Saturday, October 16, 2010

Worksheets and Activities


The following link has plenty of worksheets and activities for preschoolers, all helpful for lesson plans and for free!!!
http://first-school.ws/ 

How to make a preschool lesson plan


Preschool is a particularly difficult grade to teach but is never dull and full of new experiences. To develop a lesson plan for preschoolers you can follow the instructions with the link below http://www.ehow.com/how_4842121_preschool-lesson-plan.html

First day of school: Ways to facilitate the student’s separation from parent



  • Be sure you are "PREPARED" and your class is prepared students will be more at ease if you are ready and waiting to welcome them instead of finishing last minute plans.
  • Make a clean break for both the parent and child by not letting the parents linger in the classroom. Instill rule "DROP OFF AT DOOR"
  • Establish a routine from day one
      • Planning time (10–15 minutes)
      • Work time (45–60 minutes; includes cleanup time at the end)
      • Recall time (10–15 minutes)
      • Small-group time (10–15 minutes) 
    Let you students know what are the class rules:
    1. Be nice to your classmates
    2. Listen to your teachers and follow directions
    3. Clean up your classroom
    Tip:Each day at Circle time review the rules and have the class share some ways they can help be good listeners and helpers
      • Large-group time (10–15 minutes)
      • Outside time (30–40 minutes)
      • Transition times (including arrival and departure) (variable)
      • Eating and rest times (variable)
    • Getting to know each other by using games 
      •  One very simple game you can play to help students learn names just needs a small ball. Have the students sit in a circle and the teacher begins by saying a name and them rolling the ball to that student. That student says another name and rolls the ball to them. It is very simple, but effective.