Butterflies in preschool

 

 

Setting up a preschool classroom

This is an area that I am still trying to figure out. Over the past few years I have moved and rearranged my room trying to find the most beneficial layout. Every classroom is different, but where you place your centers is crucial to your student's success. 

I wouldn't suggest having your reading corner/nook next to blocks or cars; this may distract your children from thoroughly enjoying the book exploration process. 

Teachers are always trying to find the perfect balance in their classroom, so that not all of the children are on one side of the classroom. I've tried to strategically place my centers in the best area, according to my classroom layout.

Here are some pictures of my classroom this year. 

                                   In Progress...

Dramatic Play area

Bananas for Books

Art Center

Birthday Board: I am going to post pictures of my kids holding their b-day date

Please share ideas on what has worked for you or suggestions for making my classroom more functional. I'm always striving to improve my classroom. 

This years themes

This year I had to drop a few themes, due to an early summer break. These are the themes I decided to teacher for 2013-2014. 

First day of preschool checklist

This is a draft of my first day of preschool checklist. I have never made a checklist for my kids/parents, so it's still in the making. I want to make sure that I don't miss anything important. 

Starting a blog: Newbie

I'm a newbie to blogging, but decided that my personal experience would hopefully be helpful to rookie preschool teachers or stay at home educators. I've been now teaching for 4 years in an academic preschool. When I graduated from Cal State Fullerton, I immediately was hired at a private school in Orange County. I was very fortunate to get a job that I am passionate about, but the downside was that I was hired a week before school started with no pre-set curriculum.
My first year was very rewarding, but a bit challenging. Being a rookie teacher with no real experience in curriculum development, I spent my free time preparing for the following week. Now I am proud to say that at the age of 25 with only 4 years under my belt, I am training our preschool teachers. My hard work has paid off and I would love to share some ideas in making academic learning fun.

I hope my site inspires and helps you with your teaching experience.

Preschool Teacher: I'm a newbie

I'm a newbie to blogging, but decided that my personal experience would possibly be helpful to rookie preschool teachers. I've been now teaching for 4 years in an academic preschool. When I graduated from Cal State Fullerton, I immediately was hired at a private school in Orange County. I was very fortunate to get a job that I am passionate about, but the downside was that I was hired a week before school started with no pre-set curriculum.
My first year was very rewarding, but a bit challenging. Being a rookie teacher with no real experience in curriculum development, I spent my free time preparing for the following week. Now I am proud to say that at the age of 25 with only 4 years under my belt, I am training our preschool teachers. My hard work has paid off and I would love to share some ideas in making academic learning fun.

I hope my site inspires and helps you with your teaching experience.