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Empower your Preschool Teachers to Create Enriching Lesson Plans

My staff members are currently planning for our upcoming preschool year. Our new preschool year begins on Monday August 15, 2011.

 My goal for this preschool year was to plan more one-on-one activities, plan activities that meet the interest of the children and to incorporate more new ideas to the lessons.

I thought I would check in with one of my Lead Teachers as I finished up my monthly food program claim to see how she was doing with her  Lessons. I decided to check with this particular teacher, because she is fairly new to lesson planning and Lesson planning can be quite overwhelming for a new teacher.

Moreover, I decided to check with the teacher, because, I had recently given her a copy of the August/September mailbox magazine. To my surprise, she incorporated many of the ideas that were in the magazine into her lesson.

As I reviewed her lessons and gave her positive feedback, I realized that when you give your teachers, resources that will inspire them to succeed, they will exceed your expectations!

One of the activities that I noticed on the lesson plan was a preschool rock garden. I have a passion for natural living and I think that it is always a great idea to incorporate nature into lessons.

I thought a rock garden was a great idea that the kids will love. So I asked her to tell me about the Rock Garden.  She said, she found the idea in the mailbox book that I gave her.

Here are some examples of what a preschool rock garden will look like:

summer craft

I was so impressed with having a preschool rock garden in our 2-3 year old classroom. Moreover, I was excited that the  teacher utilized the resource that I provided for her to be successful at lesson planning. furthermore, this was a great example of how teachers will succeed when they are given tools that expand their ideas.

I wrote this blog post to inspire you to do all that you can to equip the teachers in your program. After all,  it will only improve your program and improve the quality of your preschool program.

How do you empower and inspire your preschool teachers to succeed in the classroom?

When your teachers succeed…you succeed!

With Your Child Care Business in Mind,

Shiketa

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Empowering Youth For Financial Success by Dr. Linette Daniels

I have worked with young people for nearly two decades and raised 12 therapeutic foster care children, so believe me when I say. . . I have been there, done that and wrote a book to tell about it. LOL!

Look, if you spend more than one-hour a year with a child, this article is for you!

Money Smarts is what young people need for success, so if not learned from YOU, then WHO?

Entering the world of school is a child’s first real introduction to life outside of his or her home.  Sure they visit friends and family, but there is nothing like having a building filled with strange adults, new rules and bad food to give any child a dose of reality.

Now there are schedules, rules, grades, parent conferences, report cards, and homework.  Then you throw in the extra-curricular activities after school and you must be wondering when they would have the time or energy to develop money smarts.

Well I have some good news.

Some learning opportunities will be natural and logical, while others will be created by you to serve a purpose.

But EVERY moment is a teachable one; you just have to keep your eyes open.

For now I leave you with a fun activity to share with the elementary age children in your group.

Money Trade

To play this game you’ll need a dice and 10 of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter).  The object of the game is to be the first player with 25 cents saved.

Take turns rolling the dice.  Each player gets the amount of pennies shown on the die.  As each player accumulates 5 pennies or more, the 5 pennies are traded in for a nickel and so on.

The children will quickly understand that a dime is worth 10 pennies, that a nickel is worth five, and that less coins doesn’t necessarily mean less money.

Let the children keep the money they win to add to their piggy bank savings.

About Dr. Daniels

Dr. Daniels believes that given the right space, tools, and training; ALL youth can succeed, and as founder of the International Movement To Empower More Youth, her mission is to empower youth for financial, business and leadership success so they can create the life they want to live.

Whether you are a young person, a parent or from a youth-serving program, visit http://EmpowerMoreYouth.com and get in where you fit in!

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