Cutting with Scissors: The Best Tips for Teaching Kids
How do you teach kids to cut with scissors? My best tips for teaching scissor skills in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten, + free printable!
Science of Reading: What Preschool Teachers Should Know (Part 2)
Picking up from last week’s episode, we continue on today with my discussion with fellow preschool educator, Allison McDonald, about the Science of Reading. In the last episode of Elevating Early Childhood, Allison and I discussed the science of reading, the importance of oral language development, and how you can […]
Science of Reading: What Preschool Teachers Should Know
What is the Science of Reading? And what should preschool teachers know about it? In this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I answer these two questions and more. But I won’t be doing this alone! Yes friends, this is an interview episode! And in it, I will be discussing […]
Do You Need to Add Directed Drawing to Your Pre-K Curriculum?
What does it take to teach preschool children how to draw? This is a question I am asked often, so I thought why not share my answer with all my listeners? Yes, you’ve guessed it, it’s another “Calm Down Corner Special” episode! If you’ve ever wondered “Is directed drawing right […]
How to Set Up Your Preschool Library Center (On a Shoestring Budget!)
Do your kids love visiting your preschool library center? For many pre-k teachers, getting children interested in books and reading can be very difficult. And there are various reasons why that is so… The kids aren’t interested… They’re mistreating the books… And very often, we’re not given the adequate resources […]
My First Ten Days of School Tips and Lesson Plans for Your Preschool Classroom
Every single year, I get so many questions about the first days of school. And so, I thought, why not have an episode about it? After all, that first day of school is a pretty big deal, not just for the students, but also for professional educators like you. That […]
My Favorite Emotions and Feelings Activities and Games for Preschool
In today’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I will be discussing something every professional educator needs to use in their classroom: Emotions and feelings activities you can use to teach emotional literacy to your students. As we all know, social skills are not innate. They’re learned and honed throughout life, […]
Emotions Bingo Game For Preschoolers
This printable emotions bingo game will help your preschool or kindergarten kids begin to understand their own feelings and emotions.
My Top 3 Tips for the Perfect Calm Down Cozy Corner in Your Preschool Classroom
In this week’s episode, I’ll be answering a couple of burning questions from some of my listeners, and also offering some tips on how to use your calm down cozy corner in the most effective way. You see, many professional educators set up calm down corners (or Zen zones or […]
Focus Walls in Preschool and Pre-K: Top 5 Myths Dispelled
Are focus walls REALLY an effective teaching tool for preschool and pre-k? Find out on this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood!
My Favorite Alphabet Activities: How to Teach Letters to Kids Using Printable Alphabet Games
Today, I’m going to share with you my favorite alphabet games that make teaching kids letters fun and engaging! Let’s dive in!
Fishing for Letters: A Fun Alphabet Game
Your preschool or pre-k kids will have fun fishing for letters with this alphabet game! Perfect for learning letters of the alphabet.
Alphabet Letter Board Game Printable
A printable and editable alphabet letter board game, perfect for teaching your preschool or pre-k students to identify letters.
Top 5 Methods for Improving Learning Centers In Preschools and Pre-K
Creating a smooth-running learning center can be challenging. So for this episode, I’m sharing my 5 favorite methods for improving them!
How True Early Childhood Professionals Make Learning Fun (Despite Boring Educational Programs)
In this episode, I’m going to share with you some best practices for making learning fun, regardless of how challenging the situation may be.
From Complainer to Changemaker: How to Become a More Confident Early Childhood Teacher
If we truly want to elevate early childhood education as a profession, we need to develop a mindset of a changemaker. I’ll show you how!
How to Teach Letters of the Alphabet to Preschoolers: Why We Need to Teach Smarter – NOT Harder
Do you know what’s the best way for teaching letters to young children? It’s all about teaching smarter, NOT harder! Tune in to learn more!
What Makes Truly Great Teachers? Lessons From a Life In Early Childhood Education
What makes truly great teachers? Find out on the first-ever episode of the Elevating Early Childhood podcast with Vanessa Levin!
Shape Songs for Preschool Kids
Shape songs for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids. The best teacher approved songs about circles, squares, rectangles, triangles…
Best Counting Books for Preschool
The best counting to 10 books to read to Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten kids. A book list about numbers and counting to ten.
