Preschool Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Theme Lesson Plans

Why Use Themed Lesson Plans?

Preschool themes are not essential for a successful preschool lesson, but they do help bring everything together and keep students engaged in learning.  For that reason, preschool themes are highly encouraged to help teachers save time and energy in their planning.

Preschool themes also help teachers show students how different things can be interrelated.  It allows them to dig deeper into the theme and explore it from different angles.

How to Use Themes

Once a teacher has chosen a theme, the next requirement is to determine how to fit a lesson into the constraints of the theme.  There should be several components to a themed lesson.  The first would be the main objectives, whether they are to teach geography or animals or new vocabulary.  These objectives should tie back to the theme.  For example, if the theme is animals, the learning objective could be to … Read more

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Promoting Your Music Online

Promoting Your Music Online

Thanks to the Internet, it’s easier than ever for new bands and artists to be discovered and to sell their music directly to fans. How do you get started and what’s the best way to promote your band? Here are some tips:

One of the first places you’ll want to visit is MySpace. By now, everyone has heard of it and millions and millions of people have their own accounts. But I bet you didn’t know that MySpace offers a special type of account just for promoting a band or artist? It’s called MySpace Music and it’s completely free to sign up. With this type of account, you can add up to 4 full songs to your account for people to listen to while they are reading your MySpace page. This alone makes a MySpace Music page worthwhile to set up, since getting people to listen to and discover your … Read more

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Why Do I Need to Learn to Read

Why Do I Need to Learn to Read

Every year teachers all over the country encounter a student that will say something like this. “When I grow up I’m never going to read a book. I hate books. I hate to read. When I graduate I will never read again so why do I need to learn to read?”

Here is a letter you may want to give to those students.

Dear Student,

Okay, that is your decision to never pick up a book and read again, but I would like to remind you of these things that you may want to do.

Legally driving a car requires some reading.To be legally able to drive a car you must read and pass a written test that is based on a driving book that you will need to read to learn the rules. When you get out on the road you will need to be able to read the … Read more

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What Are the Benefits of Preschool for Parent and Child?

What Are the Benefits of Preschool for Parent and Child?

There are a number of benefits for sending your kids to preschool, here are some of the top reasons preschool is a great idea:

One of the best benefits of preschool is that they get to be with a teacher, and are introduced to a classroom setting, where the teacher is the authority figure, and they have to share with classmates, etc. It is important that your child is able to recognize that teachers are in charge, and get used to listening to them, and obeying their rules.

Another great benefit is to provide them with opportunity for group time where they have to share attention, the spot light, toys, etc. It gives them a chance to learn how to interact with others when they have to share attention. It is a great opportunity for a kid to get used to the classroom dynamic, and their place in it. If … Read more

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We Need Solid Mathematical Writers to Promote Math for Our Nation’s Future

We Need Solid Mathematical Writers to Promote Math for Our Nation’s Future

Everyone in industry, research, and scientific research seems to realize that we have a severe shortage of quality math students coming up through college. And the kids themselves in K-12, specifically in High School tend to realize that math is not their strong suit, but why I ask? It appears to me that the kids are not applying themselves correctly to learn mathematics, and there are not enough solid math teachers teaching math the most efficient way.

Over the years, I’ve written a bit on this topic, and I’ve also loved the Khan Institute’s YouTube videos. One thing I believe is also needed is more educators to write articles about this topic. Not long ago I was discussing this with a math teacher, and she also agrees we need better information to get into the hands of both educators and students alike. What better place to post information than online, … Read more

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Learn the Chinese Language

Learn the Chinese Language

Chinese language is the most commonly spoken language in the world. Countries like Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan and even Philippines are a few to mention where individuals speak the language. It is estimated that about 1.3 billion individuals speaks Chinese language. So it is one reason why you should try to learn the Chinese language.

A great opportunity awaits you if you are fluent with Chinese language. It can open new doors for you for a new career. Like for example you can apply as foreign language translator to big companies who are now hiring foreign language translator and they offer very attractive compensation and benefits. Also a career as a teacher would be good too. If you are an English native speaker fluent in Chinese language then you can live harmoniously in a Chinese country and you can teach English to Chinese students. Being fluent with the Chinese language … Read more

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