Ways to Incorporate Nature into Virtual Preschool Programming
Two months ago, Wildwood Nature School, like many other schools and childcare facilities, temporarily shut its doors to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Not wanting to lose the connection I had with the children in our program and then connection they had with each other, I threw myself into virtual programming. In addition to posting activity suggestions and millions of links for parents to our Facebook page, I hosted a daily story time session on Zoom. Since the for
Bully Prevention with Peer Praise
The preschoolers partnered up and gave each other a sticker saying “Great job” plus a yellow sparkling butterfly. They looked each other in the eyes. Smiles were rampant and irresistible. When asked how they felt being praised, they shouted, “good” as one boy overpowered others with his voice calling out, “REALLY good.” Then I asked the group how they felt when they say something positive to someone else to give praise instead of receiving it. The same response echoed in the
