Mrs. Franky’s PreK Graduation 2012 Video Slideshow
Read More »University of Miami – Early Childhood Special Education
This video was created as a final Capstone project by a University of Miami Graduate Student ( Tatiana Palma-Teacher at Tropical Elementary School) in collaboration with South Miami Sr. High School. It explores the topic of Early Literacy in multiple settings and presents teacher and parent interviews including perspectives on …
Read More »My Classroom
I work at Tropical Elementary School in the Miami Dade County Public Schools System, teaching Pre-Kindergarten. Tropical Elementary is dedicated to preparing its students to meet high standards and to become life-long independent learners. We strive to work collaboratively with our parents and community members as vital partners in the development …
Read More »Llama Llama Red Pajama by: Anna Dewdney, author and Illustrator
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney, author and Illustrator Jumpstart is a national early education organization dedicated to helping children in low-income neighborhoods succeed in school and in life. They help these children develop the language and literacy skills they need for school, setting them on a path to close …
Read More »“Cool About Reading”
“Cool About Reading” This is a “Cool” project to do in your classroom. This project includes parents and kids’ participation all the way to the end. It requires patience and even though it is time consuming; it is a lot of fun and all involved will be able to create …
Read More »Shapes Around Us
There are different ideas of how to facilitate children to be familiar with shapes, name and form shapes. Here you can find some examples that you can use: Making Shapes with children’s Bodies: It is a nice and funny activity to challenge children to make different shapes by using their …
Read More »Show & Tell – My Family
Sharing with classmates pictures of ” My Family” We will be “Big Brothers”. I love my brother!
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