This month, we are focusing on the topics Positivity and Engagement along with Self-Compassion and Resilience! This is the perfect time for both these topics as the holidays can add some unneeded worry, stress, and anxiety. Resilience is the ability to “bounce back” and the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. This past week, the…
For our last week of November, we focused on the topics of “My Body & Senses”, “My House”, Letter “Nn” as well as Relationships/Connections and Mindfulness in Positive Psychology! Some of the activities included reviewing our 5 Senses as well as body parts, understanding emotions/feelings, breathing exercises, properly using household items, like kitchen utensils, and…
We are continuing to focus on the topic of Relationships/Connections and Mindfulness in Positive Psychology and the weekly themes of “Taking Care of Me”, “Tools and Helpers”, and Letter “Ss”. Some of the other fun activities we focused on were Fitness Fun, Yoga & Mindfulness, Author of the Month: Bill Martin as well as a…
We’ve had a SPOOKTACULAR week of Tricks & Treats! Both centers participated in a classroom pumpkin contest and our Owl Classroom at our Glen Burnie location was the winner! Woohoo! On Tuesday, we had a celebration and a parade! The teachers set up stations where the children played festive games, activities and art and then…
Time is sure flying right by us and we have had a jammed pack schedule! We started our Specials this month, which include Yoga & Mindfulness, Fitness Fun, Spanish, Author of the Month, and Positive Education Focus. Throughout the months, we also have Special Activities, like Dress Up Days, Show ‘n Tell Day, Bike Day,…
Last weekend we had our Annual Book Fair and Fundraiser! We are so thankful to everyone that contributed to making the fair and fundraiser successful!!! We are continuing the book fair online and you can order until Thursday, the 19th, so be sure to click on the link below (25% of every purchase benefits our…
This week, we learned all about “Our Community” and the different types of community helpers, like police officers, doctors, nurses, mail carriers, teachers and more! We have Ms. Sophia, the owner of Naptown Sings and Plays! come to our centers for music class! Boy, did the children and teachers have so much fun!!! Be sure…
This past week, we talked All About our families and ourselves! We learned who’s in our family by looking at photos and videos. We created our own, “Who’s in our Family” Art as well as our “Classroom Family” wreath. We learned that we are unique, even down to our fingerprints and we created self-portraits art…
We just finished week two of the new school year and everyone is settling in nicely and getting used to our schedule and routine of the day! Routines are so, so important whether at school or home. Just like adults, children feel more confident and secure when their days are predictable and familiar. Routines can…
We are one week into the new school year, and it was a success! The teachers and children have settled in nicely into their classrooms and are getting comfortable with the routine of the day as well. We took the first week to get adjusted, meet new friends, learn the rules and routine as well…