Preschool Powol Packets

If you've ever wanted an Early Childhood Education degree or CDA certificate or super convenient college classes to take for professional development , you will want to check out the new partnership between ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) and StraighterLine . I have all the awesome details for you here! ChildCare Education Institute has been a leader in providing online courses and professional certifications for years. I've highlighted some of my favorite courses they offer during the last few years. Now, through a partnership with StraighterLine , you can continue your learning journey with even more courses that include college credit that transfers easily to more than 2,000 colleges and universities. Here are a few exciting things you will want to know: ==>  Educators can earn college credits ! ==>  You can take courses needed for your degree online ! They currently have more than 60 GE courses available! ==>  Those courses (and the college credits yo...

Don't we all want to learn more ways to help our preschoolers strengthen their emotional skills ? I just finished my most recent course with ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) , and I am super excited to share some things I learned about building preschoolers' emotional skills from it with you!  SOC107: Building Social and Emotional Competence is designed for adults working with preschoolers about 2-5 years old. It helps you identify characteristics of social emotional development in children five and under, learn how to create a responsive learning environment, and select strategies that help children build self-regulation and healthy social emotional development. Plus, this is one of the many online courses that is part of their CDA certification . The course is designed for professionals working with young children , but I think every parent would also benefit from the information inside. We all want our preschoolers to develop strong emotional skills so they can solve p...

Have you ever been curious about how growth mindset or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might affect you and your preschoolers? I've just finished taking courses about both topics with  ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) , and I am super excited to share a few things I've learned with you about them! I also made some awesome little growth mindset posters that you can print and use for free! In this post, I'm going to share: 1- An introduction to CCEI . 2- A little about their CUR121:  Establishing Growth Mindset Practices in Early Learning Environments course 3- A little about their SPN107:  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder course 4- FREE Growth Mindset Posters! Introduction to ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) : I love taking courses with CCEI! They are well-organized and present useful, research-backed information with fun hands-on teaching ideas and tips for organizing learning spaces.  I've taken more than 10 courses with them, and eac...

June is National Safety Month , so today I am sharing a fun, free board game for kids (that reviews important safety habits) and some great courses from ChildCare Education Institute about safety outdoors and during transportation! Free Printable Game To The Playground! is a board game that you can print and glue onto a file folder! It's the perfect size to put on one side of the folder with the rules on the other side. I recommend stapling a ziplock baggie to the folder so that you can keep the cards attached to the game! You will also want to grab a die and pop that in the baggie too! You can download or print the game for free at the bottom of this post! The printable file comes with the following: 1- board game 1- rules page 12- True/False Cards All you need to do is cut out the cards and grab a die and play pieces for each player! Here are the rules: SET UP:   1- Print the game board. 2- Print & cut out the cards. 3- Get a "marker" for each player (coins, colo...