Howdy! I know this is very late time of year but I've been so tired and stressed I didn't think to ask here. I am a preschool teacher and a lot of my children struggle with their letters and #'s and I don't what to do. A lot of them can barley recognize half of the letters and they can count to 15ish but can't recognize what the numbers look like. I'm nervous and a little frustrated. Any advice would be helpful
Any suggestions for basics phonics toys like the interactive Leapfrog Word Whammer and Fridge Words toys? Something where the kid can put a letters in to hear their sounds and make simple words?
Like is this truly a requirement by law in Washington and my employer is literally gaslighting us and choosing to lie?????
I teach 2s at my school, and i have this one girl who’s increasingly gotten more violent. When i first started she acted out here and there for attention like making a mess or throwing a tantrum for small things. Ive had kids in the past that did this and i was able to help with avoiding giving their negative attention and really embracing their positive actions. Also talking things out with them and helping them to emotionally regulate in ways they understand.
However this girl has gotten worse. Shes been instead of throwing toys or making a mess or screaming shes started to hit other kids and try to harm them to get mine and my co-teachers attention.
We think its because her mom is pregnant and we’ve gotten like 5 new kids in our class. We both try to not “ignore” her but not give her the negative attention shes looking for- but its hard when shes actively harming other kids and sometimes us too.
Does anyone have any advice on how to navigate this situation? We have spoken to her parents several times and they havent shown any concern or bother for it and baby/coddle her. I try my best to encourage and celebrate her good behavior but i dont know what else to do.
I am so frustrated!!!!!!!
I work at a small preschool in a rural community, I love my job. I work with toddlers and there is one parent that always brings their kid in sick!!!!! the child is only not here when the parent is sick. I always get sick and recently we lost a few staff, one due to death and I can't stay home cause there is literally no one to sub my class.
I understand that this parent brings in their kid so they can go to work but why is their job more important than mine!!!! She admitted it this week that their child was sick and it took every ounce of professionalism not to make a face at this parent. Their child was falling asleep at the table they were so tired or maybe it was the drugs that mom sent her on, idk.
I just need to rant and get this off my chest or I am gonna be rude on Monday when I see this parent. She keeps coming and crying that I am her village and I just am not. I am at work, doing my job and it makes me uncomfortable that she is putting this on me.
rant over. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
Looking for help brainstorming! I recently purchased the Lakeshore Learning alphabet puppets (scored them used for cheaper) and am hoping they will be a great tool for furthering my 3.5-year-old's learning of letters/letter sounds. He knows most letters now, but I thought they'd be good for continued teaching. (He's in preschool part-time, but I work with him at home.) I plan to eventually use them with his younger sibling, as well. I feel like there are probably many creative ways in which I can use them, but I'm struggling to think of any. Of course I can have the puppet "say" it's letter and sound, but does anyone have any other fun ideas? I was thinking maybe some preschool teachers, homeschool moms, or really just anyone may have experience/ideas with these! I have a very vague memory of my kindergarten teacher using these cool inflatable letter characters to teach us letters, and I feel like each letter had a story or something, but I'm not sure exactly what she did.
