Helpful Tip: Set up Block, Art, Library Centers before school begins, then cover 3/4 of the shelves with butcher paper. Reveal more supplies/activities as the first weeks go by. This way you aren't storing materials. I have done this for years in preschool and kindergarten. Surprisingly, the kids rarely notice the hidden shelves!
I am cracking up! I was in 5th grade and now I’m teaching 3&4 year old preschool! I’ve watched so many of your UA-cam videos. I’ve ordered a puppet and a microphone. I am so thankful!
I am new Early Childhood Special Education teacher. My students started late last week. I thought I was wrong for allowing them to wander and explore the classroom space for the first two days. I wanted them to get comfortable being in the classroom and around myself and the paraprofessionals especially since they mostly cried on the first day. Tomorrow starts the first full week of school for us. I wanted to begin working on procedures and routines. I feel like in the first two days we were able to pick up on some of their habits and what some actions mean. I'm very excited at this opportunity to learn from your lesson plan as I was trying to figure out how I was going to teach them about the classroom and centers in small pieces because currently they have not shown any interest too much in the centers but they love the sing and dance videos. Thank you.
I'm a brand new teacher starting PS in a Reggio school. I've been so worried and stressed in the build up to the start of this year as it's hard to know exactly where to start. I know maybe some elements can't be used in my school but I wanted to say thank you so much for your careful and concise explanation and resources I can scaffold my first couple weeks from, I feel much better about starting the school year simply and that the kids and I can build up as we go 🙏🏽
Thank you! I owned and operated a home preschool business for 15 years and continue to “read aloud” via this youtube channel. I just accepted a position at a school and will be taking over a classroom that has 20 years of clutter and supplies in it. This video as so refreshing for me as I agree with everything and I will definitely be using your first 10 day lesson plan!
This was my first day of pre K - 8th. I felt really defeated before I watched your video. Thank you so much! 💗 I’m going to push through these first day behavior obstacles. Soooo helpful. I’m going to get to know my student’s needs for enrichment! And I feel confident explaining this approach to parents and admin. 😘
Lol… I was hired as a pre-k teacher 2 days after school started because they had to upgrade the other teacher to kinder! 😬😂 It was also my first year… and definitely a learning experience! Going on 4 years now and love it! Your courses and tips have been super helpful and life savers! Thank you! 🙏
This is also helpful to special education teachers. I’m a self contained teacher k-4 and yes my students cut their hair and try to eat glue. Very helpful. Thanks a bunch.
I just got hired as a preschool English teacher in Japan! Although I’m mostly a teacher’s aid that also teaches an English lesson, this is so incredibly helpful! Thanks for helping me feel a bit more prepared 😊❤️
Hi Venessa!! I'm so glad to see you back. Posting on UA-cam. Great information and tips. You look great very pretty. You grew your hair out. Looks good on you
You have a new subscriber 🥰. Precious advice right there! Thank you. I have a question though, how to handle crying, kicking, angry...children without losing the control of the whole classroom? Thank you
I'm a middle and high school teacher, with a Early Childhood Major, but never work in my area. I obtained my degree 17 years ago! Just got hired as a Pre-K teacher. Classes will start in 2 days. I'm lost in space.
Congrats and welcome to the wonderful world of Pre-K! You're definitely in the right place. Go back and watch past episodes of the podcast when you have time. If you want something more in depth then you might consider looking into my mentorship program, Teaching Trailblazers - we have lots of students who have moved down from upper elementary grades, but middle and high is an enormous jump. teachingtrailblazers.com/
I just sent my email to you! This is my 8th year having a home daycare and I’m starting out a preschool program out of my home so I’m trying to figure it all out! Thank you!
The internet will always find ways to swallow emails :) Please reach out to customercare@pre-kpages.com and they will get it to you. Thanks for your patience.
The link is in the video description, you may have to click on "more" to see it depending on which device you're viewing on. Here it is again www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
Covid has changed everything so much! We aren’t allowed to have dress up out, only things that are safe to bleach at the end of the day, no sensory table, etc... Plus we do ECERS, which say that we should have a lot of stuff available at all times for each student. For my autistic and ADHD children a lot of stuff is overwhelming and over stimulating to them. Plus, my last day of the school year was Friday (we go all year). 😁. Thanks for the great tips!
Ok so what to do when your district no longer thinks a certified teacher is needed in Pk??? Loosing my mind trying to teach moms off the street the basics with full inclusion at 18 with 8-10 being special needs Pk students… in for profit program with a requirement of using Golds strategies. Let’s say kids are far from ready for kinder…. Trying to provide visuals for routines simple activities and basic ADL’s. Thank you for the simple ideas to slow down the class and work on routines and transitions. I love the first 10 day lessons. This might be what I support these paras to do all year.
The First 10 Days of School Lesson Plans freebie can be found in the video description, but here it is for you again: www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
It depends on where you live and which type of preschool you teach. I taught Pre-K in a public school, so I needed to have the same teaching degree/certification as all K-12 teachers, plus ESL and early childhood certification. If you wanted to teach in a private preschool the requirements may differ by school. For childcare programs it depends by state, but typically no degree is required.
Not sure about art specifically, but there are TEKS (Guidelines) for PK4 and TX guidelines for 3 year-olds as well: tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/texas-prekindergarten-guidelines (pre-k) and childrenslearninginstitute.org/resources/itelg/ (for infants- 3 years of age) If you go with process art/experimentation and exposure for 3 and 4 year-olds you can't go wrong.
First 10 Days of School Lesson Plans www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
Omg! You are the Oprah of Pre-K. THANK YOU! I'm hooked!
LOL!
100% agree haha
Helpful Tip: Set up Block, Art, Library Centers before school begins, then cover 3/4 of the shelves with butcher paper. Reveal more supplies/activities as the first weeks go by. This way you aren't storing materials. I have done this for years in preschool and kindergarten. Surprisingly, the kids rarely notice the hidden shelves!
Veteran teacher here.... needed this reboot! Thank you so much for sharing! 🍎
I am cracking up! I was in 5th grade and now I’m teaching 3&4 year old preschool! I’ve watched so many of your UA-cam videos. I’ve ordered a puppet and a microphone. I am so thankful!
I am new Early Childhood Special Education teacher. My students started late last week. I thought I was wrong for allowing them to wander and explore the classroom space for the first two days. I wanted them to get comfortable being in the classroom and around myself and the paraprofessionals especially since they mostly cried on the first day. Tomorrow starts the first full week of school for us. I wanted to begin working on procedures and routines. I feel like in the first two days we were able to pick up on some of their habits and what some actions mean. I'm very excited at this opportunity to learn from your lesson plan as I was trying to figure out how I was going to teach them about the classroom and centers in small pieces because currently they have not shown any interest too much in the centers but they love the sing and dance videos. Thank you.
I'm a brand new teacher starting PS in a Reggio school. I've been so worried and stressed in the build up to the start of this year as it's hard to know exactly where to start. I know maybe some elements can't be used in my school but I wanted to say thank you so much for your careful and concise explanation and resources I can scaffold my first couple weeks from, I feel much better about starting the school year simply and that the kids and I can build up as we go 🙏🏽
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂
Thank you! I owned and operated a home preschool business for 15 years and continue to “read aloud” via this youtube channel. I just accepted a position at a school and will be taking over a classroom that has 20 years of clutter and supplies in it. This video as so refreshing for me as I agree with everything and I will definitely be using your first 10 day lesson plan!
Thank you. I have been teaching for 25 years and it is helpful to always add to your tool box.
Thanks Vanessa! I'm sure that you have saved me 10 days of panic, frustration, and heartache!
Very useful also for the EFL preschoolers. I have shared your video with all my teachers. Thanks!
This was my first day of pre K - 8th. I felt really defeated before I watched your video. Thank you so much! 💗 I’m going to push through these first day behavior obstacles. Soooo helpful. I’m going to get to know my student’s needs for enrichment! And I feel confident explaining this approach to parents and admin. 😘
Lol… I was hired as a pre-k teacher 2 days after school started because they had to upgrade the other teacher to kinder! 😬😂 It was also my first year… and definitely a learning experience! Going on 4 years now and love it! Your courses and tips have been super helpful and life savers! Thank you! 🙏
Amazing content!!
Thank you so much...
Hope everything is going well!
This is such a great reminder to keep it simple in the beginning. I can't get enough of your videos: they are fantastic. Thank you so much.
Thank you for saving me from one extra week of panic. This is definitely the best 1st 10 days of school prep and resources i have ever had.😍
Thank you so much for this information. I am going into year 21 but I am always willing to to accept help and ideas. Bless your heart.
Me too! After 25 years of teaching this is always a good reminder. ❤️
Year 10, reminders never hurt
This is amazing! Thanks for the useful tips and free lesson plans. 😀
This is also helpful to special education teachers. I’m a self contained teacher k-4 and yes my students cut their hair and try to eat glue. Very helpful. Thanks a bunch.
This is wonderful information! Thank you for the free resource!🥰
Thank you always for the amazing resources! Loving the new format of your videos. You're rocking it!!
Thanks so much for sharing your materials with us, everything is very useful and you are helping us a lot. Thanks and God Bless You.
I wish I had of found this in September but I say October is my new September with these!! Thank you so so so much I really appreciate this!
I was hired 2 days before the school starts. It's my first year being a teacher of toddlers.
This video was so very helpful to me! I can't thank you enough!
I just got hired as a preschool English teacher in Japan! Although I’m mostly a teacher’s aid that also teaches an English lesson, this is so incredibly helpful! Thanks for helping me feel a bit more prepared 😊❤️
So glad you liked this episode!
This is my first year in canada working with childrems but i was worked 7 years but its different and like to wach your video, .thankyou .
Those are all really great tips! Thank you so much. 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Starting PRE-K in August
This print out will be awesome!!
Glad I found you 💜Thank you.
I'm so glad you found me! Be sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any new episodes, I'm starting a center tour series soon.
Wow! Great tips and information. Thank you very much! :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
You're welcome :)
Thank you so much 💖 I'm a new Pre-K teacher! It's a massive help.
I love your book banner behind the books. Where did you get that? I soooo appreciate your wisdom!
I cut the covers off old copies of books I owned.
How do you keep this light happy pre k energy
Hi Venessa!! I'm so glad to see you back. Posting on UA-cam. Great information and tips. You look great very pretty. You grew your hair out. Looks good on you
10 days tip was 👍 good ... thank u so much maam for ur advise ....
You have a new subscriber 🥰. Precious advice right there! Thank you. I have a question though, how to handle crying, kicking, angry...children without losing the control of the whole classroom? Thank you
Great idea for a future podcast episode!
Thank you for sharing ,your video is a gem 💎
Thank you for Sharing🤗😍💝🙋♀️
Very helpful thanks ❤
Thanks for all your great ideas.
I love #4!
So thankful I ran across your video! Thank you so much for your amazing free resource! The scripts and lesson plans are awesome!!
excellent information
Glad you liked it
I'm a middle and high school teacher, with a Early Childhood Major, but never work in my area. I obtained my degree 17 years ago! Just got hired as a Pre-K teacher. Classes will start in 2 days. I'm lost in space.
Congrats and welcome to the wonderful world of Pre-K! You're definitely in the right place. Go back and watch past episodes of the podcast when you have time. If you want something more in depth then you might consider looking into my mentorship program, Teaching Trailblazers - we have lots of students who have moved down from upper elementary grades, but middle and high is an enormous jump. teachingtrailblazers.com/
I can't find the link for the download. Definitely sharing this at my job. Thank You so much!!
Links mentioned in videos can always be found in the video description above, here you go: www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
I love this
This is very helpful, I'm resuming on the 20th of September with a new group of kids. Fingers crossed.
This was so incredibly helpful! Thank you!
What do you have out for table time in the morning?
Great question! My go-to's are puzzles, Duplo Bricks, and Potato Heads, but they change all the time.
Hi .. thanks a lot you helped me s much .. u r great
You are awesome!
I just sent my email to you! This is my 8th year having a home daycare and I’m starting out a preschool program out of my home so I’m trying to figure it all out! Thank you!
Hi! We have a very special podcast episode coming up soon all about starting a preschool.
Thank You this is helpful. I run a home school helping special Education. May you please share the free ten days of school lesson plans
Wow wow thanks you so much for your advice 🥰
Thank you so much !
Awesome information!
That's very helpful how can I get them
I'm trying to print the free lesson plans and the center's list and I can't. Please help and thank you for always making our job smarter not harder!
Please contact customercare@pre-kpages.com
Thanks so much, Vanessa!
Good tips.. thank you
Awesome tips I can apply to the Art program😀
Awesome Vannesa
Thank you 😊
Very informative video thanks a lot
Keep checking my email and nothing yet- is there a problem? Offer expired?- thanks
The internet will always find ways to swallow emails :) Please reach out to customercare@pre-kpages.com and they will get it to you. Thanks for your patience.
I love you!!! Thankyou
Omg a God send!!
Thanks for the helpful tips
We only have 1 term left... I wish I saw this in January. The beginning of the year would've been a lot better
There's always next year :) Don't forget to subscribe to my channel so you'll never miss anything again.
Love your videos, but I can’t find the links to print those pages! Teaching PreK for the first time after many years in nursery. Thank you!
The link is in the video description, you may have to click on "more" to see it depending on which device you're viewing on. Here it is again www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
@@PreKPagesvideos thank you so much!!
You are amazing. Thank you!
New subscriber!
I bought a yearly membership. Do I not get the bundles in the curriculums for free?
yes and welcome!
Hello I'm having hard time to download the lesson plan or see anything, thank you
For where did you download it
Links mentioned in videos can always be found in the video description above, here you go: www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
Covid has changed everything so much! We aren’t allowed to have dress up out, only things that are safe to bleach at the end of the day, no sensory table, etc... Plus we do ECERS, which say that we should have a lot of stuff available at all times for each student. For my autistic and ADHD children a lot of stuff is overwhelming and over stimulating to them. Plus, my last day of the school year was Friday (we go all year). 😁. Thanks for the great tips!
Where can I find the resources?
It's linked in the video description, but here's the direct link www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
Link to lesson plans no longer accessible :(
Yes, it's still available, you can download it here: www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
Ok so what to do when your district no longer thinks a certified teacher is needed in Pk??? Loosing my mind trying to teach moms off the street the basics with full inclusion at 18 with 8-10 being special needs Pk students… in for profit program with a requirement of using Golds strategies. Let’s say kids are far from ready for kinder…. Trying to provide visuals for routines simple activities and basic ADL’s. Thank you for the simple ideas to slow down the class and work on routines and transitions. I love the first 10 day lessons. This might be what I support these paras to do all year.
Thks so much!!!😊🥰
So where can I find the pages?
The First 10 Days of School Lesson Plans freebie can be found in the video description, but here it is for you again: www.pre-kpages.com/first-10-days-lesson-plans/
You are so on target!!! ☺️
Where were you when school first started???... omg!!!
what kind of education is required to become a preschool teacher?
It depends on where you live and which type of preschool you teach. I taught Pre-K in a public school, so I needed to have the same teaching degree/certification as all K-12 teachers, plus ESL and early childhood certification. If you wanted to teach in a private preschool the requirements may differ by school. For childcare programs it depends by state, but typically no degree is required.
I like that u do u 🎉
I teach Art. I will have PK and maybe 3 year olds. What would you teach and how? Do not have a clue. Frustrated. No TEKS or how to teach that age.
Not sure about art specifically, but there are TEKS (Guidelines) for PK4 and TX guidelines for 3 year-olds as well: tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/texas-prekindergarten-guidelines (pre-k) and childrenslearninginstitute.org/resources/itelg/ (for infants- 3 years of age) If you go with process art/experimentation and exposure for 3 and 4 year-olds you can't go wrong.
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Hello dear....am about opening a crèche here in my country ..africa, can I get your email?
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Not including the CRYING in PreK ... lol
Thank you so much!
Thank you 🙂
Thank you for interesting tips.
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