Are there any toddler teachers out there?

Question

Hey tod. teachers, any good ideas in general that you like to do with your class? I'm just looking for some new ideas in any area-spice up old ideas. Any good toddler/teacher websities?

Answer 1

-paint with different gadgets (sponges, toothbrushes, loofahs)

- put some music on and do some feet painting (parents LOVE these little artwork momentos)

-I LOVE introducing different genres of music and watching how they respond (latin music, the BEATLES, classical etc.)  keep a record and take pictures to share with parents

-  get a pet fish

- add some new clothes to dramamtic play (men's sport coats, construction hats, jerseys, women's pj's, hats, etc.)

- make a mural, take pictures and hang it on the door for families to see

- take a walk and count how many trees, squirrels, birds you see!

Answer 2

I'm a live in nanny for 3 kids, 5yo twins and a 2 1/2yo. We love the preschool education website.

Answer 3

here is a great site for ideas , and articles on early childhood

Answer 4

www.toddlerteacher.com

Answer 5

this might help you i know it did me im a teacher for a group of 3 yr olds  

http://www.dltk-teach.com/

http://www.kidsrcrafty.com/

http://www.kidzone.ws/

our kids love playdough, shaving cream,bubbles, flannel stories, make your own games  like matching with simple shapes or colors that they all know

Answer 6

There's a great web site- perpetualpreschool.com -that has a toddler section.

Answer 7

Toddlers absolutely love the game 'four corners'.

You go round the room point to one corner and say 'Corner A' , the next corner is B, C, D.   You stand in the middle of the room with your eyes shut.  Count to ten.  The toddlers run to a corner of their choice.  After ten, (without opening your eyes) you choose a corner (A,for example). All toddlers standing in A sits in the middle of the floor with you.  The others run around again, you shout out another corner.....the only toddler left is the champion.  ABCD is only an idea, you can call each corner after a character the toddlers like or a child's name....use your imagination, it's a great game and fun to learn words too

Answer 8

idk

Answer 9

I was a Infant-Toddler-Preschool-Afterschool- and K-3rd Teacher for many years. One thing that Toddlers love is Art. Anything that they can get their hands into and get messy. I often would use food related stuff (allergy and parent permiting)- Pudding painting, whipped cream with food coloring makes great pictures when it dries and you don't worry about them eating it, jello painting, we would cook up plain macaroni and also have dried ones for necklaces that way they could try the macaroni and do art at the same time.