Blog - My Play Based Classroom
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I'm Janelle - a play-based early years teacher passionate about creating learning experiences that ignite curiosity, creativity, and academic growth.
On this blog, I share practical tips on meeting curriculum benchmarks through a balance of explicit teaching and play, setting up the ideal learning environment and fostering social-emotional development.
Let’s make play-based teaching work in your your preschool, kindergarten, and first grade classrooms!
11 Amazing Yoga Benefits for Children
Yoga has many benefits for children. It can help children develop their physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as promote self-awareness, concentration, and relaxation. Classroom yoga will benefit your children. Check out this blog post to discover 11 amazing yoga benefits for children.
Classroom Mindful Monday
Mindful Monday is a great way to start the school week. Discover how to run a classroom Mindful Monday routine with your students and build focus, resilience, and positive self-talk each week. If you are looking for a way to bring some mindfulness into your classroom, you are going to love this Mindful Monday activity.
Creating a Mindful Classroom
In a mindful classroom your children will be focused and present in their learning. Sounds like a dream? You can create a mindful classroom and this blog post will help you. You will discover what mindfulness is and learn some simple tools and strategies for teaching mindfulness in your classroomm.