The Peep: Meaningful Minutes with the Wintonbury Community

Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School
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The Peep is an early childhood podcast for families that gives easy tips and activities for preschoolers. It is provided by the certified teaching staff at Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School.

Episodes

  1. 02/10/2020

    Choosing a Good Read Aloud Book

    There are so many books out there!  How do you know if the one you've chosen is a good one to read to your child?  Join teacher Mary Munson for information about what to look for in a book and get a list of books that she recommends for young children. Visit Wintonbury's webpage for a printout of Mrs. Munson's book list and links.

    9 min

  2. 01/13/2020

    Helping Your Child Meet Your Expectations: Transitions

    Join teacher Melissa Sutton for information about how to help your child meet your expectations in the area of transitions. Last school year, we did three episodes on how you might choose to handle it when your child does not meet your expectations.  In this episode, Mrs. Sutton discusses what you can do to make it more likely that your child will meet your expectations in the first place. Visit Wintonbury's webpage for a printout of Mrs. Sutton's tips and links to more information.

    12 min

  3. 11/12/2019

    Preschool Speech and Language Development

    Join speech-language pathologist Lauren McMaster for information about typical preschool speech and language development, and learn some ways to support your child's language development. Visit Wintonbury's webpage for a printout of Mrs. McMaster's tips and a link to more information.

    8 min

  4. 06/12/2019

    CPS for Parents Part 3: Solving Problems with Plan B

    Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School along with our school district has begun an initiative to implement the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, created by Dr. Ross Greene, to address social-emotional challenges.  In Part 3 of this series, Wintonbury School Social Worker Kathleen Johndrow focuses on how to use Plan B conversations to solve your child's unsolved problems.  Plan B conversations focus on collaborating with your child to find realistic, mutually satisfactory solutions. See Wintonbury's website for print-outs related to this episode.

    10 min

  5. 05/20/2019

    CPS for Parents Part 2: Identifying Unsolved Problems

    Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School along with our school district has begun an initiative to implement the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, created by Dr. Ross Greene, to address social-emotional challenges.  In Part 2 of this series, Wintonbury School Social Worker Kathleen Johndrow focuses on how to identify your child's unsolved problems.  Rather than focusing on the challenging behavior that your child may exhibit, CPS focuses on the unsolved problems for which the challenging behavior is a symptom. See Wintonbury's website for print-outs related to this episode.

    11 min

  6. 05/06/2019

    CPS for Parents Part 1: Changing Your Lens

    Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School along with our school district has begun an initiative to implement the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model, created by Dr. Ross Greene, to address social-emotional challenges.  In this episode, join School Social Worker Kathleen Johndrow as she explains the first step of CPS:  Changing Your Lens.  How we view challenging behaviors affects how we respond to it. See Wintonbury's website for print-outs related to this episode.

    8 min

  7. 05/03/2019

    Math at the Grocery Store

    In this episode, classroom teacher Ms. Levinson shares her advice on how to use "math talk" and other ideas to promote math while shopping at the grocery store with your child. See Wintonbury's website for print-outs related to this episode.

    5 min

  8. 02/22/2019

    Literacy at the Grocery Store

    Join classroom teacher Rebecca Cole for some fun and easy suggestions about how to work on literacy while grocery shopping with your child.  Visit Wintonbury's webpage for a printout of Mrs. Cole's tips and a printable child-friendly grocery list.

    4 min

  9. 12/20/2018

    What to Do When Drop-Off Is Hard

    Drop-off at school can be difficult.  Join classroom teachers Mrs. Mancini and Mrs. Smith-Horn for some suggestions about how to make this time a little easier. See Wintonbury's website for print-outs related to this episode.

    7 min

  10. 11/18/2018

    Reading with Your Child

    Parents know that reading with their preschooler is important.  In this episode, join Wintonbury's Instructional Coach to get some tips on how to maximize this time with your child. See Wintonbury's website for print-outs related to this episode.

    11 min
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The Peep is an early childhood podcast for families that gives easy tips and activities for preschoolers. It is provided by the certified teaching staff at Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School.

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