I was in high school. We were at the State Fair for a debate conference. It was really wierd, because the debate topic for the year was 'weapons...
You can make scented "paint" by mixing a package of Kool-aid (or jello would work, too) with some regular glue. Kids love it... and since you said...
As far as behavior management, I would suggest going here http://consciousdiscipline.com and ordering a copy of Conscious Discipline. It is...
So, do the public schools in other areas have pre-k available to everyone? In my area, most of the public school pre-k's are only open to at-risk,...
For our first week, we're just going to talk about what our word wall is- the letters, the fact that they're in order, etc... and I'm going to...
I personally don't like having centers be mandatory. What we do is have an activity or two each day, and really encourage each child to visit the...
I like Greg and Steve, and Jim Gill. Our coordinators bought us a whole bunch of Mr. Al... But we hate it. The Learning Station is alright, too.
Our bunch loved Go Away, Big Green Monster so much that sometimes on the bus I could hear them reciting it to each other. They also loved I Love...
We have a really high turnover... I'm at Head Start, and one where our director's attitude is that if help doesn't stay, they don't have to pay...
We also do small-group activities with our word wall. At the beginning of the year, I'll talk about the first letter of a word... and usually,...
By the time I'm ready to have kids, I'll have to invent my own names. Last year, we had a Cinderella (yeah... we called her Ella), Carly,...
I'm going to sell all my old clothes on ebay... someday. For now, it's kind of an addiction (buying scrapbooking paper for portfolios... ugh...
String painting- tie string to a popsicle stick (one per color) and show them how to do it (I like to string paint, myself.) Put-put paint- lay...
I'm getting married next summer... I really don't think we'll be dancing, but we're both music lovers. Songs I want played: First Day of My Life-...
lol... I was just going to suggest it. I just found it an am loving it; especially since you can track your calories there. Awesome, awesome, awesome.
Our coordinators bought us one when we were in a smaller center... it was great there, but we moved to a different building and it just isn't...
That's how I eat my cereal! Well... I add in a lot of fresh fruit to it... but milk makes my stomach upset, and for some reason yogurt doesn't....
We send out homework once a week, and most of it is geared toward kids and parents working together. For color homework, we have them hunt in...
Wow... Our state's licensing says we have to have a minimum of thirty minutes outside time for our half-day classes, weather permitting. It's so...
Terry, Something to try the next time you get bit is icthamol (I'm not sure about the spelling). You should be able to ask your pharmacist for it,...
