In last week’s episode, Dan St. Romain and I discussed how to teach children not to interrupt you during small group time.

Something Dan and I really focused on during that conversation was the importance of teaching preschool-aged children to be independent the right way.

Well, today, Dan and I will dive deeper into that, so I hope you’re just as excited as I am!

Listen in as he and I discuss the best ways to teach your preschool students to become independent and how to ​​avoid the pitfalls many teachers make when it comes to fostering independence in the early childhood classroom.

Are you ready?

Let’s dive in!

Key Takeaways:

Why teaching your students to be independent is a must! (00:00)

How teachers can encourage independence in the classroom (01:44)

Why going back to a place of joy is important (06:25)

Why we have to break our own habits (11:17)

Story time (16:56)

Don’t always solve your students’ problems (23:05)

Additional Resources:

- Got a burning question for Vanessa? Get your answer on the Elevating Early Childhood podcast here.

- 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 Dan St. Romain here.

- Get Dan’s book here.

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