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Material Must-Haves!

8/15/2017

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Happy Wednesday! Danielle here. This is a list of my top five Material Must-Haves in any early childhood classroom.  These materials make my life so much easier and ultimately save my class and school money.  
Note: we do not receive any commission for these recommendations, they’re just products we love, and links to places we found them at a good value.
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Reusable Dry Erase Pockets
These are the best!  Forget having to laminate EVERYTHING your students use, just slip a sheet of paper in one of these and they’re ready to go. Organize them by student or by topic, just slide the new sheets in front of the old (or use double-sided). Sturdier than a sheet protector, more portable and versatile than a dry-erase board.

In addition to student use, I like to pin them up (with the grommet at the top) to use for erasable class signs like "There are __ days until Thanksgiving!"  I also use them in place of a folder sometimes, to store sheets or activity-prep materials together, easily see what's inside, and label it without using up a post-it every time I change the contents. Also sold (sometimes more cheaply) as shop tickets.

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 Dry-erase markers

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Welcome!

8/8/2017

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Welcome to Monkey Business, the Bitty City Blog! 
Teaching and growing creative kids ages 1-10.

We’re Caroline and Danielle, co-founders of Bitty City Players. We are both New York City teachers with theater backgrounds, who feel that some of the fundamental rules of theater and improv like, “Yes...and”, “Listen and Respond”, and  “Acting is doing” apply perfectly to the classroom as well.  

​Based upon our experiences in the classroom, both as teachers and as students, we know that engaging in hands-on, brains-on, put-your-whole-self-in activities is the best way to connect to kids and get them excited about what they're learning.  We deeply believe that dramatic play and sensory work are the most effective educational tools with young children and we incorporate both into our innovative theater and science curricula.
Executive Director Caroline Patterson
Caroline
Curriculum Director Danielle Cohn
Danielle
We want to keep joy and playfulness in our learning - in the classroom and at home.
If you’re a teacher or parent (or both!) or otherwise involved with the education of children 10 and under, we’re here for you!

​You’ll hear plenty from us, but you will also hear from some of our fellow teachers and moms, activity specialists (in theater, science, OT, and more), and the occasional school administrator and guest artist.

On the Bitty City Blog (aka Monkey Business), you’ll find:
  • Tips and ready-to-go resources for early childhood and elementary teachers 
  • Ideas to help kids embrace imagination and entertain themselves during downtime and waiting time. 
  • Original songs for lessons and transition times
  • Favorite books and materials for different age groups
  • Resource lists - online and offline.
  • Practical advice for communicating with teachers, parents, administrators, and students.
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Our goal for each blog post (every other Wednesday - sometimes a little more often) is to support you and make life a little easier and more fun.

We can’t wait to share our ideas and hear yours! We look forward to your feedback, questions, counterpoints, suggestions, additions, or whatever you’ve got. Our aim is to create a supportive and helpful community. To that end, all respectful discussion is welcome in the comments, and we will do our best to read and respond to your comments promptly.

As we enjoy the precious last weeks of summer, and prepare for the start of another exciting school year, we want to inspire and motivate you to keep thinking out of the box, and bring joy and magic into the classroom - and every room!

Want more Bitty City? Curious about our Dramatic Artists, Science Explorers, or Sensory Players programs, our After School Classes and NYC PreK Workshops? Planning a Party or a vacation Camp?

Check out our site, subscribe to our monthly newsletter (it’s short and full of cute pictures and bonus resources), say hi via email, add our blog to your RSS feed, follow us Twitter and Instagram and Pinterest, like us on Facebook. Heck, give us a call!
And of course…

​We’ll see you again next Wednesday!

Playfully Yours,
Caroline and Danielle
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