3/15/01 Question 81 / Toys From Home
Dear Preschool Teacher,
    I am a new preschool teacher, and I would like to know how to write an effective letter to parents, about some of my classroom rules. (Ex. keeping toys at home, and brining in notebooks everyday.) I just do not know how to start the letter. I have tried asking them individually but, the parents do
not listen and they say oh you didn't tell me. They have more excuses then the kids.
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3/15/01 Question 82 / Week Of The Young Child
Dear Preschool Teacher,
    Do you have any ideas on activities for the theme Week of the Young
Child in April?
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3/15/01 Question 83/ ABC Order Confused
Dear Preschool Teacher,
    This is my first year teaching 4 year olds. I remember when my daughter went to preschool, they didn't learn the alphabet in order. Can you tell me why? And what order you should learn it in.
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3/15/01 Question 84/ Weary Ears
Dear Preschool Teacher,
     I am having problems with "tattle tails" in my preschool classes. Any suggestions ?
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3/22/01 Question 85/ Darned if I do, darned if I don't
Dear Preschool Teacher,
     What do you do about a director that is so controlling. I don't feel like my class is my own?
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3/22/01 Question 86/ Is It Art?
Dear Preschool Teacher,
     I have been teaching preschool for several years and I am now taking some Early Childhood Development classes.  One of the classes is on art and creativity. I am surprised to learn that teacher created crafts are considered inappropriate. This meaning that we should not direct them to make a particular item, such as making  dogs out of paper plates or any craft that might require direction.  Yet this seams to be the way all
preschools and child care centers do arts and crafts. They (Early Childhood Development) recommend just giving the children a variety of art supplies and letting them create whatever they want.  I'm not sure I totally agree with this theory.  How do you feel?  I feel that we can offer a variety of creativity by offering a mixture of teacher directed crafts and child directed art or open ended art.  I think that children need to learn how to follow simple directions in order to prepare them for kindergarten.  How do you feel about this?  
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3/22/01 Question 87/ Best Book Unit
Dear Preschool Teacher,
    I have to do an activity in a preschool dealing with children's
literature.  It needs to include other areas as like an art activity, song, or even a snack that goes along with the same topic. I was wondering if you knew of any good books or topics that stood out or were fun.
Thank you,
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4/5/01 Question 89/ Worried Mother & Teacher
Dear Preschool Teacher,
    I have been working at playgroup for 10 months now and my 4 year old daughter comes with me. Generally she is bright and happy but when I am at playgroup with her she tends to be rude to the other children and cry alot to get my attention. How should I be approaching this situation?
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