If you are allowing the children to sleep, don't forget they need to be woken up. You need to allow time to do this as some children were...
When I had Pre-school we would rest after lunch on mats for 30 mins minimum. We placed the children's sheet bag on the mat and the children had...
It is interesting to compare by country. I have converted the US dollars to Australian dollars and in the public education system here in...
I once read an article (based on research, but don't ask me what it was actually called, I just remember the conclusion). The article focussed on...
I will be taking advice from you guys and going to administration. I don't diagnose because I don't like labels.
We are isolating her at the moment. She eats at a table by herself (she was touching and putting other children's food in the bin), she sits on a...
Today was a bad day. I am turning to you guys as I need help with a student. She is 5 years old, screams or shouts for no apparent reason during...
I talk about focussing on what the child CAN do rather than what they can't yet do. It is from what they CAN do that planning can start. This...
Totally off cleaning products but connected to whiteboards. I was told to clean my board using vertical strokes. If you clean using horizontal...
We have a teacher who teaches phonics starting at /a/ and goes to /z/. As you point out, the kids can't identify letters without starting at /a/...
The technique subbin4now adovcates is what we call the 'broken record' technique (for those who remember black vinyls when the needle gets stuck)....
When the children are sat at group time, we have the 5 Ls, Legs crossed, Lips locked, Listen, Look, hands in Lap. I tell the children that there...
I forgot to say, that the golden rule was for the children to stay on their mat. I insisted 20 minutes rest time (curtains closed and relaxing...
Depends on how old the children are. Cots are for babies, probably up to 18 months old. A child out grows the cot when they can climb out of...
TeacherGroupie, What do you mean by 'mood'? Conditionals can state fact, probability or that one thing happens/doesn't happen before...
I'm looking for healthy food ideas to hold a fundraising stall during morning tea and lunch breaks. Last year we used to have a cake stall...
There are much more than 3 tenses in the English language. Don't forget conditionals (there are 4 - zero, one, two and three). I remember on...
Charge a levy At the end of the school year, all children are give a 'Book List' for the grade they will be entering which specifies everything...
A proforma is a blank master that you fill in. My understanding is that children have one IEP to which everybody works towards. I met with the...
