Tag: child approach

• Programming for Preschoolers: Take a Tip from Preschool Centers

  When I was still teaching preschool (oh how I love to talk about when I taught preschool) one of the early literacy tactics we employed was to integrate literature and literacy skills into every center. This meant having books with building themes in the block center, books about nature in the science center, having pads…

  Miss Julie

  January 19, 2014

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• Play @ your library: Playdough Party

  Want to have one of the most successful library programs ever? Make playdough. We did this program with 3-8 year olds, but I can see this working with even older kids, up through middle school–it’s all how you market it. It’s a great program to do at the library because, sadly, I think a lot…

  Miss Julie

  July 11, 2012

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  child approach, community, k-2, play, playdough, sensory

• The Whole Library Approach

  When I was still a preschool teacher, we talked a lot about the whole child approach, which, essentially, meant you took a whole child into consideration when you are teaching him or her. When we deal with children we teach, we can’t just have Susie the student. We also have Susie the daughter, the artist,…

  Miss Julie

  February 25, 2012

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