post called "A Living vs. A life" by Allison Rivers. And it got me to reflect. Yesterday, in a class I'm taking, I was asked "what do you do? I have no doubt that teaching Kindergarten is my bliss. I think that all my work in expressive arts, from writing to drumming to acting to working with kids on any of these, is where I find fulfillment. And it would no longer be what I love.
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: March 2011
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Sunday, March 20, 2011. How can I support my kids learning to type? My daughter's 4th grade teacher is teaching cursive this year, but she is the only teacher in the school who still does.Writing just isn't something I do very often any more, and I know my kids are going to need to do less and less of it. Just holding a pen or pencil is impossibly hard for my 1st grade son. When and how do I help my kids learn to type? Links to this post. My ro...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: June 2011
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Today I completed the 'Trust 30' challenge. Some things I learned -. I read Self Reliance. When I was very young. It benefited me in ways I didn't recognize till now. I don't let fear stop me from doing much. I am ready for the great things I am going to make happen. See the prompts and my responses on the On Self Reliance. Page Your comments are welcome! Links to this post. Posted by Dorothy.Shapland.
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: Why is my child lying?
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Monday, July 2, 2012. Why is my child lying? My 6 yr old daughter has been lying to the boy next door and neither her father nor myself nor the little boy’s mother can understand why she is doing this. I had her sister 2 months ago and yet we haven't seen anything to show she is jealous. Even if that is the fact, why should she take it out on a little boy that previously she would play fine with? Concerned mother of 2. Every moment we spend wit...
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Ask Ms. Dorothy: August 2011
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Ask Ms. Dorothy. Educational Advice (because I'm full of it! Saturday, August 13, 2011. A Virtual Tour of My Kindergarten Classroom. My child has been assigned to your class, but we were not able to make it to the Back to School Night. Is there some way I can show my son what his Kindergarten classroom looks like so he has an idea of what to expect? Here is a slideshow I just created from photos of my room. Hope you enjoy it! I'm looking forward to meeting you both next week! Links to this post.
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