What all early childhood classroom environments ought to have so there is smooth transition and the louder centers are not near the quieter ones. It begins with "F."
What is flow?
100
Themes need to be connected to this in order for students to retain what is learned.
What is meaningful to the students?
100
Fine motor development
What type of development occurs in small muscles, such as hands and fingers?
100
A powerful way to teach young children about safety measures.
What is explanation/modeling?
100
What may be the most important thing you do as a teacher.
What is defining your personal teaching mission statement?
200
Learning centers need to be this way so that students know where to find centers, and the materials included in the centers.
What is organized and labeled
200
What "WHY" for teachers means at the beginning of a good lesson plan?
What is the objective or intent?
200
When physical movement activities ought to occur
What is throughout the day?
200
Counting the number of students in your care.
What is a practice that ought to occur throughout the day?
200
That which creates a connectedness to others.
What is kindness?
300
You provide structure for children's learning when you develop this: The daily____________.
What is the daily schedule?
300
What "WHY" for students means?
Why the lesson is important to the students.
300
Children feeling good about their bodies and giving confidence in their abilities
What is mastering gross motor skills?
300
Stranger danger
What is something that is up to the teachers, as well as the families, to teach children?
300
Being grateful.
What is something that can actually change the chemistry in your brain so that you can be more positive?
400
This is what students and families notice when they first walk into the classroom. It sends an unspoken message.
What is the appearance of your classroom?
400
Guided and independent practice.
What is the "HOW" for students?
400
Play dough, stringing beads, coloring, cutting, buttoning, snapping, and drawing
What are fine motor skill development activities?
400
Using warm water and soap, rubbing hands together for a minimum of 15 seconds, and then rinsing and drying with a paper towel
What is the proper way to wash hands?
400
Being kind to yourself.
Who is the most important person in the world to be kind to?
500
This is when the children gather together on the rug with the teacher. The purpose is to start the day, recap the day's learning, or participate in an activity.
What is circle time?
500
What does "SO..." mean at the end of a lesson plan?
What is closure and/or evaluations?
500
Inseparable from physical development
What is cognitive development?
500
Fire drills and explanations, role play, fire fighter visitations, and picture book readings about fire drills