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Karl Samiec: wow...i totally understand...after 25 years in the field i think about all the growing moments I had as an aide, teacher, master teacher co director and director/supervisor...and the growing continues.i would think that the director of the problem would give you learnig suggestions. i know my staff always asked for problem solving ideas...ok sweetheart that age is tough!your best bet is outside time for them to run and have time to kick the ball with them...you can get a lot of great gross motor observation from active outside play...so balance beams and trickes and balls and lots of movement...a group activity the parchute...it is all about movement with this group outside...a drink of water about mid play may help gather them to sit for a minute but over all forget the sit! ting...unless you are eatingi liked to set out a sensory for outside and have other items outside that encourage small muscle development..i never really make children form a line...in elementary school and when you become an adult you have far too many years wasted standing n a line...laughin preschool we gather..or infants and toddlers we had a bell helper and a door helper and we gathered and we talked about it first...we had a line to stand behind so the door could open but traveled as a groupi think over all it is the consistency and the routine that is important with these little onesi think less transition is best and so playtime in the morning and clean up for snack then outside and then story and lunchi think story and resting on the caroet might be the ticket when they come inof course you have the whole hand washing routine also...i think with this group you need to focus on self help skills n them doing what they can...the course of your day and the curriculum..! .shows this ...promotion of self help skills..gross motor and ! small muscle social develoment.not ABC/123...and a art project that is a product verses a process.,,you will just wear yourself out girlso relaxbreath...that a new approach..work on greeting and lanuage and ...free playif you do have to gather to need a sondg and some music and maybe you need to get them moving to the spot and then sing a sit down songfrom that point you have 2 minutes...laughrelaxroutine and consistency is keyvote for a best answer and just enjoy them......Show more
Marvella Benward: Well, my first tip would be to not make children ages 2-4 be seated. It's not a developmentally appropriate expectation. For that age group, child-centered learning centers are more appropriate. I would not be "teaching lessons" at all. They should be learning concepts like ABCs, colors, and numbers through play and activities, not through direct teaching. There are some great resources here: http://www.naeyc.org/dap/preschoolers They also have many resources on how chi! ldren learn basic concepts and academic skills through play. Setting up learning centres: http://voices.yahoo.com/preschool-classrooms-set-l... You can also use centers for your concept teaching using games, even folder games you make yourself, or other activities.http://filefolderfun.com/SearchPreschool.html I think if you adapt a center approach which allows children to move freely about the room, exploring the different areas, you will find their behaviour much more manageable. http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychildhood/article...Not even all children that age are ready to sit for a long circle time. You might make it optional for children or keep it short if 2's and 3's are involved. I never did a circle time in preschool past a short time for greeting. Everything else was "drop and do" and coming to join me was optional. I would ask children to come help me update the calendar or say "I'm going to read this book. Come join me if you want to hear it." as opposed to tr! ying to make everyone come and sit quietly for 15-20 minutes. Some chil! dren 2-4 just aren't developmentally ready to do that.For lining up, we used a sort of sing-song chant that one "One straight line. One behind the other. With no pushing or shoving, no hitting or running." The children would say it along with us. I would tell them they should be able to see the back of the head of the person in front of them. For some 2 yr olds and young 3's, that's still a very difficult thing to do. I would encourage the walking in a line, but not demand it, especially of 2 yr olds. To keep them walking, I sometimes sing 'We walk and we walk and we walk and we STOP." I vary how many times I sing the "walk" part so they are never sure when we will stop. It's best to do art and not crafts (although I realize crafts are hard to avoid at some times, like holidays). Focus on the process, not the product. Have it set up as a center children can choose. http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/a... http://suite101.com/article/process-and-product-ar...Ha! ving special songs for transition times is helpful: http://www.preschoolexpress.com/music_station02/mu...http://www.preschooleducation.com/slineup.shtmlDo you have good ways of getting their attention. My favorite is to turn off the lights. Children quickly learn to stop what they're doing and be quiet because they know you will need to say something important. Another good and fun way is to clap a rhythm and they clap it back to you. Lots of songs here: http://www.preschooleducation.com/song.shtmlIf you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me. I have a lot of preschool experience, especially in classroom management and curriculum planning....Show more
Norine Lomonte: It's always good to think that there's always room for improvement, that's exactly how anyone would improve in their field. Actually, there's a direct approach and indirect approach for your problems. Like lining up for example, depending on you are a believer of which approach, most people would just! go for the direct one and often doesn't yield the right result because! it always appear too forceful. Why not hold a small giveaway, sweets for example, all kids like them, say today you are in a good mood and want to reward them something but you would only give them if they can answer a question then stands infront of you, and have the others who have the answer stand behind the first person. That will form a line and you can start asking for the answer one by one and give them the sweets regardless. After that, maybe a song like you intended and have them do the train dance (since they are all lined up) or something, well you come up with that. Once the habit is practiced, you probably get better chances of asking them to line up....Show more
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