7 Tips for Teaching Preschool to Kindergarten
1. Keep it Short
- Keep teaching segments that are 10 to 20 minutes
- Take breaks
- Let kids move
- Watch our student’s body language to know when to take a break
2. Remove Distractions
- Have a place and time where neither you nor your students are distracted
- Turn off notifications or silence our phones
- Turn of radios, TV, and other screens
3. Keep Lesson Simple but Interesting
- Choose something that is engaging and interesting for your kids
- Select a study you will enjoy teaching – you set the tone for the class, so be excited about the materials
- We learn more when we are having fun so keep classes fun and engaging
4. Include Hands-on Activities
- Stick figure or draw the parts of the lesson
- Act out the story
- Use play dough or clay to make something from the story
5. Give Students Ownership
- Sing songs related to your topic
- Let students choose from different colors when possible
- Have students help you pick the next lesson/study
6. Repeat, Retell, and Review
- Repeat using different words as you teach
- Retell – have students retell what they are learning
- Review by showing the project they created to someone and tell them about the story
7. Pray
- Our children, learn, understand and retain
- Ourselves as we teach
- Others who hear what our children are learning
8. Learn at their pace
- Remove language like, “we are behind” and “we need to catch up
- Motivations is good, stressing them is not
Those are the top 8 at Grapevine, so what tips would you add to this list of tips for teaching preschool to kindergarten?
