Elevating Early Childhood

Are you still struggling to get your little ones to sit still and pay attention? Or maybe you're wondering how you're ever going to teach them anything at this pace?

Well then, I’ve got the solution for you!

Today, I’ll be sharing with you the best preschool activities for a fall theme to keep your students interested in the classroom.

You see, it’s not always easy to get young children to pay attention. In fact, it’s sometimes downright hard, so a little help every once in a while doesn’t hurt, am I right?

And this is exactly what these activities are; things that will help you increase engagement in your preschool classroom.

I hope you’re ready to learn.

All right, let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Are you ready for fall? (00:00)

Focus on music and movement (05:49)

Select the right books (18:25)

What activities do you offer in your classroom? (23:46)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get your FREE Circle Time Guide here.

- Discover 15 fingerplays and facts here.

- Discover fingerplays from A to Z here.

- Discover fall songs here.

- Get the Pumpkin Bundle here.

- Get the Fall Bundle here.

- Discover fall books here.

- Check out fall leaf activities here.

- More fall theme preschool activities here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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If you’re a preschool teacher, chances are you probably have an art center in your classroom.

After all, art is a quintessential part of the preschool curriculum. It’s a great way to help children develop their imagination and creativity and work on their fine motor skills.

And in order to do that, an art center is a must.

However, not all preschool art centers are equal. Some are better than others.

Why is that?

Simply because they have everything a young child needs to develop their art skills, have fun, and strengthen their little hand muscles.

How do you know if your center needs some sprucing up?

Well, this is the exact question I answer today.

In this episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I’ll be sharing with you all the materials you need for a, not good, but great preschool art center!

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Time to spruce up your art center! (00:00)

Let’s talk art materials (03:00)

Your 10 art center essentials (03:42)

Some art center protips for you (23:54)

Quick Q&A (25:57)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get your Free Center Essentials Guide here.

- More about editable center labels here.

- Find all the products mentioned in this episode here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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Every pre-k teacher knows it, making art is a big part of preschool.

It’s a great way for the children to be creative, enrich their imagination, and develop their fine motor skills in a fun and enjoyable manner.

However, making sure your students are creating the right kind of art is important.

Because yes, the kind of art your kids are making does matter.

Process art and product art are two types of activities that usually happen in the preschool classroom. 

The difference between them is that the former focuses more on the process and is more about seeing art as a form of creative expression, while the latter focuses more on the end result.

Which one is better for your students’ development?

Tune in to today’s episode to find out!

All right, let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Process art vs. product art (00:00)

Story time (02:01)

What is product art? (03:35)

What about process art? (07:42)

Which one is better? (08:47)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Learn how to set up an art center for your classroom here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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Hello everyone and welcome back to a brand new episode of Elevating Early Childhood.

Now, a quick warning before you start listening, this episode’s got a bit of a bite to it (pun intended)!

This, friends, is because today, we’re discussing children who bite.

Most younger preschool classrooms have at least one bitey kid, and it can be pretty difficult for teachers to deal with those types of situations.

Why is the child biting? How can you deal with their behavior? And most importantly, how can you handle the child bitten (or, yourself, if you’ve been the victim…)?

To answer these questions, I’ve invited an early childhood expert!

Her name is Dr. Carolyn Bobb-Green, she is the founder of Training U To Succeed, and today, she’s here to teach us how we can deal with bitey kids (and all the consequences that come with their sharp teeth).

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Preventing biting in your classroom 101 (00:00)

Meet Carolyn (02:03)

Why do children bite? (05:21)

What to do if a kid has been bitten (08:08)

How to prevent biting (14:31)

How to connect with Carolyn (25:35)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Learn more about how to prevent biting here.

- Learn more about Training U To Succeed here.

- Follow Training U To Succeed on Instagram here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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If you’re overwhelmed by the sheer amount of educational centers you’re supposed to have in your preschool classroom, then you’re not alone.

Many of us find ourselves facing a dilemma when setting up centers in our classroom: Should we have a separate area for each center? Or can some be combined?

Naturally, both options have their pros and cons, and because of that, it can be difficult to decide which way is best for you.

Lucky for you, I’m here to help you make that decision.

In today’s episode, I’ll be discussing how and when you can combine your preschool centers for maximum success.

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Combining centers: Yay or nay? (00:00)

You’ve got mail! (03:15)

Why having the right tools is more important (04:58)

Fewer transitions = More learning (06:31)

I’ve got a freebie for you (07:48)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get my FREE Center Essentials guide here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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The beginning of the year is tricky, there is so much to take care of, things to set up, new students to meet, parents to get to know, etc...

All of this stuff can be pretty stressful, but I’m here to make it just a little bit easier on you.

Friends, today, we’re talking about how to set your kids up for success when it comes to learning the alphabet.

It’s no secret that teaching the alphabet at the beginning of the year can be challenging - for even the most seasoned teacher.

However, with the tips and tricks I’ll be sharing with you today, your kids will fall in love with the alphabet in no time!

Are you ready?

Tune in now for all my alphabet favs and fails! 

I promise, you won’t regret it.

Key Takeaways:

How to teach the alphabet in the beginning of the year (00:00)

The best alphabet center materials (02:52)

Alphabet fails to avoid (27:43)

How to introduce new activities to your children (33:54)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get the Ultimate Alphabet Freebie Bundle here.

- Learn how to set up your ABC center here.

- Discover the Fishing for Letters game here.

- More about the alphabet matching mat here.

- Learn how to make your own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers 

There are some things that will make or break you as a teacher, and transitions are right there at the top of the list for early childhood teachers.

Every single day is full of transitions in preschool, so having a surefire list of tips that’ll help you make them as easy as possible is crucial.

Lucky for you, I’m about to share those tips with you.

So, if you’re struggling with transitioning from one activity (or place) to another in your preschool classroom, this episode is for you!

Want to learn more?

Tune in now!

Key Takeaways:

The best transition tips for preschool (00:00)

Create a daily schedule (05:43)

Reduce the number of transitions in your day (07:38)

Keep your transitions short (10:02)

Set clear expectations (12:00)

What winning looks like (15:03)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Grab our FREE Printable Daily Schedule here.

- Get the Visual Routines Bundle here.

- Get Printable Visual Schedule Cards here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

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Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers 

The new school year is here, and this means that, like every year, it’s now time for those back-to-school checklists!

You see, the life of a preschool teacher is not easy (no matter what some people might tell you).

We have quite a few things to take care of and keep in mind, and this is especially true during the beginning of the year, when everything is still a bit chaotic.

Lucky for you, the chaos doesn’t have to be permanent.

You can get rid of it by setting up simple routines and procedures that will help make the rest of your year run smoother.

Today, I’ll be sharing those procedures with you!

Well then, what are you waiting for?

Tune in now!

Key Takeaways:

Back-to-school procedures and routines (00:00)

Story time (03:48)

The ingredient you absolutely need (08:33)

What matters the most (10:59)

Other routines you need to teach your students (13:53)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

-Grab your free back-to-school procedures checklist here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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Do you ever wonder why your students can’t sit through story time without fiddling around or losing interest?

If you’re struggling with getting your kids to pay attention during a read-aloud, I’ve got a secret to share with you: You’re not alone.

Every preschool teacher has been through this. 

And I mean it. 

All of us have wished for a magical wand that’d make story time easier at least once in our careers.

Sadly, we have yet to find that wand.

But hey, don’t lose hope yet, because there is a solution to this issue, and, lucky for you, I’m sharing it with you today.

Want to learn how to improve story time in your home or preschool classroom?

Tune in now!

Key Takeaways:

Are you struggling with story time? (00:00)

Let me paint a picture for you (03:15)

Interactive books (05:37)

All about read-acting (19:12)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Check out our interactive book list here.

- Check out our circle time episodes here and here.

- Learn how to troubleshoot circle time here.

- Learn everything you need to know about circle time essentials here.

- Get our FREE Skyrocket Circle Time Success guide here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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Want to add more diverse picture books to your classroom this year? 

Discover Black Boy, Black Boy, a beautifully illustrated children's book with an uplifting message for all young children.

This is the perfect picture book if you’re looking for inspirational stories that will resonate with all the students in your preschool classroom.

Not convinced yet?

How about you listen to my interview with the authors, Jorge Redmond and Ali Kamanda? I’m sure they would be able to convince you.

Well then, what are you waiting for?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

The best illustrated book of 2022 is out! (00:00)

Meet Jorge and Ali (02:14)

Why write this book? (04:22)

Why you need this book in your classroom (10:52)

Helping young black boys thrive (15:29)

One last question (21:22)

Additional Resources:

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Get my book “Teach Smarter: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood Teachers”.

- Visit our website to find tons of pre-K teaching resources here.

- Learn more about my exclusive mentorship program, “Teaching Trailblazers”.

- Get Black Boy, Black Boy by Jorge Redmond and Ali Kamanda here.

- Check out more  Diverse Picture Book List here.

Elevating Early Childhood is an early education podcast dedicated to helping Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten teachers teach better, save time, and live more.

If you enjoy the podcast, please follow, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform.

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