STOP TELLING TALES!

What are ‘Tales’? A tale by definition is a story that is recounted which is either real or imaginary. Historically, the irish are good at telling tales especially ones that ‘grow legs’ and lean more towards the imaginary and farther away from reality! 🙂 When you hear another parent say “Stop Telling Tales”, you know…

Reflecting as a Preschool Teacher

It’s the summer holidays, a time to relax, think back on your year and reflect on your performance as a preschool teacher because you really didn’t have a lot of time for this during your busy year! Take a critical look at the following questions to ask yourself (and your staff) so that you will…

Literacy during the school holidays

Several weeks away from teacher’s instruction can seem like a long time, especially if your child struggles with a certain fundamental subject like reading, writing or maths. Applying the lessons learned in the school environment to the ‘real’ world (i.e. life outside of school) will help consolidate those lessons in the child’s mind leading to…