Applying Suggestions

Supporting Children with Speech Delays

Speech Delays

Supporting Children with Developmental Delays

Developmental Delays

Supporting Children with Hearing Loss

Supporting Children with Physical Disabilities

Discussion Topic

Worksheet: Supporting Children

Inclusive Education

Inclusivity During Circle Time

Worksheet: Inclusive Opportunities

Teaching Young Children About Diversity

Picture Books About Inclusion and Diversity

Discussion Topic

Supporting Diversity

Worksheet: Diversity

Lesson Plan: Our Classroom Book

Worksheet: Our Classroom Book

Response: Our Classroom Book

Lesson Plan: All the Colors I am Inside

Worksheet: All the Colors I am Inside

Response: All the Colors I am Inside

Topic 1 Assignment

Topic 1 Completion

Topic 1 Quiz

Topic 2 Description

Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Essential to the Day

Benefits of Classroom Community

Practicing Circle Time Routines

Following a Schedule

A Few Routines

Calendar Routines

Circle Time Activities

Establishing a Circle Time Routine (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Circle Time Basics

Judge the Effectiveness

Discussion Topic

Circle Time Activity Example

Three-Year-Olds

Considering Attention Levels: Preschoolers

Four and Five-Year-Olds

Considering Attention Levels: Pre-Kindergarten

Circle Time Planning

Observations and Behavior

Prevention of Behavior Problems

Discussion Topic

Guiding Circle Time

Presenting your Material

Guiding

Real Approaches

Circle Time Strategies (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Lesson Plan Class Bracelets

Worksheet Class Bracelets

Lesson Plan Big Ball, Medium Ball, Small Ball too!

Worksheet Big Ball, Medium Ball, Small Ball too!

Lesson Plan Bear Hunt

Worksheet Bear Hunt

Topic 2 Assignment

Topic 2 Completion

Topic 2 Quiz

Topic 3 Description

Pre-Assessment

Montessori Basics

The Montessori Classroom

Montessori Materials

Worksheet

Ages or Ability Levels

Montessori Program Planning

Independence

The Teacher's Role

Worksheet

Community and Practical Life Skills

Community

Benefits of Montessori

Montessori and Special Needs

Montessori Lesson Planning

Discussion Topic

Worksheet (Open-Ended Question to be Reviewed by a Trainer)

Worksheet

Lesson Plan: Lentil Pouring

Worksheet: Lentil Pouring

Lesson Plan: Bean Sorting

Worksheet: Bean Sorting

Lesson Plan: Cutting Practice

Worksheet: Cutting Practice

Lesson Plan: Hole-Punch Counting Practice

Worksheet: Hole-Punch Counting Practice

Topic 3 Assignment

Topic 3 Completion

Topic 3 Quiz

Topic 4 Description

Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Time to Play

Discussion Topic

Playground Q&A

Time and Space

Weather

Equipment and Safety

Questions and Answers

Playground Safety Facts

Outdoor Spaces

Entrapments

Entanglements

Sharp Objects

Tripping Hazards

Fencing

Poisonous Plants

Lighting and Shade

Equipment

Swings

Ride on Toys

Guardrails

Merry-go-rounds

Playground Hazards

Number One Safety Measure

Guidelines for Surface Materials

Safe Surface Materials

Supervising the Playground

Proper Supervision

Maintaining Equipment

Discussion Topic

Creating Rules for the Playground

Keeping Kids Safe Assignment

Playground Skills

Discussion Topic

Development and Outdoor Play

Play and Social Skills

The Brain at Play

Risk vs. Hazard

Healthy Risk Taking

Risk vs Hazard Questions

Lesson Plan: End of the Rainbow

Worksheet: End of the Rainbow

Possible Answer: End of the Rainbow

Lesson Plan: STEAM Stone Stacking

Worksheet: STEAM Stone Stacking

Possible Answer: STEAM Stone Stacking

Lesson Plan: DIY Recycled

Worksheet: DIY Recycled

Possible Answer: DIY Recycled

Lesson Plan: Sight Word Hopscotch

Worksheet: Sight Word Hopscotch

Possible Answer: Sight Word Hopscotch

Lesson Plan: Sensory Sandbox

Worksheet: Sensory Sandbox

Possible Answer: Sensory Sandbox

Topic 4 Assignment

Topic 4 Completion

Topic 4 Quiz

Topic 5 Description

Pre-Assessment

Executive Function Defined

Discussion Topic

Example: Executive Function

Self-Regulation

Myths about Executive Function

Children with Executive Function Disorder

Meet Rodney

What Does it Take? (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Rodney's Day and What it Takes

Discussion Topic

Signs of Executive Function Issues by Age

Is it EFD?

Factors that Influence (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Executive Function Stages

EFD

Helping Executive Function

Getting to Know Children​

Discussion Topic

Knowledge is Power

Specific Accommodations for EFD

Turning Some Ideas on Their Head

How is EFD Diagnosed

Worksheet: Supporting Executive Function (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Topic 5 Assignment

Topic 5 Completion

Topic 5 Quiz

Topic 6 Description

Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Read To Be Ready

Early Years

Learners of all Ages

Discussion Topic

Language

Comprehension

Book You Have Shared (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Interacting with Print

Ideas for Supporting Print Concepts

Literacy Development

Stages of Early Reading

3 to 5 Years Old

Reading Experiences

Stages of Early Reading

Phonological Awareness

Phonemic Awareness and Letter Recognition

Strengthen Phonemic Awareness

Discussion Topic

Ideas for Phonemic Awareness

Phonological Awareness Quiz

Storytime

Vocabulary Skills

Support Vocabulary Acquisition

Reading Aloud

Early Writing

Draw Write Read

Writing Activities

Writing

The Importance of Literacy Centers

Creating Hands-On Literacy Centers

Effective Literacy Center

Make Them Fun

Make Them Meaningful

Discussion Topic

Designing Literacy Centers

Introduce Them to the Class

Model and Practice

Review Activities

Common Mistakes (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Literacy Centers

Using Picture Books

Pictures and Words Together

Picture Books for Preschoolers

The Preschool Library

Favorite Picture Books (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)

Pictures Books for the Classroom

Lesson Plan: The Giving Tree

Worksheet: The Giving Tree

Lesson Plan: Rhyming Locks

Worksheet: Rhyming Locks

Lesson Plan: Sand Tray Prewriting

Worksheet: Sand Tray Prewriting

Lesson Plan: Phonemic Tic-Tac-Toe

Worksheet: Phonemic Tic-Tac-Toe

Assignment: Design a Lesson Plan

Family Literature

Literature and Families

Literature and Families: Valuing Diverse Families

Communicating with Families

Check Your Biases at the Door

Choosing Literature

Beyond Literature

Choosing Literature

Lesson Plan: ​My Family Tree

Worksheet: My Family Tree

My Family Tree Possible Answer

Lesson Plan: ​​Family Mobiles

Worksheet: Family Mobiles

Family Mobiles Possible Answer

Fairy Tale

Common Elements of Fairy Tales

Are Fairy Tales Too Scary?

Why are Fairy Tales so Important to Children?

Lesson Plan: The Princess and the Pea Stacking

Worksheet: The Princess and the Pea

Possible Answer: The Princess and the Pea

Maurice Sendak Books

Promoting Creativity

Fantasy and Fairytale and Maurice Sendak Books

Why teach fantasy and fairytale?

Discussion Topic

Life Lessons

Themes

Lesson Plan: Where the Wild Things Are Small World

Worksheet: Where the Wild Things Are Small World

Possible Answer: Where the Wild Things Are Small World

Topic 6 Assignment

Topic 6 Completion

Topic 6 Quiz

Handout

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