BlogHide Resteemsupsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoAn American Goes Costa Rican Part Two - Touristy AdventuresNo trip to another country can be complete without touristy adventures! On our recent trip to Costa Rica, we made sure to hit all the hot spots near the little town of Dominical where we were…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoAn American Goes Costa Rican Part One - The Road to DominicalEvery few years, my little family takes a big vacation. Usually, we take road trips. The United States is a VERY big place, and going to Texas can seem like a foreign country. The people, clothing…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoSteemiteducation Homework: Why did I decide to become a teacher? It's a long, short story...Hello Steemians! I never really introduced myself on this site, so let me take this #steemiteducation opportunity to #introduceyourself, and tell you why I became a teacher! My parents never…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoFun Books with Lasting Impressions for Preschool - My Steemiteducation HomeworkThis week's @steemiteducation homework: Which book would you prescribe to your students to read and why would it make an impression on them. As you know my fellow Steemians, I TEACH PRESCHOOL.…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoA quick grocery lesson from Costa RicaJust got back from a trip to Costa Rica! As I gather photos and stories to share, here's a funny tale from the Super Mercado... My mission is to find milk and juice. I'm an American, so if…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoParty Time with Glitter! - A Preschool StoryTeaching is teaching, whether it be 10 kids or 32, the pythagorean theorem or number recognition, college all the way down to preschool. I am a preschool teacher who must defend herself often. Some…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoCelebrating Diversity in Preschool - The Power of PinkI'm in a sour mood, Steemians. I don't feel like writing, but I've got a bug in my bonnet that I need to locate, retract and smash, i.e., something is occurring in preschool and I need to write. So…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 6 years agoKindergarten, Here We Come! Are you Ready?As an early childhood teacher in America, my job is to get children ready for big kid school. In my corner of the country, preschool is for 3 to 4-year-old children. Here, we teach the skills for…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoSteemiteducation Homework: Least favorite subject to the lessons of which I am most passionate!At my preschool, we don't have subjects, but we do have six domains to cover. These include cognitive, language, physical, literacy, mathematics, and social-emotional. My least favorite of the six…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoFruity, Fabulous Lesson Plan on AdjectivesWhile student teaching, I wrote a lesson plan for first grade, English language learners to enhance their writing using descriptive, juicy adjectives. The lesson contains a large and small group…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoLearning Literacy through Play - An Academic PerspectiveIt is well known that children learn by doing. Solely using rote worksheets and drills are proven time and time again to be ineffective, especially in preschool children. When young children are…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoPee-Pee, Poo-Poo, and DoodieThere is a familiar annoyance that’s popped up once again in my preschool classroom, and I blame 3-year-olds. Since my children range from 3 to 5, most of my elders have out grown this phase. But a…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoThe Short Story about Writing a Master's ThesisGreetings, fellow Steemians! I have neglected Steemit for many months, writing my thesis for a Master's Degree in Education. I am finally DONE!!! Although it may be quite boring, I feel obligated to…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoCelebrating Diversity in Preschool - Girl Power and Gender RolesAs you know, fellow Steemians, I have major issues as an adult because of my older brother. None of which is his fault. Growing up in the 70's and 80's, he was merely playing the role of the boy and…upsydaisy (56)in mypictureday • 7 years agoA Preschool Perspective from Above - MyPictureDayI'm often taking photos of my preschool classroom, but some parents do not allow photos to be taken of their children. They prefer to keep their children anonymous. When I take photos from above…resteemedtimsaid (74)in photography • 7 years agoMyPictureDay Challenge Round #18 + Winners announcement Round #17MyPictureDay #17 Contest Winners Thank you to everyone who participated in the seventeenth MyPictureDay photography challenge. You gave me a really hard time picking the winners. With this round…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoThe Black Panther Has Arrived – A preschool storyAs you may know, I have entered the Marvel Universe by force. Being a little sister AND a mother of a son for the past 17 years, there was no choice for decades. Notice I said WAS. My brother and I…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoDumbledore Defeated in Gollum's World Part II - A preschool storyThe preschool world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. The precious has returned to my classroom. It is that one item that is slightly different…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoteachers are not faster than a speeding bulletAs you know, I'm a teacher. How pompous of me to think I am a superhero, yet there are many references to teachers being labeled as such. "I teach. What's your superpower?" I have that t-shirt. I…upsydaisy (56)in steemiteducation • 7 years agoA Dino Tale from PreschoolOne morning at preschool, a child brought a large, plastic dinosaur to the wooden dollhouse and began to stomp the dinosaur and knock over the doll furniture. As I saw this happen . . .…