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Are you ready to teach better, save time, live more? I’m Vanessa Levin and here on Elevating Early Childhood, we believe in leveling the playing field and bridging the gap between the world of preschool, pre-k, and K-12 education.

Top 10 Classroom Must-Haves for Preschool Teachers

The one thing teachers don’t have a lot of besides money is time. There’s never enough time in the day to finish everything that needs to be done! That’s why today, I’ll be sharing my 10 favorite classroom purchases; items that have saved me time or made my teacher life […]

Preschool Circle Time Troubleshooting – Part 2

Troubleshooting tips for circle time in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Do your kids refuse to come to circle or wander?

A Preschool Circle Time Routine that Really Works

In this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I discuss something suuuper important: Circle time! As you know, circle time is pretty crucial in pre-k, and having a successful and effective one can be difficult. Why? Simply because most children have short attention spans! This means keeping them focused on […]

How to Write Lesson Plans

In this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I discuss something super important: How to write lesson plans! This is a question I often get from teachers new to working at the preschool level. So, if you find yourself wondering where to start, or what kind of lesson plan works […]

Toddler Behaviors Explained: What Teachers Should Know

Why do toddlers do what they do? Have you ever asked yourself that? I know I have! After all, little children sometimes do some astonishing things, and I would love nothing more than to understand why! And this is exactly why I’ve invited this week’s guest to come to the […]

The Best Ways to Teach Scissor Skills to Preschoolers (Part 2)

In last week’s episode, I discussed how you can help your students develop their fine motor skills before working on their scissor skills. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, I invite you to do so, because the tips I gave in that one are going to build the […]

The Best Ways to Teach Scissor Skills to Preschoolers (Part 1)

Every preschool professional will have to, one day, introduce scissors to their students. And sometimes, that can go wrong. A lot of children can be scissor-happy. I mean, who would say no to cutting their own hair as a child? However, if you do it the right way, teaching scissor […]

Bulletin Board Ideas for the Preschool Classroom

Do you ever feel pressured to put the most aesthetically-pleasing bulletin boards in your classroom? We’ve all been there! Creating eye-catching bulletin boards can become a chore that takes up way too much time! And this is exactly what I discuss in this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood, with […]

How to Start Your Own Preschool

In this week’s episode of Elevating Early Childhood, I discuss a pretty exciting subject: How to start your own preschool. Yes friends, because you can! Plus, what’s even more fun is that I talk about this with the fantastic Joy Anderson! If you don’t know her, then let me give […]

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, […]

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 […]

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