Prek provocations

At the beginning of every year my teaching partner and I incorporate lots of name recognition, construction, and writing provocations to engage children. Here are some of our favourites so far this…

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Provocations can be overwhelming. Let's take a look at some simple ideas for literacy provocations found in a Reggio-Inspired Preschool.

Hey hey! Is it anyone else's first day of SPRING BREAK??? I'm so excited and ready for much needed R&R but first I wanted to recap my week. I know school may be the last thing on your mind right now but I hope you can use some of these ideas when you go back to school! 1. ST. PATRICK'S DAY COUNT/ADD & FILL I had lots of St. Patrick's Day activities I had made from last year (you can see those here) but making centres is one of my favourite things about teaching, so I couldn't resist making a…

Elizabeth ✨ Preschool for You on Instagram: "The Magic of Play✨ When I set out a provocation sometimes it sparks an interest, and sometimes it doesn’t. Well, today, the spark was definitely ignited and the magic of learning through play and loose parts took over! One thing I will say about this particular corner of our classroom- it’s where all things nature live and loose parts are open to grab and play with freely. It’s also the place where imaginations come to life, children play…

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When you think about invitations and provocations what do you think is most significant? What is the relationship between an invitation and provocation?

Handwriting has never been easy to teach to kindergartners, but it is in the Common Core Standards that they learn how to print letters correctly. Each year I have tried through the traditional ways of working on fine motor skills the first half and then formal handwriting sheets the second half of the year. It never worked so this year I tried something new... An inquiry about lines! I asked the kids what kind of lines they knew of. At first they drew straight lines, but then started to…

Loose parts come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. They stimulate the imagination and develop fine motor skills in kids of all ages. Set up invitations to play and see the true beauty of childhood innocence come forth while kids explore their prompts.