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Modeling Compassion in Early Childhood Education
By Molly Breen When we teachers first decided to work in early care and education, our prevailing thought was likely, “I love being with children,” and perhaps, “I’m good with kids.” Once we began our early years of teaching, we … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, early childhood education, empathy, preschool
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Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Preschool Classroom
By Molly Breen Depending upon your setting’s process for enrolling new students, you may have a window of insight into the lives of the children who will soon walk through your doors or you may begin the year with very … Continue reading
A Welcome Without Walls: 7 Ways to Create a Safe and Inviting Preschool Classroom
By Molly Breen Whenever we prepare to welcome students back to school, we thoughtfully consider our classroom environment as the “third teacher.” We know that every corner of the room matters and details count! The environments we create set the … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom environment, early childhood education, new school year, preschool
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Movement, Play, and SEL: Create a Picture Book Dance Story
By Connie Bergstein Dow, author of From A to Z with Energy! 26 Ways to Move and Play Over my long career as a dance educator, I have especially enjoyed teaching creative dance to young children. I love inspiring their … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, movement, nature, SEL, social and emotional learning
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3 Mindfulness Activities for Challenging Behaviors
By Molly Breen Challenging behavior in preschool is the rule, not the exception. In my setting, every day is a new opportunity for kids to be expressive, interactive, impulsive, and so on. Observing and responding to kids is the bulk … Continue reading
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Tagged early childhood education, emotions and behavior, mindfulness, preschool
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