AlizaAug 20, 20206 minA Week of Painting at the Art Table in PreschoolI have described at length, how we approach painting at the easel. And, our general guidelines for planning a week's worth of art activit...
AlizaJun 29, 20205 minThe Right Tools for Cooking with Young ChildrenCooking in the classroom is a common practice in the preschools that I have seen. Of course that might change in the fall of 2020, due t...
AlizaJun 15, 20204 minSaying Goodbye to this School YearAnd what a year it has been! I am pretty sure that there is nothing I can say about the absurdity of 2020 that has not already been said....
AlizaFeb 14, 20204 minSewing In PreschoolI don't know about you, but I have always wanted and struggled to introduce sewing to my preschool students. For years I have done some ...
AlizaJan 17, 20206 minPainting With PreschoolersOne can't really talk about art with preschoolers, without talking about paint. It doesn't get me as jazzed up as talking about glue, sci...
AlizaDec 27, 20195 minUsing Scissors and Tape with Two and Three Year OldsI will start by saying that I can't promise that I won't get carried away talking about scissors and tape. I might get swept up in an alm...
AlizaNov 10, 20192 minUsing Glue Week TwoI spent a long time talking about the how's and why's about introduing glue to young children. And that was just plain old glue on paper....
AlizaNov 6, 20195 minIntroducing Glue In Preschool In about week three of our school year, when most of the children come to school happily, or at least they will let us teachers dry their...
AlizaOct 31, 20195 minPlanning A Week of Art in PreschoolHow do you set up and plan your art activities each week at school? If you create lesson plans for your class following using a theme bas...
AlizaSep 8, 20193 minCooking with Young Children As a preschool teacher, I have a love-hate relationship with cooking at school. This might be due to my tenuous relationship with cooking...
AlizaAug 27, 20197 minPreschool, Child, Care, Babysitting. Just All of it. Early Childhood care and education (can they be separated?), has been in the news more and more these days. I've read that it will be a h...
AlizaAug 14, 20193 minWelcoming Your Students BEFORE the First Day of PreschoolStarting a new anything is often accompanied by a variety of emotions. Excitement is one. Trepidation is the other. Even for people with ...
AlizaAug 14, 20194 minChildren's Books about DeathThis post contain affiliate links. I would like to subtitle this post, super-awesome children's books that deal with tough subject of dea...
AlizaAug 14, 20193 minCreating a Classroom CommunityIt is getting close to back to school time. Well, I know some of you are there already. I do love the wonderful freedom that is summer...
AlizaAug 13, 20195 minSaying Yes in Preschool We are gearing up to back to school time. If you are like me, you are thinking about what you would like to keep the same in your classro...
AlizaJul 23, 20193 minIn Place of Preschool Calendar TimeIf you Google "Preschool Calendar" There is plenty written and created on the topic. There are the usual products; pocket charts to fill ...
AlizaJul 4, 20186 minSpeaking Out about ShynessThis post contains affiliate links. Oh, Shyness. My old friend. My former enemy. My constant companion. While sitting down to write this ...
AlizaJun 14, 20184 minThe Gift of Time (and Space) If you would have asked me over my many years of preschool teaching, what preschool offers children, I would have talked about the import...
AlizaJun 5, 20182 minWhat Time is it?Hi, all. Recently, my sister said about my 3 year old niece, "She always asks me what time it is. Or what day. Like she has somewhere to ...
AlizaApr 16, 20183 minThe Power of StoriesThis post is a continuation of my last article all about how words give us ways to capture abstract ideas. Once we can contain an idea, a...