Stacy Goerdt
St. Mark Head Start
IA

I will definitely google brain breaks, this sounds like the perfect way to relax the children and help them regain their focus.

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I work for Head Start preschool which focuses on low income families. I try to incorporate fun activities in the classroom such as fishing using a pole with a magnet on the end and paper fish with a paper clip on it. The children sit in the rocking boat and pretend to fish. I also bring in shells and starfish for them to look at. I create a beach area in dramatic play where the children dress up i...

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At the preschool level, all play especially interactive play is learning. All you need to do is create fun experiences. Children love to play with bubbles, catch bugs, draw with chalk, or even play some type of ball game. Each of these experiences are learning opportunities for the young children that you work with. Explore nature, go on a bug hunt, discuss the colors of the leaves during fall and...

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