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Book Creator - Love Learning - Book Creator app

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Teachers love it. Students love it. Book Creator is the simplest, most inclusive way to create content in the classroom.

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This virtual Calming Room was designed to assist students in finding different strategies and tools for managing emotions. Hopefully this resource is helpful and used proactively, or when life gets a bit overwhelming.

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Share the love with ABCya Valentine's Day games

Looking for Valentine's Day activities with heart? These games are a fun way to celebrate the holiday, while helping kids grow their love of learning!

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Share the love with ABCya Valentine's Day games Looking for Valentine's Day activities with heart? These games are a fun way to celebrate the holiday, while helping kids grow their love of learning!

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How do you move preschool online? It's a tough question when so much of preschool is about hands-on learning, exploration, and play. I spoke with my fellow teachers from the Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center at the Boulder Jewish Community Center about how to continue to teach the very young, virtually. Here's what we've come up with ... the dos and don'ts of virtual learning for preschool students.

Do hold morning meetings.

One of our teachers, Megan Pullen, who works with three year olds, continues to follow the regular meeting agenda that they have since the beginning of the year. She just now does it through Zoom.

"We draw out our agenda, say good morning to everyone, and then mute everyone as we move to a share," says Pullen.

Figuring out the best way to hold a meeting-muting everyone, muting nobody, going back and forth-takes a few tries, but overall, the mute all button on Zoom is your friend. Start the meeting with everyone unmuted so that the kids can chat and say hi, then mute all once the bulk of the meeting starts. Pullen recommends prepping parents beforehand so that students can bring their favorite stuffes or a paper and pencil to the meeting.

Don't expect everyone to participate.

Not all parents want their kids to have more screen time, but we've noticed that not all kids want it either. During the first week of morning meeting, almost all families joined in. The students participated. As we started our third week, a few students tend to play while the morning meeting video is on in the background.

"We want to make sure that we recognize that some people might be reluctant to use the screen, and that it is 100 percent okay to unplug and play with kids," says fellow colleague Emily Vigneaux, a teacher in the two-year-old classroom. "It's a tool for families, not a requirement."

Do offer lots of options-online and offline.

Continue to offer a variety of activities for the families, just like you would throughout a regular school day. Classes at the Boulder JCC have moved toward communication via private Facebook groups for each class, as it has proven to be the easiest way to upload videos, photos, and content.

"We want to be super intentional about the screen time that we are offering," says Vigneaux. "Not all screen time is created equal, but only offering videos doesn't seem like the best way to go, so we try to offer offline activities as well."

That can mean sharing specific activities, like a nature scavenger hunt, or adding activity prompts at the end of each morning meeting that will be revisited the next day. Remember to think about what items families most likely will have at home when different types of play.

Other ideas include getting the entire school staff involved with recorded storytimes or art prompts. Small group activities on Zoom have worked well, too. Schedule a meeting with only a few students to dive more in-depth into a topic.

Don't stress about individualization.

"The reason to continue with virtual learning for preschool students was to continue what is at the core of early childhood education and that's relationships," says Susie Valdez, senior director of early childhood education for the Boulder JCC. "We are not worried that children will miss academic content. We are worried that they will miss each other and the critical bonds that children have and need with each other and their teachers."

Even though we can't fully recreate the social bonds that students make during the year, and we can't work on their pencil grip or other fine-motor skills either, simply being there and maintaining these relationships is beneficial.

"The feedback we have so far is that the parents are enjoying all the connections and the kids are enjoying seeing faces," says Valdez, "and that relationship piece is really, really key."

Do work with parents.

"This homeschooling of early education is us literally helping our parents teach," Valdez says of this co-constructing of teaching with not just the students, but the families, too. "There is no bigger time than now to really be testing if we are truly living with parents as our engaged partners."

For the younger classrooms, teachers at the Boulder JCC have been explaining to parents the why of what they are doing, like why each morning meeting looks like it does, why routine is so important, and all the play you can do with simply a roll of tape.

"We are basically doing professional development but with the parents," says Vigneaux.

For the infant families, the teachers hold weekly or bi-weekly Zoom meetings to check in on how schedules are going, how new habits are forming, and general overall well-being for new parents.
Do you have any dos and don'ts on virtual learning for preschool students? Share on our WeAreTeachers Helpline. Plus, teachers ... the next few weeks of online learning do not have to be perfect.

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The Dos and Don'ts of Virtual Learning for Preschool Students

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How do you move preschool online? It's a tough question when so much of preschool is about hands-on learning, exploration, and play. I spoke with my fellow teachers from the Jay and Rose Phillips Early Childhood Center at the Boulder Jewish Community Center about how to continue to teach the very young, virtually.

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With our easy-to-use screen recorder, you can capture any area of your screen with the option to add narration from your microphone and video from your webcam. Sharing your ideas has never been easier!

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TalkingPoints - Improving student outcomes through meaningful school-family partnerships.

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TalkingPoints - Improving student outcomes through meaningful school-family partnerships.

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How to Teach with Flipgrid: New Updates!

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How to Use Google Jamboard for Remote Teaching

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PBS LearningMedia | Teaching Resources For Students And Teachers

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Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards.

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On this page you will find resources you can use to support the children you care for. Click on each link to be taken to a page that provides more information on each topic.

Visit our self-care tab for tips on taking care of yourself to better support the children you work with.

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On this page you will find resources you can use to support the children you care for. Click on each link to be taken to a page that provides more information on each topic. Supporting Children with Challenging Behavior Supporting Children's Play Supporting Children's Social Skills While Social Distancing Supporting Inclusion, Diversity, and Acceptance Back...

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A world of animated storybooks in your classroom!

Vooks brings children's books to life with animated illustrations, read along text and narrated story. The ad-free platform features a variety of titles that engage students all across the world. Whether being used as part of the lesson or to wind class down, Vooks is a fun and versatile tool for your classroom.

94% of teachers said Vooks gets their students excited about reading!

Check out some of the most popular titles on Vooks

The Day Punctuation Came to Town

A new family has moved to Alphabet City-the Punctuations! It's the first day at a new school for Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Period, and Comma. As the letters in school begin forming words, the Punctuations join in the fun. Exclamation Point adds excitement to the words! Question Mark helps the words ask questions. Period brings a nice stop to things. But, Comma isn't sure how he fits in. He can't help but feel like he's just getting in the way and slowing things down. Do the letters even need Comma? What would happen if he wasn't around?

Where Are You?

Meet Iz and Norb. They're cute, they're fun, and they're best buds! These silly friends love to play and go on adventures. But, sometimes play is more than just fun and games. Where Are You? helps children understand concepts like overcomming fear, and chasing your dreams.

Colors On The Farm

This Vook is perfect for the little ones. The appealing illustrations and playful use of color engages little minds to promote learning and development. Young children will love to visit Farmer John's farm and look for colors in this adorable story. And, playful rhymes make recognizing colors tons of fun.

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Vooks brings children's books to life with animated illustrations, read along text and narrated story. The ad-free platform features a variety of titles that engage students all across the world. Whether being used as part of the lesson or to wind class down, Vooks is a fun and versatile tool for your classroom.

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More Than a Letter Home: Activities to Send to Families Before the Year Begins

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Any one of these family activity ideas will welcome children and families into your program and set the stage for family involvement. Teachers can also adapt these activities to keep families engaged throughout the year.

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Find out what transition to kindergarten looks like through the eyes of a child. Learn more about the activities that become important for children during each part of the school day-transportation to and from school, transitions within the school building, and the need to follow school routines and procedures. Hear about the new expectations children experience in kindergarten that may differ from those in Head Start.

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Transitions: From the Children's Perspective | ECLKC

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4 Things Kindergarten Teachers Want You to Know

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Kindergarten teachers are passionate about partnering with the families of their students. When families and teachers work together, kids win! Here are four things that kindergarten teachers want you know.

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