Take a few moments to think about how you would like children and families to feel when they first enter your classroom. If they were describing your room to someone after their first visit, what would they say? If a child and their family were touring my classroom for the first time they may say […]

Can you think of a bedtime ritual that you have used effectively with your own children or the children in your care? What was it? How did the child feel about going to sleep? When I would watch my 4-year-old cousin overnight I followed a strict schedule that would normally be followed by her parents. […]

Would you describe yourself as a healthy eater? How does your approach to nutrition influence how and what you teach children about healthy eating? I would describe myself as a somewhat healthy eater. I don’t eat a lot of sweets simply because I don’t like them so I don’t eat a lot of candy or […]

How do you feel when you are changing diapers? How do your feelings about diaper changing influence your interactions with children during this routine? I feel frantic when I am changing diapers. I am always afraid the child is going to move around and the diaper will be put on wrong. I try to move […]

Do you say hello and good-bye to each child and family member every day? What messages do you think your hellos and good-byes (or lack of them) send? I try my absolute hardest to interact with each family and child at drop off and pickup. This shows the families and students that I acknowledge their […]

Describe 2 examples for each of these 6 areas of language encouragement: 1-Concept development-using descriptive language When a teacher is with children saying the shapes/colors will help children begin to recognize these descriptions on their own. When children are playing with toys teachers should point to objects and say its name (ex: baby, bunny, book, […]

1-What did you know about this topic before viewing the webinar? Before watching this video I would only be able to name a few of the ways to benefit an infants brain development. Safety and soothing were the two methods I knew the most about. I always knew that infants needed interaction with their loved […]

Pixabay is a great resource to use! This website is created to help give free images that don’t need copyright. Images are free to use and easy to search for. Simply put in a short description and free images will pop up free to download. This is a great resource to use to limit the […]

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Using images in a blog is important because it can be visually appealing to the readers. The blogger needs to remember that not all photos are free on the Internet. It’s important to cite the author under the Creative Commons. There are lots of different ways to determine how to cite an author if at […]