Teacher Newsletter
June 2018
Conversations with Children! Questions that Spark Conversations and Deepen Understanding
Supporting children’s language development is an essential goal shared by preschool teachers around the world. This is the first article in a series about asking questions that foster rich conversations. Visiting a variety of preschool settings, we’ll consider the different types of questions teachers ask and listen to children’s responses.
Drawing on an adaptation of Bloom’s Taxonomy, teachers in this series demonstrate the many opportunities there are to ask children a variety of questions that lead to meaningful discussions and deeper relationships between children and teachers. (See “Understanding Different Types of Questions.”) Through these examples, we hope teachers will reflect on how their own questions tune in to children’s thinking.
Full article: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/apr2018/conversations-with-children
Active Learning
Fly Swatter Painting
Dinosaur Painting
Animal Wash
Teacher Spotlight
Ms. Melissa has been with the Eastgate location for 6 years as a Lead Pre-K 2 Academy Teacher. Throughout those years she has obtained 2 degree’s. She has her degree in Early Childhood Education and Communications. On top of being the Pre-K2 Lead she is also out Rainbow Rep. She plans so many wonderful educational experiences for the children in her classroom.
June Curriculum
Toddler, Young Preschool, Preschool, Pre-K Academy, Private Kindergarten:
May 21-June 1 Safety Patrol
June 4 - June 15 How My Body Works
June 18 - June 29 At the Beach
Montessori: Summer Days
Varsity Club: Body Mechanics
Summer Camp
Kids of Character: Compassion
Pre-K Academy Project: 3D Safety Patrol Vehicles
Varsity Club Community Service Project: Cards for Local Children's Hospital
Baby Sign: Ball
Ready, Set, Grow!: Basketball
Language Immersion Spanish: Clothes
Zoo Phonics: uppercase: M, N, O and P review: I, J, K and L
Family Calendar of Events: June Dates to Remember
15- Father's Day Celebration
C.C.E.I
Rainbow Child Care & Rasmussen College Partner in Your Education
Benefits to you as an employee of Rainbow Child Care
* Staff and immediate family members eligible for up to 10% tuition discount.
* College credit available for your CDA
* Programs offered completely online for flexibility and convenience
* CDA built into certificate and Associates program
* Bachelors in Early Childhood Education- Child Development and Leadership
For more information contact
Amie Engels, T: 952-806-4680, E: amie.engels@collegisprofessional.com or http://www.rasmussen.edu/rasbenefit/
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Program
T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Scholarship Program
Currently active in 24 states, T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® is designed to help the Early Childhood industry as a whole address education, compensation and turnover issues that affect the field by helping ease the cost of furthering employee’s education. It also leads to higher quality care for our families, because teachers will be more familiar with best practices. T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® and Rainbow partner together to help cover some of the cost of tuition, books, and related education expenses as well as compensating employees for the time spent doing schoolwork in the form of release time and providing employees with bonuses as they finish classes and programs.
To be eligible to participate in T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood®, an employee has to have been employed with Rainbow for at least 6 months year. They must work at least 30 hours a week and agree to work for Rainbow for one year after finishing their T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® contract. The employee must be going for either their CDA or Associates degree in the Early Childhood field. Currently there is a maximum of three employees per location in the T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® program. Employees in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, Alabama, and Ohio are eligible, because T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® is currently is operating in these states.
After speaking with your Program Director to check that you meet the criteria to be eligible, call T.E.A.C.H. at 866-648-3224 for an application or visit your states T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® website. You can find all contact information for your states T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Program at http://teachecnationalcenter.org/state-contacts/