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This is one of the sites I use to look at ways I can keep my toddler centers up.

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Inside: Wondering how to set up and manage toddler center time? Here are tips for putting together a plan for your classroom!
Our toddler learning centers time is an important part of our school day.

We create inviting, hands-on activities that allow for much exploration.

As with our 3 year olds centers time, our 2 year olds can spend as much or as little time desired at whatever centers they wish to go.

Because this is usually their first school experience, we want them to feel welcome, safe, and happy.

👉 Scroll down to get your free centers time planner!

How to Set Up and Manage Toddler Center Time

Start simple.

I cannot stress this enough!

If you have too much available in your centers, you will overwhelm your toddlers and they will have a hard time becoming engaged.

It's okay to have empty shelves. I admit, this is still hard for me. But because I have observed this age group during centers time for over 19 years, I know that it's better to have less than to have too much. You can always add more if you feel it's needed.

At the beginning of the year, I don't have every center open. I am using this time to introduce them to each area of our classroom, showing them how to use the materials, helping them share with their classmates. Less is best those first few weeks.

Then, as I feel they are ready, I will open another center. And then a bit later, another.

Eventually, every center will be open.

Managing How to Set Up and Manage Toddler Center Time

Our toddlers can move around from center to center at their own pace. We do not regulate where they need to be, nor for how long. This is a child-led time. (We manage our preschool centers time the very same way.)

I use this time to carefully observe how they are using the materials. I am close by if I need to help with a sharing issue (because this is ongoing with toddlers!) or to redirect a child who is having a hard time.

I do not control how many children can be at each center. I do have a certain number of chairs at the centers with tables, but it's not uncommon for the children to pull up an extra chair. Our 2 year olds for the most part like to be close to each other. I will often find them traveling around the room in small groups. Sometimes the entire class is in one corner of our room! They usually move on to another area quite quickly, but still together. This is a great way for them to build those social and emotional skills!

What's In Our Toddler Learning Centers
Writing Table
We have a small table in our book area where children can draw, write, use stamps, stickers, stencils, and other materials. We don't have it all out at once, but choose different materials each week.

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Our Reading and Writing Center Reading Center
Our reading area has a couple of bookshelves and a child-size couch. Children will often stop what they are doing and sit on the couch to look at a book before going back to what they were doing.

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The Best Books for Busy Toddlers Light Table
Our light table is tucked into a cubby in the corner of our room. It's the perfect size for one or two children. We love to explore light in a variety of ways, with all kinds of materials.

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Over 25 Light Table Activities Playdough
Playdough is one of our most popular ways of working our fine motor skills. Each week we change the playdough and the materials.

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Fine Motor Squeezing at the Playdough Table Scented Playdough Recipes No Cook Playdough Puzzles and Manipulatives
We use this table to develop cognitive skills such as counting, sorting, and matching.
Dramatic Play
Our dramatic play area is adjacent to our block area, the more active part of the classroom. We change our dramatic play themes every week or two.

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Pretend Play Activities Blocks and Cars
The block area is popular with our 2 year olds. They start the year more interested in trains and cars, and as the year progresses they become more involved in block play. Like the dramatic play area, we change some of our toys every week or two so that the children can explore a variety of materials.

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Block Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers Science
Because our classroom is on the small side, our science shelf is actually on top of our block area shelf, in front of our window.

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Our Science Shelf Art
We do a lot of process art with both our 2 and 3 year olds so that they can enjoy exploring different tools, paint recipes, and textures.

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Easy Art Tips for Toddlers Easel
Our easel stands next to our art table and is very inviting to our 2 year olds. In fact, they often don't even care if there is paper on the easel, or if a friend or two joins them. They simply love to brush the paint on the vertical surface.

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Easel Activities We Love Sensory Table
Our sensory table is well-loved by our 2 year olds. They love to scoop and pour and feel the different textures. We usually change what is in our sensory table each week. It is placed near our classroom door, and often is comforting to those who might be having difficulties saying goodbye to a parent or caregiver.

Click on the photo below for your free pdf download:
More toddler resources: Toddler Classroom Ideas for Back to School How to Put Together a Simple Toddler Classroom Schedule

Tips for the New Toddler Teacher

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This website tells you ways technology can benefit a kindergarten. Kindergarteners have short attention spans. Technology helps with that by allowing the students physically able to touch their own screens.

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NAEYC is one of the websites I read articles on Daily. This article talks about the technology tools you can use in a kindergarten classroom.

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Technology and Young Children: Preschoolers and Kindergartners

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Examples of how educators can implement technology and interactive media in the classroom by using these tools and effective practices for preschoolers and kindergartners

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In today's world we rely on technology. Technology is good but we must limit how much technology we use in the classroom.

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The need to teach children how to rely on technological resources when learning new skills is increasing. Kids must become more adept in using the web and other tools to conduct research, evaluate informational sources, and collect data, among other things. Thus, technology in the kindergarten classroom is essential for giving early learners a good introduction to these new skills.

The Benefits of Technology in the Kindergarten Classroom

Why Tablets are Best

Technology opens the door to a vast array of learning resources that can help children in their most formative stages of academic development. Tablets are the ideal way to integrate this type of technology in the learning process, especially when dealing with children between four and six years of age.

Kids love being able to use touch screen devices. These are easy and intuitive and there is no need to navigate a complex keyboard or control a mouse. It is important to note that a laptop or computer with a traditional keyboard design makes little sense for these youngsters, given that many of them are still learning basic letter recognition.

Many schools and child care facilities also find that tablets are much more cost-effective than conventional computers. They can secure far more tablets than they can computers given their lesser cost. This increases the ability to implement group activities and increases individual exposure to technology. When budgets are extremely small, even getting a few tablets for the school or class is preferable to having a single computer.

The Importance of Limiting Use

It is important to note that many doctors and educators believe that the use of electronic learning devices should be limited. Many teachers and administrators are eager to have these tools on hand, however there should be reasonable guidelines concerning the frequency of use. It is not good for kids to spend the majority of their learning time in front of glowing screens. In fact, between device use and television viewing, use of electronic gadgets should be monitored and limited.

The Benefits of Technology in the Kindergarten Classroom

When it comes to learning letters and numbers and developing letter sound recognition, tablets are the ideal tools to have on hand. They have both visual and auditory features that can assist children in making important connections. Best of all, there are a number of games that make the learning process more exciting.

Another benefit of using these tools is the fact that they make it possible for schools with limited budgets to significantly increase their library catalogs. Kids can access a range of books for all learning levels. Moreover, some of these stories are interactive, which helps increase student engagement.

Once kindergartners begin taking trips to the library, they can even use tablets to learn how to search the existing catalogs and identify research materials. Thus, these can be present both in the classroom and in the library setting. This will help kids to become more effective in their search for subject-specific materials.

The ultimate goal of using these tools however is to increase technical literacy. It is important to note that these are resources that many impoverished children do not have access to at home. In an increasingly technological world, having basic technological literacy at an early age has become essential.

Miss Humblebee's Academy is an Award-Winning online kindergarten preparatory program that can be used at school, at home, or on the go with any smart tablet. Miss Humblebee's Academy focuses on the skills required by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, and the Common Core State Standards. Parents and educators also receive ongoing weekly progress reports. Try your free 7 day trial of Miss Humblebee's Academy today.

Check out this article for more great information on how Technology in education has the power to completely transform our understanding of the classroom -the power to improve digital literacy

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The need to teach children how to rely on technological resources when learning new skills is increasing. Kids must become more adept in using the web and other tools to conduct research, evaluate informational sources, and collect data, among other things.