Health and Safety 38 results
With winter weather comes cold and flu season. Children are germ magnets, and preschools and daycares especially can become a breeding ground for bacteria. Since young children are particularly susceptible to catching contagious illnesses, teachers and caregivers must be extra cautious when preventing disease in the classroom.
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Related Book: Preschool Health and Safety Matters
Kindergarten is just around the corner for Pre-K children! As teachers of four-year old children, one of your primary considerations is how to best prepare the children in your classroom for their transition to kindergarten. Discover a couple developmentally appropriate learning activities you can send home to families so they can participate in their child's learning and can reinforce concepts and skills you are introducing in school.
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Related Book: Kick-Start Kindergarten Readiness
Insecurity is a part of life, and a very common stage of development. As children move from infancy to toddlerhood, they begin to step outside their familiar bubble of home and into the more uncertain worlds of daycare and preschool. While this transition can be scary, children who develop confidence are able to take on these new challenges and excel in school.
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Related Book: Emotional Development of Three- and Four-Year-Olds
No one likes to lose, but for young children just learning how to navigate negative feelings, losing can be an especially big deal. That’s why teaching resilience is so important.
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Related Book: Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure
There’s no arguing toddlers can be difficult to control. Since children five and under are still developing their social skills, teachers may find themselves struggling to convince their students to follow the rules. This is where rewards come in. If a child believes she will receive a prize for a certain behavior, she is more likely to do what’s needed to get her treat. But do rewards really work in the long run?
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Related Book: The Insightful Teacher
Did you know Fire Prevention Week begins October 8? Take advantage of this annual recognition to create a fire safety week of your own. Share fire prevention tips with your students, and explain how fire safety for kids is an important health issue.
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Related Book: Learn Every Day About Social Studies
Cold and flu season is almost here, making preschool health a top priority. Since many little ones may not have good hand washing habits yet, or even understand how germs work, kids and germs are unavoidable. Having a plan for preventing sickness in your classroom is crucial.
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Related Book: Preschool Health and Safety Matters
Anyone who works with young children—be they parents or educators—know that children’s emotions can be intense. A girl who is crying one moment may be happy the next, or a normally calm boy may resort to physical violence when his emotions get too strong. It is clear that young children feel emotions, but explaining or coping with those feelings can be difficult.
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Related Book: Getting to the Heart of Learning
With childhood obesity at epidemic levels, physical activity is a crucial part of the development of any young child. Encouraging active play at home is just one way parents can combat childhood obesity and lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle for their children.
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Related Book: Encouraging Physical Activity in Preschoolers
Health and safety topics range from eating right and exercising to coping with natural disasters and other environmental or community traumas that affect young children. Armed with these resources, infant, toddler, and preschool teachers will be able to lead children in their care toward healthy outcomes.
