[Teiara]

Each child learns differently, so I adjust lesson to fit their strengths and preferences. I use movement-based activities for kinesthetic learners, visuals, for visual learners, songs for musical learners, and group work learners. I also give independent tasks for children who prefer working alone. By observing what each child enjoys and responds to, I can create learning experiences that help them understand better and build confidence.

[Abigail Harden]

I perceive myself as a facilitator, a teacher who gives children the information and concepts to work with as well as the materials and then tries to give them the space to experiment and come to their own conclusions. I try to make many connections to real life, read stories that tie back in to what we are learning, so I can say “hey! Isn’t this similar to what we learned yesterday?” I also try to incorporate visuals, writing, music, and physical touch/experimenting into my lessons and trays so all children feel as if there is something for them.

[Amina]

One of my favorite ideas is creating activities that give children different ways to learn the same thing. Every child learns differently, so I try to pay attention to their strengths and interests. For example, some children learn best by moving around, some enjoy listening to songs, and others prefer looking at pictures or doing hands-on activities.When teaching, I try to include a variety of learning styles. If we are learning letters, one child might trace them in sand, another might sing an alphabet song, and another might practice with picture cards. This helps each child learn in a way that feels comfortable and engaging for them.By observing children and adapting activities to fit their needs, I can help them feel successful, confident, and excited about learning.

[Ebony Curry]

Every month, my little cups and I would work on activities and craft ideas using letters A to Z. During this time we worked on the letter c , and C is for carrots. We read a book about rabbits and discussed what rabbits do for a living and what do they like to eat. The craft that we decided to do for arts an craft was use our feet and hands to create a carrot using the color orange for the carrot. We traced our hands on green constructing paper then cut them out. Once we cut the “steams ” of the carrot out, we pasted them with glue on top of our foot carrot, cutting up brown construction paper as dirt for finish touches and green construction for grass. The ending result shows a carrot in the ground ready to be pulled, cleaned, shaved and eaten…. yum. Once we completed this craft we enjoyed carrots for snack time.

[Vicky]

For this summer’s lesson planing, I asked my children what interested them. Dinasours was the first to come up. I was about to create a Dino week of learning activities that they choose. Next up is ocean week. With abc hunting sheets, number finds on sharks and creative make your own tropical fish.

[Candy Kotecki]

In our back room we have plethora of materials for our art center. One of the weeks we have is focused on castles so we use snacks boxes and paper towel rolls to create their own castle. So we have a small limited amount of materials to add to it because to many may for the young child quite overwhelming. Plus we have a couple of models to give them a idea to take from. So the imagination is limitless.