Este Viernes en familia, disfrutaran una actividad práctica sobre el Primero de mayo con formas 2D y 3D. Aprendan más sobre este día de fiesta al leer Días de fiesta del mundo y diviértanse creando canastas del Primero de mayo llenas de esferas, conos, cilindros, círculos, triángulos y mucho más. Lo mejor de todo es que, después de completar su canasta, ¡pueden entregársela a un amigo al estilo tradicional del Primero de mayo! Lea la guía paso a paso a continuación.
April showers bring May flowers! How often will it shower this week? For this week's Family Friday you will test out your skills as a meteorologist (weather scientist)! After singing the nursery rhyme It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, you and your child can observe and record the weather with this nature-centered interactive activity. Have fun!
¡Las lluvias de abril traen las flores de mayo! ¿Cuántas lluvias caerán esta semana? ¡Este Viernes en familia pondrás a prueba tus habilidades como meteorólogo (científico del clima)! Después de cantar la canción infantil Llueve que llueve, usted y su niño podrán observar y registrar el clima con esta actividad interactiva centrada en la naturaleza. ¡Diviértanse!
By Carissa Lellos
Last week, we talked about using digital communication tools to build relationships with caregivers. This week we’ll expand into “old school” methods of communication. You’ll be surprised – you are communicating with caregivers without even knowing it! Read on to learn more about harnessing all of the communication tools in your toolbox to be an effective communicator with your students’ caregivers.
This week’s Family Friday is an activity that will get you movin’ and grovin’. After reading Topper’s Toy Store you and your child can make a set of dice with the different toys and play a movement game.
¡Este Viernes en familia es una actividad que los tendrá bailando! Después de leer La juguetería de Topper, usted y su hijo podrán crear dados de juguetes para jugar un juego de movimiento.
By Carissa Lellos
Building strong relationships with caregivers is essential for the success of your students. However, with so many responsibilities for teachers to juggle, it can be challenging to find the time to communicate effectively with caregivers. It takes some work upfront, but finding the balance between digital and analog communication methods that work for you and your schedule will make a big difference in the long run. This week, we’ll do a deep dive on digital communication with tips, links, and templates for you to use in your communication with caregivers.
For this week’s Family Friday, your child will put their brain power to the test with a jigsaw puzzle about homophones (words that sound the same, but have different meanings!) Children will be further familiarized with these homophones through this hands-on jigsaw puzzle. Read our step-by-step guide on how you can set up this interactive activity with your child at home!
Este Viernes en familia, su hijo pondrá a prueba su fuerza intelectual con un rompecabezas sobre homófonos (palabras que suenan igual, ¡pero tienen significados diferentes!) Los niños se familiarizarán aún más con estos homófonos a través de este rompecabezas interactivo. ¡Lea nuestra guía paso a paso para realizar esta actividad con su hijo en casa!
By Carissa Lellos
Teaching, like many other jobs, relies entirely on the relationships you build. Unlike other jobs, there is regular changeover, and it’s not just your success that depends on your ability to connect. One of the hardest lessons I learned during my years as a teacher was the importance of building mutually beneficial relationships with my students’ caregivers. I was trained during my graduate studies to embrace caregivers and community members and to include them in the goings on of my classroom, but was initially resistant. I worried that by inviting them in, all I was doing was providing fodder for criticism. It took work to put my pride aside and put my students’ needs ahead of my own insecurities; doing so made all the difference. It was not easy work, and amid the thousands of other plates teachers are expected to keep spinning, it may seem like a luxury instead of a must-have. In this article, we will dissect the importance of becoming the Dream Team, and in the coming weeks, we will provide concrete tips and resources for taking this important step.