Transitions...

Originally, I intended to do a post on transition ideas for young children (mostly because the children I had recently worked with would get especially difficult during transition time,) but my searches kept sending me back to a place called preschool express. The more I looked at this site, the more I came to realize what a valuable source it could be. There are probably hundreds of songs, and hundreds more ideas for teaching children. The songs themselves are probably why this site kept popping up. There are songs about vegetables, weather, frogs...just about ANYTHING you could think of. Some are to familiar melodies like "Row your boat" or "Frere Jacques", and others you can improvise melodies for.

There's a section on what you can do with socks, problem solving with blocks, and even slimy sensory fun. Here's the main page. Some of it you can pay for, but very little isn't free. I think this page is fantastic. It is copyrighted by someone named Jean Warren.

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/

P.S.- the songs are under the Music and Rhyme Station section, the socks are under the Toddler Station section, Slimy Sensory Fun is under the Discovery Station section and the Problem Solving with Blocks is under the Skill Station section.

hugs.

Strategies for working with Children with Behavior Problems

Hello fellow students!

I know it has been a long while since I wrote and so I figured now would be a good time to write my second blog. During my many hours as a learner teacher, I have dealt a great deal with children who have some behvioral issue or other. While the source or reason for their behavior malfunction is unclear, it is certainly at least partially the responsibility of the teacher to attempt to alter that behavior, changing it into something more acceptable in modern society. Therefore, in that spirit, I found a great little page written for parents which could be a great resource for us as well. It disseminates parenting habits, ways to overcome problem behavior and ways to create a positive environment.

Hoping that you find it helpful,
omybunnybeast

http://www.foreverfamilies.net/xml/articles/parenting_young_children_with_behavior_problems.aspx