No Excuse for Not Including Art in the Classroom
Let go of the excuses and help foster creativity in your classroom! Check out these tips for preschool art projects!
Creative Valentine's Day Ideas for Early Learning
Spread the love this Valentine's Day or any time! Here are some Valentine's Day ideas for young children.
Spring Cleaning at the Preschool Art Center
National Arts & Crafts month is the PERFECT time to spruce up your preschool art center. Find spring cleaning tips for your art center here.
Rethinking Dough in the Preschool Classroom
In this article, we implore early educators to rethink dough and explore new ways to play with dough in the early classroom.
4 First Week of School Art Projects
Classroom art projects like these are a great way to fold in new students or break the ice after a long summer break.
What's All the Fuss About Process Art?
What is process art for preschoolers? Find preschool process art ideas and process art examples here!
You're Invited: To Create!
Looking for preschool process art ideas that spark imagination and enhance play? Click here!
Loose Parts Play: It’s Easier Than You Think!
Explore loose parts play for preschoolers and loose parts play examples. It's easier than you think!
Messy Play Without the Mess!
Explore messy play, get messy play ideas, and learn why it's important for kids to get messy in the classroom!
Tying Math to Process Art
Yes, you can teach preschool math with art materials! In this blog article, find math art projects and activities.
Week of the Young Child: Artsy Thursday!
The Week of the Young Child™ Arsty Thursday is all about encouraging and inspiring children to be creative in the classroom! Check out these early learning art activities.
Week of the Young Child: Work Together Wednesday!
The Week of the Young Child is here -- when children work together, they learn together with these activities!
Week of the Young Child: Tasty Tuesday!
The Week of the Young Child™ is here — Tasty Tuesday can help turn your preschoolers into foodies-in-training!
Lessons from an Autonomous Toddler
Toddlers need to develop autonomy and independence. As teachers of toddlers, know when to say 'no'.
Becker’s Guide to Educational Gifts for Preschoolers
Consider these must have preschool educational toys and games for preschoolers when shopping for young children this holiday season. Help them discover a world of learning!
Mindfulness Monday: The Bat Pose
Integrating some brief mindfulness into your student’s day or introducing light yoga routines at the beginning of the week, can help set a calm tone for the rest of the week.
Let Them Play: Six Strategies to Promote Play
You know the importance of play in early childhood. Here are some strategies to promote play in the early childhood classroom by Bevin Reinen.
Outdoor Learning: Tips for Beyond the Classroom Walls
Outdoor classrooms and outdoor learning are key in early childhood education. Here are four tips to help ensure outdoor learning is productive for students by guest writer Bevin Reinen.
Adapting Environments for Children with Special Needs
If you're looking to adapt classroom environment for special needs students, check out this blog article.
Preschool Parent Teacher-Conference Ideas for Teachers
Looking for parent teacher conference preschool ideas? Check out these preschool parent teacher conference ideas.
How to Set Up a Small Preschool Classroom
Make the most out of a small classroom layout with these space-saving tips and solutions by Becker's School Supplies.
Food-Free Celebration Ideas for the Classroom
By adopting food-free celebrations, all children can be included in all school activities. There are many food-free alternatives that will ensure all children will feel included in a celebration. Here are some suggestions.
How to Get Preschoolers Excited for Writing
Get your preschoolers excited about writing with a creative writing center that will inspire their developing motor and literary skills.
Preschool Classroom Rules: Where To Start?
Need classroom rules for preschool? Check out these preschool classroom rules & kindergarten classroom rules.
10 Tips To Calm the Chaotic Preschool Classroom
We are happy to present these 10 tips to calm the chaotic preschool classroom and put the focus back on learning.
Kindness in the Preschool Classroom
Ways to teach kindness in the preschool classroom include modeling, reinforcing, practice, play, and children's literature. Take a look!
Why Big Body Play is Important for Children
This blog article explores what Big Body Play is, why is it important for early childhood, and the materials that promote it.
Pinterest and Teachers: A Match Made in Heaven
Are you a teacher looking for ideas or tips on how to incorporate Pinterest in your teaching? Get teacher ideas for Pinterest here!
Three Strategies to Prevent Elopement Behavior
Noticing elopement behavior in the early childhood classroom? Here are elopement prevention strategies to consider!
Instead of "Good Job!" Try These Positive Affirmations
Are you looking for alternative ways of saying "good job" in the early childhood classroom? Take a look at this list of 20 positive affirmation alternatives that can take the place of traditional praise.
How To Promote Mindfulness with a Classroom Zen Den
In this blog article, we explore four ways early childhood educators can create a supportive space for mindfulness (aka "Zen Den") for young children in the early childhood classroom.
Three Feedback Strategies for Early Learners
Looking for new ideas for feedback in early childhood education? Check out these three early childhood education feedback strategies.
5 Mindfulness Activities for Stress Reduction
April is National Stress Awareness Month. During this annual thirty-day period, health care professionals and health promotion experts across the country will join forces to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for everyday stress
Three Guiding Principles for an Inclusive Early Classroom
For real early childhood classroom inclusion to begin to happen, three defining features need to be in place: access, participation and supports. Learn more!
5 Simple Mother’s Day Activities for Children
How will you prompt children to celebrate the important women in your family’s life this Mother’s Day? Here are some Mother's Day activities.
Must Read Books for the Summer Reading List
Looking for a new summer reading list for your child? You’re in luck, here’s our must-read children’s books for summer reading. What is your fave summer book?
Social Distancing and Social Emotional Learning
Social emotional learning in young children is so important right now! here are way you can to keep the fun in learning and keep play social and safe!
Virtual Learning: Ways to Slow Your Woes!
Ways to combat negative thoughts about virtual learning with positive ones for the 2020-2021 school year during coronavirus pandemic.
10+ Tips for Teaching Kindness
Kindness never goes out of style, but we sure could use more kindness in our world right now. Kindness makes everybody happy. It's important to teach children to be kind. Here are 10 tips!
5 Ways to Thank a Veteran
Beyond the traditional “Thank you for your service” phrase, here are five ways to go above and beyond to thank a veteran this Veterans Day.
5 Creative Ways to Teach Children About Gratitude
Read tips on how to teach children gratitude. These ideas go beyond saying "thank you" and will inspire acts of kindness.
Teaching Healthy Attitudes About Food
National Nutrition Month is a good time to incorporate preschool nutrition activities, preschool nutrition books, and preschool nutrition lessons into the classroom.
Mindfulness in Early Childhood
Incorporating mindfulness is not an “add-on” or extracurricular, it can be a part of your regular schedule in your early childhood classroom. Learn more here!
Becker's Summer Reading List 2021
We recommend these must-read children’s books for this summer. Check out our updated summer reading list for 2021.
Biophilia in Early Childhood Education
In this blog article by Jane Ann Benson, she explores what biophilia is and how to integrate it into your early childhood classroom.
Early Childhood Advocacy Matters
If you are working in the field of Early Childhood you are advocating every day. Here are tips for early childhood advocacy.
Low-Cost Educational Materials
Early childhood classrooms can be a treasure trove of low and no-cost developmentally appropriate educational materials.
Creating Inclusive and Responsive Classrooms
Ideas to create an environment that is responsive to and inclusive of all young children in your early childhood classroom.