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Singing About Bubbles
I’m a Little Bubble Tune: I’m A Little Teapot I’m a little bubble, shiny and round. I gently float down to the ground. The wind lifts me up and then I drop. Down to the dry ground where I pop. Ten...
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Transitions with Language and Literacy
Pre-K classes spend a lot of time in transition… longer transitions such as those around lunch, snack, and naptime and many shorter transitions between activities such as singing, an opening activity,...
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Promoting Early Literacy Development at Home
Here are some ideas for promoting literacy development at home with young children: Read at least one book together daily. Look for, point out, and read street signs. Look for familiar logos. Have...
View ArticleParent Literacy Night
Parent Literacy Nights for the new school year will begin on Tuesday, September 11. This year the sessions are for families with children from three years old through second grade. Registration begins...
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Playing with Shapes
Here is an activity to use in school or at home to help children learn to recognize geometric shapes and positional words such as outside and inside. Use masking tape to create large circle, square,...
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Solomon Crocodile
Thank you to Leslie Stillings, Director of Youth Services at the Pottstown Regional Library, for this book review. Solomon Crocodile Written and Illustrated by Catherine Rayner With wide earnest eyes...
View ArticleFamily Literacy Night
Pottstown School District’s next Family Literacy Night is Tuesday, October 23 at Pottstown Middle School. Registration begins at 5:30 and the session starts at 6:00 pm. The evening is for families (and...
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Thanksgiving Songs and Fingerplays
Five Little Turkeys Five little turkeys by the barn door, One waddled off, then there were four. Four little turkeys out under the tree, One waddled off, then there were three. Three little turkeys...
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Developing Vocabulary in Young Children
What Can Early Childhood Teachers do to Develop Vocabulary in Young children? Young children need to develop an understanding of new vocabulary introduced in conversations, activities, stories or...
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Snow Activities
We have not had a lot of snow this winter but here are some ideas from http://preschoolers.about.com of things to do with young children in the snow. 1. Make targets in the snow with hula hoops or by...
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Pumpkin Spice Playdough
Here is a fun October playdough recipe. Pumpkin Spice Playdough 1 cup flour 1 cup water 1/4 cup salt 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons Cream of Tartar 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice 1 teaspoon orange...
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Connecting on Twitter
Do you tweet? Twitter is a quick way to communicate and stay up to date on news, events and other items of interest. You can follow PEAK on Twitter @PEAKPartners for the latest information on early...
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Making Slime!
Do you need an indoor activity for a hot summer day? This is a fun, though a little messy, activity which will keep the kids busy for awhile and prompt lots of vocabulary. Just tell the kids you are...
View ArticleSummer Kindergarten Readiness Fun
Take a look at some of the fun activities in our Pre-K Counts Summer Kindergarten Readiness classes. If you have a child entering Pottstown School District Kindergarten next year, watch for information...
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