It’s a few weeks into summer break…summer camps are full and the kids are getting bored already. It’s time for a back-up plan.
KaBoom!—it starts with a playground. — provides fantastic tips for parents and teachers to help cure kids’ summer time boredom…before it starts.
Click here, for more information on “what to do with bored kids this summer” from KaBoom!—its starts with a playground.
“Relaxation movements are not the only way to unwind the body. Dancing does wonders.” This is the observation of Alice Honig in her book, Little Kids, Big Worries.
“Choose slow skating waltzes and other dancing music for toddlers to relax, twirling dreamily to slow tunes. Some preschoolers love lively and stomping music. They jump and leap as they dance to those strong beats. Watch the children dance. Tensions flow out of their bodies as they move to the music.”
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Since established in 1955, PACE continually strives to advance the profession of childhood education. California has a diverse population and soci0-econminc composition which has allowed for the development of an equally diverse response to the early education needs of children.
According to the most recent data compiled by California’s Resource and Referral Network (R&R Network) nearly 64% of California’s early care and education is provided by private licensed centers. PACE members, who represent this percentage, advocate for the continued professional development of those who provide early learning opportunities for California’s children and the sustainability of the support services that help strengthen their families.
PACE believes that EVERYDAY is a great day to Stand Up for Children and to be an advocate for California’s early care and education system!
Interested in learning how to become more involved with being an advocate? Visit the PACE Action Center to learn more about how you can Stand Up for Children and advocate for the early care and education system throughout California and our Nation.
A practical, hands-on primer on helping schools and families work better together to improve children’s education.
Countless studies demonstrate that students with parents actively involved in their education at home and school are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores, enroll in higher-level programs, graduate from high school, and go on to post-secondary education. Beyond the Bake Sale shows how to form these essential partnerships and how to make them work.
First published by the National Committee for Citizens in Education in 1986, Beyond the Bake Sale went on to sell more than 50,000 copies in nine editions. Packed with tips from principals and teachers, checklists, and an invaluable resource section, this updated and substantially expanded edition reveals how to build strong collaborative relationships and offers practical advice for improving interactions between parents and teachers, from insuring that PTA groups are constructive and inclusive to navigating the complex issues surrounding diversity in the classroom.
Written with candor, clarity, and humor, Beyond the Bake Sale is essential reading for teachers, parents on the front lines in public schools, and administrators and policy makers at all levels.
Includes answers to these questions:
• What is a family-school partnership supposed to look like?
• How can schools and families build trust instead of blaming each other?
• How can involving parents help raise students’ test scores?
• How can teachers relate to families who don’t share their culture and values?
Vegetables!!
Get all 6 pages of the Build A Healthy Plate with Vegetables tip sheet! Vegetables can be made fun and you can get kids to eat them, this helps you with ideas for how.
This is critical to a child’s future health and success!
“Young children who spend a lot of time watching TV or playing video and computer games are less likely to be physically active later in childhood.”
Download all for pages of the Limit Screen Time worksheet.
Good management culture exists when:
◊ employees are valued, respected and supported
◊ health issues are treated seriously by the organization
Demands on staff are at the right level when:
◊ staff are able to cope with the volume and complexity of the work
◊ work is scheduled sensibly so that there is enough time to carry out the allocated tasks and individuals are not expected to work excessively long hours
Staff feel in control when:
◊ they are given a say in how they do their work
◊ the amount of control they have is balanced with thedemands placed upon them.
Good relatiohships exist when:
◊ there is good communication between supervisors and employees
◊ employees are not bullied or harassed
◊ supervisors regularly provide fair and specific feedback on the work done
◊ supervisors ensure that rewards (salary, promotions and allocation of tasks) are perceived as fair and in proportion with competence and effort
Good change management exists when supervisors:
◊ communicate to employees the reason why change is essential
◊ involve employees and recognize their views
◊ clearly understand the objective of the change
◊ ensure a supportive climate for employees
Employees understand their roles when:
◊ they know how this fits in with the organizations wider aims and objectives
◊ jobs are clearly defined to avoid confusion
Good training and support practice exists when:
◊ employees receive suitable and sufficient training to do their jobs
◊ employees receive support from their supervisors, even when things go wrong
◊ the organization encourages people to share their concerns about health and safety and work-related stress
◊ the individual is fair to the employer – they discuss their concerns and work towards agreed solutions
Excerpted from Jeffrey S Bormaster, Supervision for Success 2012
This weeks posts will all be excerpted from a training management at our organization received Supervision for Success, with Jeff Bormaster, Child Welfare League of America 2011.
This training took us through what it means to be a good supervisor and also the best way to supervise your staff to be the most successful they can be. Many of the examples are based in a more corporate setting than a center/school but in my opinion appear to be fairly universal.
There were definitely some good tools and take-aways from the training that I will just begin to highlight this week. Enjoy!
