How Preschool Teachers Do It

Have you seen the standards that govern expectations for children's learning? Many people work with and raise young children without knowing the expectations for their learning and development. Join Cindy and Alison as they discuss the value of understanding the standards and how they impact early educators and families. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to...

What's the difference between today's AI toys and talking toys from the past? Today's AI toys can learn from their interactions with children and adults. Join Cynthia and Alison for a discussion about what these toys can and maybe shouldn't do. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Le...

In a rare How Preschool Teachers Do It occurrence, Cindy and Alison disagree! In this episode, learn about the new tech being developed and decide how you feel about it. Who do you agree with? Let us know by visiting https://HowPreschoolTeachersDoIt.com and navigating to the poll page. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://ww...

Children's basic needs must be met for them to be the best version of themselves. Join Cynthia and Alison for a discussion about what it looks like when those needs are not met, which unfortunately happens more often than we may think. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more...

Join Cindy and Alison for a discussion about the concept that two truths can coexist for children, their families, and their early educators simultaneously. Why? Because of human behavior! Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional de...

Clapping games are more than just a source of fun. Join Cynthia and Alison for a discussion about the skills built when we play clapping games and why it's concerning that we often don't know many of them. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, includin...

Note:  The co-hosts of this podcast are not mental health professionals.  If you or someone you love is struggling with loss and grief, please seek the help of a qualified mental health professional.   From the viewpoint of early educators, Cynthia and Alison discuss the impact of grief and loss on young children. Join this episode to consider the importance of supporting children through these ex...

Do you say "centers," "houskeeping area," "show and tell," or other common early childhood words without thinking about whether they matter? What we say impacts how we act and how we view expectations of young children. In this episode of "How Preschool Teachers Do It," Cynthia and Alison discuss the importance of broadening our language to help everyone. Check out our website:   https://www.howpr...

Are there lessons about taking care of yourself that you wish you had learned when you were younger? Did you understand why you were told to eat certain foods or be active? Join Cindy and Alison as they discuss how we can help today's children establish healthy habits as part of their everyday lives. Note: Only the image for today's episode was generated by AI.  Cynthia and Alison couldn't be more...

Join Cindy and Alison for a discussion of the abstract things we say to children and why that only provides them with "nonsense data." Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consulting opportunit...

Did you know we actually have more than five senses? Interoceptive awareness is the ability to sense and interpret signals from within the body. Do you wonder why your child is not warm when you are? Do you think about why children don't realize they feel sick? In this episode, Cindy and Alison discuss this important sense and how it manifests in our interactions with young children. Check out our...

Have you heard about the salespeople long ago who would try to sell cures that did not work? Unfortunately, there are people who try to do the same thing with strategies for early learners that are not research-based and proven to be effective. Join Cynthia and Alison for a discussion about what does not have an easy cure and what you can do. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteache...

Cynthia and Allison discuss that some activities we do are not essential milestones. Why do we do them? Do they still have value? Join us for a robust discussion on what constitutes a milestone and what does not. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, i...

Adults use sayings to teach children life lessons, but do those sayings make sense to young children? Do the sayings even reflect real-life skills? Join Cynthia and Alison for a discussion of sayings that baffle early learners (and. maybe us, too). Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoi...

Should we go to the crying child? What happens if we don't? Join Cynthia and Alison as they discuss Eric Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, with a focus on the first stage of trust versus mistrust. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, inclu...

Do you notice something different about our names in the title of this episode of the "How Preschool Teachers Do It" podcast? Join Cynthia and Alison as they discuss the importance of using other people's names correctly and what we should do in early childhood education settings. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.fac...

Have you rhymed with children and played the Name Game song together without knowing exactly why this is so important? In this episode of "How Preschool Teachers Do It," Cindy and Alison discuss the importance of alliteration and rhyming in developing children's vocabularies. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook...

It's a Winter Break Rewind of the How Preschool Teachers Do It Podcast! Time travel back with us to episode 128 and find out what we discussed about spaces with mixed ages of children. You won't want to miss this rewind (and how different we look on YouTube!) Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschool...

It's a Winter Break Rewind of the How Preschool Teachers Do It Podcast episode about the ABCs of Challenging Behavior. We are taking you all the way back to episode 96! Come listen, learn, and enjoy this blast from the podcast past! Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more abo...

Did you know that the packages food and other products come in can build children's fine motor skills and independent abilities? What happens when the packaging of items changes? Join Cindy and Alison to discuss how we can maintain basic skills in this era of quick convenience. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebo...

Cindy and Alison discuss several children's books that did not exist when they were young but are valuable resources for teaching social-emotional skills and emotional regulation. Time to update your book collection? Check this episode first! Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Lear...

Join Cindy and Alison as they highlight the impacts of chronic absenteeism on children's development and learning, as well as strategies to combat this national epidemic. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family...

When children fight, everyone is struggling. We have been told for years to "attend to the victim," which is one piece of what is needed. The aggressor needs you, too! Join Cindy and Alison for a discussion about how we can care for the aggressor and help them, too. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpr...

Has anyone ever said to you, "That's a feeling, not a fact." Exactly how dismissive does that feel? Of course it does, because your feelings and the emotions of children are a fact! Join Cindy and Alison as they talk more about feelings as facts and how to interact with children who may have more than one feeling for each situation. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com...

No two children are alike, and no two children experience their early childhood program in the same way. Join Cindy and Alison as they discuss what this means for the assumptions we make and how we need to teach each of the children in our care. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit L...