Ten tips for circletime in the preschool classroom For every teacher you ask about how to run circle time, you will get a slightly different answer. Today I want to share with you a little bit about our circletime process along with ten tips for making circletime more than just a routine experience but instead an engaging and interesting experience in the preschool classroom… A Community Experience In my classroom, circletime is a time when our students come together as a community of learners. As a community, we share our thoughts, listen to one another, actively participate together, introduce new concepts and ideas, read together, sing together, and build a sense of respect and support for one another… Circletime Tip #1: Think of circletime as a way to foster a sense of community where everyone is a valued member of that community. An Interactive Experience When planning for circletime, I am always thinking of ways I can invite the kids to actively participate in the experience and not just be passive observers of the experience.
Partycraft Secrets: Rocking Round Robin Paper Craft It’s no secret that preschoolers love craft projects that do things. Here’s a paper craft that I made with my girls and posted as a guest contributor over at Projects for Preschoolers, that I called the 'Rocking Round Robin'. Made of two circles, the really do rock when you gently tap their tail! Here’s what you’ll need: Light weight colored card in at least two different shades. To make the craft: Trace a large and a small circle onto two different colours of card.Cut them out (the cut needs to be as neat as possible if you want your birds to rock).Fold both circles neatly in half.Glue the smaller circle over the bigger circle.Cut a triangle and a rectangle out of the colored paper, and fold both in half.Gently unfold the circle and lay it flat on the table.Glue the folded triangle on the front of the bird as a beak, and the rectangle on the back as a tail, making sure that the folds all line up.Use a marker to add any details you want, such as eyes.
Tips for Prompting Students With Autism to Initiate Communication Autism is a spectrum of behaviors and characteristics, as well as of language and communication abilities. Some individuals with autism use minimal or no verbal language, and some use long chunks of verbal language taken from movies or other aspects of their environment. Others imitate verbal language but rarely, if ever, use this language functionally for communication. In many ways, this group presents the most challenges. Although these children may be viewed as verbal, they are not using verbal language spontaneously and meaningfully for communication. The PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) protocol is a means of helping children learn to use verbal language in this purposeful way. I find this protocol useful for all students with autism, whether they are verbal communicators or use a form of alternative and augmentative communication. I find the strategies listed below most useful when I work on increasing spontaneous verbal communication in students with autism:
6 Ways to Make a Collage Edit Article Paper collageFabric collageSand collageNature collageElectronic collageDisplaying collages Edited by Nicole Willson, Kyle G., Jack Herrick, Waited and 109 others A collage is a work of art composed of numerous materials, such as paper, newsprint, photographs, ribbons or other objects attached to background support, such as plain paper. Ad Steps 1Choose a style of collage. Method 1 of 6: Paper collage 1Collect the materials needed for making a paper collage. 8Let the collage dry. Method 2 of 6: Fabric collage 1Collect the pieces of fabric you're going to use for making the collage. 6Allow to dry. Method 3 of 6: Sand collage Sand makes for an excellent collage material and is a good collage choice for young children. 1Assemble the materials needed. 5When done, tip the excess sand off. Method 4 of 6: Nature collage 1Find suitable items out in nature. 6Allow to dry. Method 5 of 6: Electronic collage 1Choose an easy-to-use photo program. 7Print out the collage. Tips Be creative! Warnings
28 Top Tips for Exams and Tests Practical Exam Tips 1) Pens and Pencils Some exams require the use of PENS, while others have to be completed in PENCIL. Make sure you know what you should be using in every paper before you go in. 2) Websites All the major examination boards have websites these days, usually with sample papers and examiners' reports that you can download. 3) Take Spares Take spare pens and pencils just in case the one you are using stops working. 4) On time not In time Allow for problems, hold-ups and traffic jams on the way and make sure you arrive with time to spare so that you can go in calmy rather than in a frantic rush. 5) It may sound stupid, but ... Don't forget to read the instructions and make sure you know what you are being asked to do. 6) Honesty- 1 A language exam is not a test of honesty and you will not be penalised if you tell the examiners that you are CANCER rather than SAGITTARIUS in a written question simply because you are sure of how to spell it. 7) Zzzzz 8) Hangovers Writing Tips
How to Make a Pop up Book: 12 Steps Steps Part 1 Planning the Book Out <img alt="Image titled Make a Pop up Book Step 3 preview" src=" width="728" height="410" class="whcdn"> a Pop up Book Step 3 Version 2.360p.mp43Plan the story out. Part 2 Constructing the Book Part 3 Making It Pop Community Q&A Add New Question What kind of glue should I use to make my pop up book? Unanswered Questions How can you prevent the pop up from becoming bent and ruined? Ask a Question If this question (or a similar one) is answered twice in this section, please click here to let us know. Tips Loading...
Santandereanos podrán estudiar maestrías gratis en Indonesia El secretario de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones de Santander, Herman Ramírez Gómez, aseguró que la Embajada de Indonesia ofrece 200 becas para que santandereanos estudien maestrías. El anuncio se produce tras la visita de laembajadora de Indonesia, TriEdiMulyaris, a Santander. Según explicó Ramírez a Vanguardia.com, las becas están dirigidas para profesionales de varias áreas de conocimiento y la convocatoria está abierta durante todo abril. "El beneficio el transporte aéreo, hospedaje, una cuota para sostenimiento y el pago de los estudios". De acuerdo con la Embajada de Indonesia, se podrán adelantar estudios en los campos de ciencias como la biología, física, química, ciencias agrícolas, humanidades, ciencias sociales, ingenierías, educación, entre otros. Quienes obtengan la beca contarán con ochos meses para aprender la lengua de Indonesia, cuatro meses de programas preparatorios y 24 meses para estudiar la maestría.
Easy Spiral Paper Flower Heart - Canary Street Crafts Today we’re sharing an easy spiral flower heart craft. We typically don’t decorate for Valentine’s Day, but this was such a fun project to make, and depending on the colors you use, you could leave it up all year long. This project is part of the 2016 Valentine’s Day Blog Hop hosted by Creatively Homespun. At the end of this post, you’ll find 19 more fun Valentine’s Day themed ideas so be sure to stick around and check them out. This post contains affiliate links. We started with a burlap canvas similar to this one. We created a template for the heart simply by folding a piece of paper in half and cutting it out. We lightly traced the heart onto the canvas using a pencil to give us a guide for placing the flowers. Next, we made the flowers. Once all of your spirals are cut start curling the end of your spiral. Next, pick up a flower and pull back that little center portion. Once all your flowers are glued together you’re ready to hot glue them to your burlap board. Wanna hang out more?
10 señales que indican que en vez de un perro tienes un perrhijo - Cómo educar a un cachorro Los que somos amantes de los perros o tenemos un perro o más y a veces nos miran con cara de “qué hace est@ loc@ si solo es un perro” nos sentimos a veces incomprendidos y a la vez afortunados por lo que el resto de la gente se pierde por no compartir la vida con un perro, sin embargo, ¿tienes un perro o un perrhijo? Pues quizás no lo tengas muy claro, por eso, voy a listarte 10 señales que indican que sí, tienes un perrhijo en vez de un perro: ** REPORTE GRATUITO: Las 7 Claves Para Educar a un Cachorro con Éxito. Haz Click Aquí y Descarga AHORA En vez de dueño, te consideras más como un padre o una madre. ¿Cuántas de estas señales se dan en ti? Sandra Ferrer. Relacionado 10 señales que indican que tu perro sufre algún tipo de alergia Así como las alergia en los seres humanos se concentra en el sistema respiratorio (estornudos, mucosidad constante, lagrimeo de ojos, etc.), en el caso de los perros se concentra en la piel, de ahí que, el claro síntoma de alergia en perros es el picor.
Cool Paper Crafts for Kids The Setup: Iron a few coffee filters to make them flat. (An adult's job—iron up to four at a time on the highest setting, no steam.) Set them out on a covered surface with lots of paper towels and a few bowls of liquid watercolor paint. (We used Sargent Art Watercolor Magic, $11; amazon.com.) You can also make it from cake watercolors: Remove each one and place in a bowl, then add a few drops of water at a time, mixing as you go, until the paint becomes a thin liquid. Fold the Coffee Filters: Show your child these techniques to start— then encourage her to experiment on her own! Add Color: Dip a corner into the paint very quickly. Bonus Fun: Play with other porous materials (such as tissue paper, newspaper, or fabric) to see how the paint absorbs with each.
Reported speech – tips and activities By Kerry G. Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield Tips and ideas from Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on teaching reported speech. Introduction Reported speech is a very rich grammar area to teach because: It can involve considerable manipulation of form.It’s a very easy piece of grammar to locate and exploit with texts. The activities here are divided into different kinds of drill, ways of exploiting texts and analysis. At it’s most basic, you can simply read out a sentence and ask the students to rephrase it beginning with He said …/She said… For example: T: I don’t like it.Ss: He said he didn’t like it.T: I hate it.Ss: He said he hated it. This can be made a little more interesting in the following ways: Activity: Chain reports Version 1The following activity is a variation of the well-known 'broken telephone'. Version 2If the above seems too easy, ask students to alternate reported speech/direct speech. T: I like it.S1: He said he liked it.S2: I like it.S3 … Activity: I didn't get that. Note