The Big Job of Teaching Little People in Early Childhood Special Education
The large group or “circle time” setting in a preschool classroom is always an important time for student engagement. Large group can be a valuable setting for instruction, whether it be focused on a theme, early academics, or social skills. While keeping a large group of young children is important, it can be difficult. That’s […]
Communication with family members is important in any educational setting but parent communication in early childhood special education is essential. Special education laws are built on the idea of parents being equal partners with educators in the special education process, and this can only happen with communication. This communication needs to go both ways between […]
As a preschool special education teacher, I am always looking for ways to make learning more engaging for my students – and easier for me. Recently, I discovered a way to gain students’ attention and increase their engagement during our circle time. This is by using these student visuals for our preschool circle time songs. […]
A few weeks ago, I shared on the blog about ways to increase preschool table play engagement. One of the ways mentioned to increase table play engagement was to provide containers with table toys. Today I wanted to share a little more about adding containers to play because it’s such an easy way to maximize […]
Originally published: January 15, 2016 This week I finally got this year’s Bring a Bear Class Books put together – about a month after we had the event, actually. However, they look great, and the Little People are enjoying remembering the day. We do this once a year when we do our Bear Unit in […]
