A guide to the Summer Book Studies by Early Childhood Bloggers 2011-2014.
2014: Challenging Behaviors (Multiple Books)
- Introduction @ Pre-K Pages
- Book Study FAQ @ Pre-K Pages
- Helping Children Resolve Conflicts @ Teach Preschool
- How to Deal with Tattling @ Fun-a-Day
- Helping Children Share & Take Turns @ PreKinders
- How to Get Kids to Pay Attention @ Pre-K Pages
- Helping Children Self-Regulate Their Emotions @ Kathy Griffin’s Teaching Strategies
- Self-Regulation @ Teach Preschool
- Helping Kids Make Friends @ Fun-a-Day
- Using Fidgets to Help with Attention and Sensory Issues @ Kathy Griffin’s Teaching Strategies
- Establishing Teacher-Child Relationships @ PreKinders
- Helping Children Make Good Choices @ Pre-K Pages
- Separation Anxiety @ Pre-K Pages
- Helping Children Feel they Belong @ Teach Preschool
- Learning to Share Time, Space, and Attention @ Kathy Griffin’s Teaching Strategies
- How to Stop Kids from Whining @ Fun-a-Day
- Rewards in the Classroom @ Pre-K Pages
Books Used
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- Social & Emotional Development by Dave Riley
- Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Life Skills Children Need
by Jenna Bilmes
- Positive Discipline: A Teacher’s A-Z Guide by Jane Nelsen
- Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom
by Thomas Armstrong
- Managing Emotional Mayhem, by Dr. Becky Bailey
- Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom
by Fay & Funk
- Addressing Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings by Deno, Carr & Bell
- Challenging Behavior in Young Children by Kaiser & Rasminsky
- The Power of Guidance by Dan Gartrell
2013: Read Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease
- Introduction @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 1: Why Read Aloud? @ Brick by Brick
- Ch. 2: When to Begin (and End) Read-Aloud @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 3: The Stages of Read-Aloud @ PreKinders
- Ch. 4: The Dos and Don’ts of Read-Aloud @ Teach Preschool
- Ch. 5: Sustained Silent Reading @ Brick by Brick
- Ch. 6: Print Climate in the Home, School, and Library @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 7: Digital Learning: The Good News & Bad @ PreKinders
- Ch. 8: Television & Audio: Helping or Hurting? @ Seeds Network
- Ch. 9: Dad- What’s the Score? @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Ch. 10: A Hyper Kids Road to Reading @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
Q&A with the Author:
- What about “reading” wordless books? @ Pre-K Pages
- How often should we read aloud? @ PreKinders
- How do you manage interruptions? @ Teach Preschool
- Should we talk about the author and illustrator? @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- How do we talk about “big words”? @ Pre-K Pages
- Should we use books with TV characters? @ Brick by Brick
2012: Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling
- Introduction
- Ch. 1: The Digital Classroom @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 2: Using Photographs and Images to Inspire @ PreKinders
- Ch. 3: Rethinking Projectors @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Ch. 4: Using Audio Recordings @ Teach Preschool
- Ch. 5: Videoconferencing in the Classroom @ PreKinders
- Ch. 6: Publishing and Presentation Tools @ Brick by Brick
- Ch. 7: Using Video Snapshots @ Pre-K Pages
- Ch. 8: Touch Mobile Devices (iPads & Tablets) @ PreKinders
- Ch. 9: Infusing Technology in the Classroom @ Pre-K Pages
2011: Literacy Beginnings, by Fountas & Pinnell
- Introduction @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 1 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 2 @ Teach Preschool
- Chapter 3 @ Brick by Brick
- Chapter 4 @ PreKinders
- Chapter 5 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 6 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 7 @ Brick by Brick
- Chapter 8: No More Worksheets (no longer available)
- Chapter 9 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 10 @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Chapter 11 @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Chapter 12 @ Growing in Pre-K
- Chapters 13 & 14 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 15: No More Worksheets (no longer available)
- Chapter 16 @ PreKinders
- Chapter 17 @ Growing in Pre-K
- Chapter 18 @ Look at My Happy Rainbow
- Chapter 19 @ Pre-K Pages
- Chapter 20 @ Teach Preschool
- Chapter 21 @ PreKinders
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Thank you for putting together this fantastic resource guide- very helpful!
Thank you!
I’m really looking forward to participating!
Thank you Karen Cox for sharing this wonderful collection of summer book studies.
Especially i think one : 2012: Teaching in the Digital Age, by Brian Puerling
That is an excellent book!
I’m interested in following up this interesting subject of Challenging Behaviors
Thanks for joining us, Victoria!
Hi 🙂 I am doing the book study I found on pre-k pages. Is this blog apart of pre-k pages? If so, where does the blog begin? Thanks!
Hi Joy, No this blog is not part of Pre-K Pages. Vanessa Levin owns Pre-K Pages and I own PreKinders. We just work together with other blogs like Teach Preschool, Fun a Day, and Kathy Griffin to bring you this book study. Just follow this guide for all the links to each blog post.
Thank you for the insight. This issue has always been a challenging one for me. I can’t wait for the next post.
Great topics! I’m going to compile all the information so that I can refer back to them during the school year!
From one Ga teacher to another, I look forward to all of your postings. I am a new headstart teacher, after teaching in pre-k thru 5 for 13 years. I am involved with a behavior class through our local RESA and am looking forward to participating in this one, also.
Thank you so much for having the energy after a day with your little ones to share with us big ones!!
Thanks Terri!
Learning best what we need to know is sometimes a process we have to generate. Look forward to it! Thanks for the input.
We use a set of rules in the classroom that the children learn and helps keep them in a respectful environment that is safe and loving. We also use a Kindness Jar that encourages children to share and learn how to work as a team.
I can’t wait to experience this book study! I’ve never participated before.
thanks for sharing,, really love it,
this is really neat. I have not really looked at the blogs yet but want to learn as much as I can about these topics.
This is a very timely resource for me. I’ve been a Pre-K teacher for over 30 years with a BA degree in Child Development. Last school year, there was a child in my classroom with challenging behaviors and I tried many ideas from my “tool box” to manage his behavior. For the first time teaching, I had to ask his family to withdraw from our school because I was afraid for the safety of the other children. I feel like I failed as a teacher and ultimately, he had the control to change his behavior, not me.
I love the book study! I have compiled some wonderful reference material for the future. Can’t wait to put it into action. Thank you for putting it all together. Please let me know where I can get the certificate. Thanks!!