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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving

Rollins Staff November 13, 2020

November is Native American Heritage Month, a great time to uplift and celebrate the histories, traditions, and contributions of the diverse, multifaceted Native American cultural groups in our country! Last month we shared tips on Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the Classroom to highlight the importance of giving a voice to our…

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Lesson Plan & Classroom Activities: My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown

Rollins Staff November 9, 2020

My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood START Read 1 This week’s book is My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown. This first read focuses on explaining the key events of…

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Weekly Read Aloud at Home: My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown

Rollins Staff November 9, 2020

During this pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves at home more often. Technology has helped to connect us with friends and family, allowed us to work from home, and given us new ways to…

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Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keatz: Lesson Plan and Activity Ideas

Rollins Staff November 3, 2020

A language-rich environment requires intentionality and planning. One very important way we can do this is to make our classrooms into a “No Shhh Zone’’. This is an environment where children have opportunities all day…

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Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins: Lesson Plan and Activity Ideas

Rollins Staff October 27, 2020

One of the best ways we can prepare children to understand what they are reading once they are in third grade and beyond is to build their language acquisition now. We can do this by…

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Owl Babies by Martin Waddell: Lesson Plan and Activity Ideas

Rollins Staff October 19, 2020

In order for children to comprehend what they read when they are older, they need to understand and use wide variety of “interesting” words while they’re little. Some experts say a child must hear a…

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Parts by Tedd Arnold: Lesson Plan and Activity Ideas

Rollins Staff October 7, 2020

Make the most of story time with the children you teach. Create an engaging and literacy-building lesson plan for your Pre-K students around one of our favorite books: Parts by Tedd Arnold. First, watch read…

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the Classroom

Rollins Staff October 5, 2020

“The most American thing about America is American Indians.” —Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche)  Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October each year and is a recognition of the Italian explorer “discovering” land…

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Julián Is a Mermaid: Lesson Plan and Activity Ideas

Rollins Staff September 29, 2020

Make the most of story time with the children you teach. Create an engaging and literacy-building lesson plan for your Pre-K students around one of our favorite books: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love….

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Let’s Play: Words & Sounds

Rollins Staff April 1, 2020

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great… FALL!” “The itsy, bitsy spider crawled up the water spout. Down came the rain and washed the spider… OUT!” It’s nearly impossible to resist…

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NAEYC Week of the Young Child Free Resources & Activities

Rollins Staff April 1, 2020

Every year, the National Association for the Education of Young Children hosts the Week of the Young Child in April–  a time for celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, families, and communities.  Select a…

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Back to School Basics: How to Build Classroom Community in Your Preschool

Rollins Staff August 7, 2019

Who doesn’t love a new school year? It’s a fresh start – a new beginning, with the opportunity to get to know a whole new group of children and help them grow and learn throughout…