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A world of themes, activities, ideas & articles for your preschool lesson plans!As early childhood educators, the time we spend developing our preschool lesson plans is second only to the time spent in the classroom interacting with our preschoolers! You are committed to planning preschool curriculum that is engaging, hands-on, interactive and fun while ensuring that the activities you choose meet your goals of supporting each child’s level of growth and development. Preschool Plan-It is committed to providing you, the preschool teacher, with everything you need to develop preschool lesson plans and preschool activities for your classroom. ********************************************************************* I am an early childhood educator and built this site to share the ideas, lesson plans, activities and experience I have gained over the past 18 years with other teachers of young children. This site is divided into four sections. You can go to each section by clicking on the blue links below or by clicking on the buttons on the left. ********************************************************************** Preschool Plan-It has begun to add affordable, online workshops for you! Check them out on the workshop page by CLICKING HERE or by clicking on the "Online Workshops" button to the left! ********************************************************************** Preschool Plan-It Primer is a free informational newsletter. Beginning April, 2012, the newsletter will be sent to you quarterly. Each quarterly newsletter includes: An article that addresses an issue in the field of early childhood. A Teacher Timesaving Tip. Focus on one interest learning center for your classroom. Links to any new pages added to the website. To sign up for the monthly mailings CLICK HERE To see back issues CLICK HERE New pages are added monthly! Or simply go to your Facebook page and type in Preschool Plan-It
THEMES An ever growing collection of preschool themes with activities for all areas of lesson planning including creative art, dramatic play, math, science, literacy and more! ACTIVITIES IN A BAG Instructions for making take-home preschool activities encourage and support learning at home. FORMS Preschool teacher forms for lesson plans, field trips, group and individual goals and more. CALENDARS Activity calendars to send home, monthly preschool lesson plan calendars and other calendar ideas to use in the classroom.
THE PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM This section includes suggestions for setting up your preschool classroom including: Learn more about interest learning centers in your preschool classroom, including a suggested list of materials for each center and a summary of how each center supports child growth and development. Suggestions for setting up your classroom in ways that encourage learning and participation while also reducing behavior issues! Stay current on preschool product recalls that may affect the materials in your classroom. PRESCHOOL BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANNING How do you celebrate birthdays throughout the year? Here is a list of what to consider and a peak at our birthday celebrations. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT This section will be chock full of forms, lists and articles all about preschool children including: FAMILY LIFE EVENTS AND CHANGES What happens at home does not stay at home. This is true for adults and for preschoolers. Welcoming a new baby, moving to a new home, the loss of a family member are just a few family life changes that affect a child's mood and behavior. Here you will find articles about how changes in a preschooler's home can affect them and what you and the families can do to help. Planning for preschoolers requires more than knowing where they are developmentally and where they are heading. It also requires knowing how to assess your preschoolers, your classroom and your overall program. Find articles about observing your children, program and classroom throughout the year. Preschool ages and stages of development SELF-HELP SKILLS Help develop independence by focusing on a specific skill each week or month! PRESCHOOL PROGRESS REPORT This article will discuss how to best use the information you gain from completing progress reports PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES How to prepare for annual Parent-Teacher Conferences as well as individual meetings that may be needed throughout the year. CHILD GUIDANCE AND DISCIPLINE Guiding young children and teaching problem solving skills is a major part of a Preschool Teacher's day! Read articles about Preschool Behavior, read articles and learn child guidance techniques in this section.
SPECIAL NEEDS Articles and links to help you stay current on the special needs of preschoolers.
TEACHERS’ LOUNGE A place just for you! ARTICLES written with you, the early childhood teacher, in the focus. HUMOR Share funny preschool stories! TEACHER TIMESAVERS Ideas to help you stay organized and refreshed! TRANSITION ACTIVITIES Quick, fun and age appropriate ideas for those “moments in between” activities! Online WorkshopsOnline training workshops that is again, written with you, the early childhood teacher, in mind. PRESCHOOL BLOG This link will bring you to my blog post archives. Wantto join my blog and never miss any new pages added to this website? Read below!
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