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Lovely Preschool Teachers Podcast — 106 episodes
The Difference Between Telling and Teaching
Why Preschoolers Don't Learn Expectations By Hearing Them Once
The Preschool Framework I Use Every Year
I Open Centers on Day One - But I Don't Expect Independence
What Actually Matters Before the School Year Starts
The Preschool Classroom Mistakes That Create Chaos Later
5 Ways Teachers Are Using Visual Schedules Wrong (And What to Do Instead)
What to Send Home This Summer (That Kids Will Actually Use)
How to Make Assessments Feel Less Overwhelming (Without Skipping Them)
What Kids Are Actually Learning in Dramatic Play
Small Spring Shifts, Big Classroom Energy
The Science of Spring: More Than Cute Crafts
From Recognition to Application: A Better Way to Teach Preschool Skills
Name Writing Routines That Build Confidence (One Child at a Time)
Friendship Drama? Friendship Skills Are Learned Behaviors
Arctic Animals, Hibernation & Hands-On Winter Centers
Circle Time Check-In: What's Working Mid-Year
Going Beyond Story Time with Interactive Read-Alouds
Inviting Preschoolers to Write - Without Pressure
The Real Work Behind Name Writing
Handwriting vs. Writing: Why They're Not the Same
Why Classroom Jobs Aren't Just 'Cute' - They're Crucial
How I Keep Circle Time Engaging (Without Losing My Mind)
Circle Time Isn't Broken (You Just Need a Better Reason)
The First Few Weeks of Circle Time: What to Do (and What to Skip)
The First Day of Preschool: What to Prep (and What to Forget)
Why Transitions Are the Hidden Troublemakers of the Preschool Day
Big Update Alert! Your Two & Three Year Old Curriculum Just Got a Whole Lot Better
Building a Preschool Schedule That Works
The Importance of Rotating Centers for Maximum Learning
Using Play Centers to Teach Executive Functioning Skills
Transform Your Light Table All Year Long with Seasonal Mats!
Why 'Just Go Play' Doesn't Work: Explicitly Teaching Center Skills
Stop! Don't Hand That Preschooler a Pencil...Yet!
5 Surprising Benefits of Preschool Assessments
Biggest Small Group Mistakes (And How to Fix Them!)
What is Bookmaking? How to use it to Encourage Preschool Writing
Teaching Young Children How Reading Works
How to Build a Sensory Bin for Preschoolers
Shared Reading Meets Winter Fun
Tips for Incorporating Loose Parts in Preschool Play
Teaching Missing Skills: How 'If-Instead' Thinking Can Transform Your Preschool Classroom
Using Assessment Data to Plan Lessons
Preschool Calendar and Why We Still Use It
What is Subitizing and How Can We Teach It?
Our Favorite December Activities
Our Favorite December Activities
Using Fine Motor Boxes in Preschool
5 Reasons Why Assigning Centers Can Backfire
Teaching Conflict Resolution in Preschool
How to use Writing Invitations in Preschool
How to use Games to Teach Preschool Math Skills
Bringing Literacy Into Your Fall Unit
Preschool Cutting Tips
Circle Time - The Do's and Don'ts
Top 5 Games for Circle Time
Inside My Circle Time Cart
Things to Consider When Setting Up Circle Time
How Long to Schedule Centers
Important Considerations to Take When Setting Up Your Preschool Classroom
Why Planning Classroom Management Before Day 1 Makes all the Difference
Hard Truths about Behavior Management in the Preschool Classroom
The Chill Spot
Overview of my Plan to Implement Literacy
Ways to Teach Emergent Literacy Skills
Early Literacy Is More Than Letter Learning
Prep Centers Now, Save Sanity Later
When Center Time Gets Overwhelming
The Un-popular Play Centers
5 Strategies for Keeping Preschoolers Engaged in Centers
End of the Year Reflection
Parent Teacher Conference Tips for Early Educators
Analyzing Preschool Assessment Data
Our New Assessment Approach in Preschool
Keep Circle Time Lively
Quick & Easy Circle Time Games
Keeping Our Year Simple
Why We Need to Stop Telling Preschoolers to Share
Teaching Peer to Peer Communication
Survey of the Day - Preschool Graphing
How to Use Environmental Print in the Preschool Classroom
9 Pre-K Math Games We Love
When Behavior Supports Aren’t Working
Going Beyond Managing Behaviors
What Student Behaviors are Telling You
Beware of Classroom Rewards
Honest Truth about Behavior Charts
8 Valentine Activities Your Preschoolers Will Love
Activities for Teaching Children to be Good Friends
Why we Use a Name Writing Notebook
Indoor Gross Motor Games
Winter Activities that Preschoolers Love!
Tips for Keeping Holiday Stress Down
Why We Change Out Our Drama Center
Get Ready for December!
Transforming Preschool Behaviors with Social Emotional Learning
Art Center Storage
Using Nursery Rhymes in Preschool
5 Ways to Encourage Writing Through Play
Master List of Social Emotional Skills to Teach
Is it Time to Start Small Group?
Parent Education Boards
Tips for Teaching Classroom Procedures
How to Teach Classroom Procedures
Why you should be Using Visual Procedure Cards
Visual Schedules for Preschool