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Classroom precautions during COVID19 Tips for teachers to protect themselves and their students

 A key lesson learned during the pandemic is the important role teachers play in ensuring that learning continues. As schools reopen, a lot will depend on teachers to ensure that children will be able to continue their education in a safe and healthy environment; and make up for knowledge and skills that may have been lost. As a teacher, knowing the facts will not only protect yourself but also your students. Be aware of fake information and dangerous myths about COVID-19 circulating that are feeding fear and stigma.  Physical distancing at schools When it comes to physical distancing, it is important that you establish some classroom ground rules in accordance with the procedures established by your school’s administration, as well as the protocols established by your respective country’s Ministry of Health and/or local health bodies and authorities. Recommended measures include:  Maintain a distance of at least 1 meter between everyone present at school  Increase desk spacing (at l

Why Early Education is important?

 Early Education refers to the period from a child’s birth to they enter kindergarten. It is an important period in a child’s life because they learn all the needed basic skills such as interacting with parents, peers, teachers, and others. They also develop interests which they are going to follow throughout their lives.  In recent years, researchers have learned that the human brain develops the vast majority of its neurons, and is at its most receptive to learning, between birth and three years of age. In fact, the intake of new information is critical to the formation of active neural pathways (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). “ Early childhood care and education (ECCE) is more than preparation for primary school. It aims at the holistic development of a child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs in order to build a solid and broad foundation for lifelong learning and wellbeing. ECCE has the possibility to nurture caring, capable, and responsible future citizens.”

Preschool Class Control techniques

  Preschool children are little ones who are developing their basic skills and trying to figure the ways of socializing with adults and their peers. The preschool children are also learning to adjust to the new classroom environment. As preschool teachers, we need to plan a few strategies which will help in class management. We present you few ideas of class control techniques in this article. 1.  “Teachers should be warm and caring toward children who are acting upset,” says Stephanie Leclair of Tiny Hoppers. All ways try to be a teacher, who always is open in conversation with the preschoolers. When the teacher is warm, the child will open up themselves and feel reassured. This attitude of the teacher in the class will help in managing the class efficiently. 2. Organize your classroom in a way that the class materials are organized as noisy corners and quiet corners in different parts of a classroom. The noisy corners may include play materials such as blocks and the quiet corner wil