Monday, July 14, 2014

My history

The first post I did a little bit about me and my teaching experience but this I wanted to go back as far as I could remember.  This week in my Doctorate class we are discussing play and attachment pertaining to child development.  I believe that without attachment to caregivers, parents, and other children; play is pointless unless those basic needs are met (Maslow's hierarchy)

My parents sent me to preschool while they both were working and my sister and brother were in elementary school.  I only remember one thing from preschool and it was at snack time we were given nutter butters and I didn't want one so I had to go sit in the corner. (I hate peanut butter to this day!)

My grandparents (my dads parents and my moms father) were a big part of my development as well.  My grandma did a lot of sewing and they had really old toys to play with at their house.  My maternal grandpa had his dog and donuts on Sundays.

My best friend since 5 years old her family were also a big part of my childhood and their Polish culture was meshed into my everyday occurrences.  New Years Eve they throw peas to catch for good luck (I usually ended up stepping on them).

Here are some pictures:



Thursday, July 10, 2014

Conscious Discipline

I was observing a toddler room this morning for my Walden University course and was lucky enough to stop in my room to grab my aprons.  I will be turning these aprons into welcome/ greeting aprons.  Here is a great post from Conscious Discipline that talks about making the children feel welcomed and ways to do it.

Conscious Discipline Greeting Apron


Picture from The Teaching Bug blog

Monday, July 7, 2014

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