early head start education services · 2017-03-17 · a foundation of lifelong healthy choices....
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Spring is here! Spring is the perfect time to refresh your math language and instruction. Children develop
math concepts and skills very early in life. From the moment they are born, babies begin to form ideas
about math through everyday experiences and most important through interactions with trusted adults. How we talk to
infants and toddlers about math ideas like more, empty and full really matters. You can make the math that happens
daily visible to your students through math talk. The more we talk math, the better chance infants and toddlers have to
build a positive attitude toward math learning and learning in general. Here are some examples:
Number and operations-
“You have two eyes, two feet and so does your bear. Let’s count: 1, 2…
Shapes and spatial relationships (geometry)
“You’re sitting next to ________(child).”
“Some of the crackers we have today are square, and some are round.”
Measurement
“Your nap lasted a long time today!”
“Let’s count how many steps it takes to go to the bathroom.”
Patterns, relationships, and change
“Let’s clap to the beat of this song.”
“I put the blocks in the bucket; you dump them out.”
Collecting and organizing information
“Let’s put the trucks in the basket and the cars in the box.”
“You always smile when Mommy comes to pick you up.”
Math talk enriches infants and toddlers experiences throughout the day.
Math talk today can help them succeed when they get older. Keep talking!
Source: Adapted from an article from NAEYC for Families.
Cathy Gaskin Education Coordinator 903-988-7635 [email protected]
Early Head Start Education Services
March 2017 Edition
Scan and Count: Educators are always
able to account for the children in their
care.
Loretta Struggs 03-12 EHS L & M Christian Daycare II
Brianna Green 03-16 EHS Playing For Keeps
Spring Training Calendar & Deadlines
MAY
19th Baby Doll Circle Time 5th – EHS Assessment # 3
26th - EHS 2nd Parent Contact
Tennessa Dallas-Theus
EHS Health Specialist
(903) 988-7656
DISABILITIES
March Focus: Developmental Delays
All children grow and develop at different rates. The range of what is
considered “normal” development is wide, but sometimes children do
not meet milestones within that expected range. If a child lags behind
temporarily, then catches up with instruction and intervention, that
child does not have a developmental delay. A child is developmentally
delayed when the delays are on-going, with much slower progression
toward expected developmental milestones.
Teachers must consider a child’s developmental delays when planning
instruction and expected progress.
Keep the following strategies in mind:
Structured classroom routines help build predictability and a sense of
stability.
Using manipulatives is a great way to teach and reinforce skills.
Provide abundant self-talk, explaining and discussing topics through-
out the day.
See other ideas at-
Accommodating All Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact a
Disabilities Staff member.
MENTAL HEALTH
Temper Tantrums - What to do?
Stopping a tantrum once it is set in action is impossible. Instead, our
role as teachers is to help our children move through their tantrums.
Here are some suggestions to get you started:
1. Discipline yourself first and your child second. S.T.A.R – take a
deep breath before you speak. Say to child, “You are safe, you can
handle this. Breath with me.” (Don’t forget to Breathe)
2. Use empathy and reflection to help the child become aware of
him or herself. State what you see: “Your arms are going like this
(demonstrate) your face looks like this (demonstrate).
Then build emotional awareness by naming the feeling you be-
lieve the child is experiencing, “Your body is telling me you
might feel frustrated. You wanted to play with this toy.” “It is
hard to share and wait.”
3. Shift the focus to what you want the child to do and offer
two positive choices to help her successfully meet your expec-
tations.
HEALTH Here Comes the Sun!
The most common cancer in the world is skin cancer. More than 1.3
million cases of skin cancer cases are diagnosed in the United States
each year. The good news is that researchers are constantly explor-
ing new prevention and treatment strategies such as the possibility
of using fruit extracts. While scientists dig deeper into this and other
options, the best prevention is shade, clothing (including a hat) and
sunscreen above SPF 15 when not at school.
Keep those children in the shade during playtime and make certain
that you wear a hat!! Remember, Early Head Start children cannot
use sunscreen without a prescription from a physician.
NUTRITION Nutrition Education
Children are active learners who experience the world through their
senses, physical involvement, active play and from behaviors mod-
eled by adults and peers. Research shows that the infant/toddler
years are a particularly sensitive period in the formation of life long
habits and taste preferences.
Nutrition education at this level can prove instrumental in influenc-
ing the development of healthy eating habits while developing
school readiness through hands-on activities in the areas of science,
math, art and literacy. Research indicates that when children learn
where food comes from, how it is grown, have hands-on experienc-
es, and use their senses to understand it, they are more likely to
taste new food items and accept them as part of their diet and build
a foundation of lifelong healthy choices.
Kathryne Boddie, LPC
MH Coordinator
(903) 988-7636
Treva Rhodes
Disabilities Coordinator
(903) 988-7665
Gail Thomas
Nutrition Coordinator
(903) 988-7629