Saturday, May 26, 2012

Inspirational Quotes


“[P]art of being who you are has to do with feeling your feelings, which means you'll have a wide range of emotions--not just constant sunshiny happiness.”  -Janet Gonzales-Mena



“We need to take a less narrow look at our children’s problems and, instead, see them as windows of opportunity—a way of exploring and understanding all facets of our children’s development. If we can understand the underlying developmental process, we can see a child’s struggles as signs of striving toward growth instead of chronic problems or attempts to aggravate adults.”
— Stanley Greenspan, Playground Politics

Retrieved from:http://dadadads.org/dada/2010/05/18/dr-stanley-greenspan-1941-2010/


Saturday, May 19, 2012

Personal Childhood Web


This is my mother, she's loving, supportive,and kind.  She has guided me over the years and influenced my like in many ways.  As a child she could not leave me with anyone or else I would cry the entire time she was away, my attachment to her was that strong. She nurtured me by helping me to being grow, develop, and succeed in anything I wanted to do.  To this day she is my biggest supporter and I can turn to her for anything that I need.
My Father(Man in Blue) is a strong individual. As a child his style of caring for me was hidden behind strict rules, he was the enforcer.  But through it all he loved me and I was ultimately a Daddy's girl.  His parenting style influenced me to be the best and has contributed to my success .


Because my parents worked in during the day I had to stay with my grandmother Sadie Ruth every evening until they cam to get me.  My grandmother was my rock, as a child I stayed by her side.  She would always tell me things I shouldn't do when I was older.  She was a fragile individual so she was always very calm with me.  To this day I remember things she would say to me in my younger years.

Saturday, May 12, 2012




The Rainbow Fish is one of my favorite childhood stories.  I love this book because it has many themes that can be used in the classroom, I mostly use it when doing lessons on friends or sharing.  The adventures of Rainbow Fish continues in other stories that can be used as well. I love the artwork for the story as well.
This picture is me and one of my students at her first dance recital.  I begin teaching her when she was two, it was her first time in childcare.  By me simply taking the time each day to talk with her parents and having them come into the classroom for special occasions, we formed a close bond.  I remained her teacher until she was four years old when she moved to our other center location for pre-k.This is why I love early childhood; to me its not just caring and teaching children, they are my family and we impact each others lives!


Friday, May 4, 2012

Today is one of the days that make me so excited about being in early childhood education; one of my children has a birthday this weekend so the parents had a birthday party in the class today.  We had cake, cookies, and cheese doodles, and then a pinata.  After a few children got over the fear of the hitting the pinata it turned into all laughs and giggles.  We ended by turning the pinata triangles into party hats.  Its so rewarding to see children    in such bliss. During the party a former parent and child from over a year ago came to visit me.  Sharing moments like this makes it all worth it.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Hi all ! This is my first blog ever. I'm learning as I go, hopefully this will we be an enlightening experience.