Posts Tagged ‘toddlers’
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Filed under: Ears for hearing, Senses and Body Parts, Teaching Ideas
Listening Ears: Big Ears for the Little Kids
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 20th, 2012
Learning about the five senses can be A LOT of fun! There are just SO MANY activities that can be done! On our lesson about the ears, we decided to create our own pair of LISTENING EARS! So instead of just pretending to “put on” their listening ears during story time, we actually got to try it for real! Once the kids get use to the idea, it becomes a fun way to recall our classroom rules! What you will need: Big ...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Classroom Designs, First Day of School, Teaching Ideas
Back to School: Classroom Design
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 6th, 2012
Another school year just begun here in the Philippines, but it’s just about to begin in other parts of the world! It’s tough getting started with all the classroom decorations, bulletin board and the like. So here are some of the stuff we did in our preschool classrooms! Preschool Classroom Door Decoration It’s important to make kids feel welcome on the first day of school, putting their pictures on the door makes th...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Colors and Shapes, Featured, Teaching Ideas
Circle Pasting Pictures
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 5th, 2012
A circle is one of the basic shapes the kids learn in preschool, and the number of activities we can do with it is countless! This year, we had them paste different colored circles unto a outlined picture! They had the chance to pick whatever picture they wanted and fill it up with colorful circles! Circle Pasting Pictures - What you will need: Circle cutouts (Different kinds of paper/textures) Glue Outlined drawing (fo...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Animals and Insects, Colors and Shapes, Edible crafts, Featured, Teaching Ideas
Fruit Loops and Octopuses
by Cheryl Villareal on Jul 30th, 2012
Other countries have CHEERIOS, we on the other hand have FRUIT LOOPS. I love how many things you can do with these stuff! So for our animal theme…while also learning the circle shape, we decided to create some octopuses using FRUIT LOOPS! What you will need: Construction Paper (we used color purple but you can use any) Scissors Fruit Loops Glue Googly Eyes What you will do: ...Read More » Tags Share Comments (2 )
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Filed under: Business and Services, Featured, Lifestyle and Events, Teaching Ideas, Tips for Parents, Workshops and Seminars
Superkids Conference 2012
by Cheryl Villareal on Jul 29th, 2012
Mark your calendars because the Superkids Conference will be back this coming September 2012!!! Learn different issue and learning styles in Early Childhood Education, learn how to develop young children who will change the world and much much more! This is one conference you TEACHERS and PARENTS wouldn’t want to miss out on! When: September 14 & 15, 2012 Conference: 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Where: Function Room 3, 3/F SMX Con...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Featured, Fine arts, Fine motor skills, Playdough, Senses and Body Parts, Skill development, Teaching Ideas
Clay Art in Preschool: Other Ways to Play with Clay
by Cheryl Villareal on Jul 15th, 2012
Clay… Playdough… noodles….these are just some of the many “toys” kids like to play with that really tap several skills all at once! With clay they get to practice their fine motor skills, their imagination, their creativity and so much more! Last summer, another activity Ayala Museum did was Clay Art by Jose Joya. It’s really simple and easy to do! This post isn’t really like my usual tutorials, this really is just some...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Featured, Fine arts, Messy art, Teaching Ideas
Puncher Pointillism at Ayala Museum
by Cheryl Villareal on Jun 22nd, 2012
From April to May, the Ayala Museum held a bunch of art workshops for the kids. One of these focused on George Seurat’s famous pointillism art! I love how complex and simple this activity can be! So before the actual art activity, a brief intro about George Seurat and pointillism was given. From wikipedia: Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an im...Read More » Tags Share Comments (5 )
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Filed under: First Day of School, Teaching Ideas
5 Ways to Prepare Your First Time Kids for School
by nicoleso on Jun 12th, 2012
Your child’s first day in school is a milestone for your family. It’s the beginning of a new adventure for your curious preschooler. However, introducing your child to a new environment can be quite challenging. Separation anxiety may arise that can make it difficult for your child to want to be left alone in the school. Here are some ways that you can prepare your newbie student for his first time in class. - - Prepare together. Get you...Read More » Tags Share Comments (0 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Featured, Holiday crafts, Teaching Ideas
Giant Earth for Earth Day
by Cheryl Villareal on Apr 7th, 2012
I think earth day is a very important day which gives special attention to mother nature and the beautiful planet we live in. We take our world for granted and abuse it, assuming that somehow, everything will just get better on it's own... thing is, it isn't. And if there's one place to start.. it's with the kids. So for our extended activity, we decided to have the kids make a gigantic earth! If you've read my previous post, you'd also know h...Read More » Tags Share Comments (3 )
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Art Workshop in Manila for Summer 2012
by Cheryl Villareal on Mar 20th, 2012
One thing I love about being a preschool teacher besides working with my adorable students is the wonderful experiments we get to do day in and day out! Part of these experiments of course is ART! We have different themes per month and the famous artists and their art works was one of our themes this school year. It’s funny how we don’t seem to appreciate the art works of these famous artists and yet kids can find so much joy in ...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )