Ms. Agnes's classroom

  The importance of consistency in an age of 3 to 5  group room To young children, consistency in managing behavior helps young children to develop a sense of responsibility and accountability. It tells young children the boundaries and expectations on what is acceptable and what is not in the group setting.  The common misbehaviors are having temper tantrums, pushing, biting, fighting for their turns, or interrupting the discussions or plays among the peers. Finding the cause of their misbehavior surly is essential. However, taking action and being consistent in managing these inappropriate behaviors are more powerful and just words. Here are some approaches I consistently use to handle these situations.  1. Stop the wrongdoing Let’s say Child A and Child L are pushing each other. Instead of saying “what happened,” I always say “stop” first. Then, I take them on the side, asking them what happened or finding out what caused the fight. For young children, they are still developing ver

  Early literacy—letter recognition and tracing, activities we do in the classroom  It is significant to introduce literacy to young children even though they might not be able to “read” or “write” yet. It covers different aspects, including reading, letter recognition, tracing the letters and pre-writing. Most of the young children start showing their interests in letters around the age of 2 to 3 and keep “playing” and “practicing” with letters more through the age of 4 and 5. That’s a crucial time to enhance this skill and form a better foundation of reading since they would continue and develop this skill throughout the early years of the school. Here are some of the activities we do in the classroom. 1.  What letter does_______  begin with? Have the felt story items or real objects on one side and line the alphabets  that are associated with the beginning letters with the items on the other side.  First, review the letter names and then the items. Ask a child to choose an item and