Oh, the weather outside is frightful…so this is the perfect time for a cup of hot chocolate! This past week at BBCLC, we continued Mindfulness activities in the classroom where we focused on our breathing with a Hot Chocolate activity during our weekly special of Yoga. For this activity, follow the steps below. Imagine you’re…
BBCLC is diving (or rather, bending and stretching) right into November with the topic of Mindfulness. This past week, we focused on Mindfulness Activities with the children and teachers in the classroom every single day where we focused on our breathing, senses, feelings, and ways to relax/calm our body. The 4-7-8 Breathing Activity is where…
Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center is so excited to announce that we have NOW started a blog on our website!!! Our focus for the blog will be about how our preschool has shifted into a Positive Preschool! What that means is that currently four of our teachers and Administration (all staff will complete and become…
This past week has always been super busy as it’s GRADUATION WEEK! The teachers and children work so hard and today was the day to celebrate! After several years of having Graduation via Zoom, we got to enjoy Graduation at the centers and with our families. The children were ready to go! They put their…
We are continuing to focus on Purpose, Habits/Rituals, and Strengths during this month! For our Positive Education Focus with the children, we focused on Purpose and Strengths. The teachers discussed that as we grow and begin to look for and think of the purpose of life, we use our strengths to guide us on that…
We ended the week with a Dress Like a Pirate or Princess day! Some fun PIRATE AND PRINCESS activities you can do at home with your children: Go on a Pirate/Scavenger Hunt for Buried Treasure (recognizing letters, numbers, or shapes) Create Pirate Discovery Bottles (add craft sand, glitter, beads, gold sequins, shells, and jewels) Parrot Art (cups,…
Wow!!! Where has the time gone?! We officially have ONE week until summer! For the last two weeks of the school year, we are reflecting on the 2021-2022 school year. We focused on the best times we had in the classroom and with the children. We also focused on the last topics of Positive Psychology…
For March, we are focusing on the topics of Growth Mindset versus Fixed Mindset as well as Stress and Worry. This week, we discussed with the staff how Creating Calm in any situation is so important. Why does creating calm matter? The first rule of anxiety management is: do something about your freak-outs before you…
We continued the conversation with the children by discussing the different types of feelings and emotions, like brave, excited, strong, and loved. We also discussed what not-so-good feelings are, like anger, fear, sadness. We are continuing this great month by discussing all Empathy! This past week, during our Positive Education special, the teachers read the…