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.
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Thanks for the link to the preschool site. I have just sent the link via e-mail and hope to dig around the site at another time.
ReplyDeleteYes, another important posting on the need for appropriate transitions!
Hey Ariel! This looks like an awesome site! I'm glad you found it and shared it with us! I think I might use some of these songs as a guide for books I am hoping to make for my classroom just like Jen presented on in class. The songs will be really useful for transitions within the classroom and school building, too! Thanks a bunch!
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