With all of the fun and educational benefits of implementing circle time in your classroom, you are probably ready to start your own. If you have never done circle time before, it is a good idea to start slowly as your students may need time to adjust to group activities. Here are a few tips […]
In the close quarters of a childcare center or school, we have to find ways to keep allergic outbreaks from occurring. Little hands like to touch and explore everything they see, so it is the job of the grownups to keep them safe. To keep your students safe during meal and snack time, here are […]
When working with young children you must be observant. Once you’ve observed atypical development in a child, you have to change the way YOU interact and make accommodations in the classroom environment. Here are a few tips for your classroom that can help accommodate a child who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Create a safe […]
Adding circle time to a classroom’s activities can be a great way to enrich the everyday teaching experience. If you are looking for a way to help boost your students’ imaginations and communication, telling stories as part of circle time can help with that. Research tells us that storytelling is “perhaps the most powerful way […]
“Carlo, get to work, or I’ll come over there and force-feed you a peanut.” Inside, I was a frightened and ashamed 10-year-old again, eyes darting, checking and rechecking the food before me, the food I knew was safe. I was very lucky. I was never physically bullied, and nobody ever tried to make me eat […]
Learning how the brain of an autistic child works can give you rare insight and understanding for the children you serve. We have learned that people on the ASD spectrum can have extreme variation in symptoms but there are also some key similarities seen in each person called ¨core cognitive deficits¨. Let’s take a look […]
Which would you prefer to hear from a parent who is visiting your classroom? “You are a such a sweet teacher!” Or, “You really seem to understand the needs of your children – I can tell by the way you responded to the two who were fighting over a toy!” Both complements are welcome, I […]
There are three types of allergic reactions to food: Contact reactions Ingestion reactions Inhalation reactions Related: Food Allergies & Childcare Contact reactions occur when an allergic child touches the allergen that was left on a surface. Reactions can include hives or itchiness at the point of contact, which become life threatening if the allergic child accidentally […]