| When you deal with preschoolers, one of
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| | they come back after the children are
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| the hardest things to do is to keep their
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| | picked up.
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| attention. Preschoolers have a very short
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| | Plan Short Activities
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| attention span and continually changed
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| | If you have your class for about an hour,
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| their focus from one activity to the
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| | then you need several short activities.
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| next. If you are in charge of a classroom
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| | Remember that these kids will not have
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| full of preschoolers, then the following
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| | the attention or the ability to engage in
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| tips may help you keep their attention
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| | long, laborious craft activities or
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| during Sunday school.
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| | complicated games. Make sure that
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| Plan Ahead
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| | whatever you plan is easy to complete
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| When teaching preschoolers during Sunday
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| | with minimal help from you. Not only does
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| school, you should certainly plan ahead.
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| | this save you time and frustration, but
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| Plan a couple of days before your lesson
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| | it does give the kids a sense of
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| and make sure that you have gathered
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| | accomplishment when they can complete a
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| everything you need. This will help you
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| | task on their own. Your activities do not
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| stay organized and keep their attention
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| | have to be complicated or involved to be
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| during the lessons. Planning ahead means
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| | fun for your kids.
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| that you need to make sure that you know
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| | Plan Extra Activities
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| each activity you will do with the
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| | It is always a good idea to plan extra
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| children and that you have all the
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| | activities when you teach preschoolers.
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| necessary equipment and supplies on hand
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| | Have a folder or a box of several
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| and at the ready. There will be no need
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| | activities that you can use as quick
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| to run to the supply room at the last
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| | fillers. This could be as simple as a
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| minute to get an extra pair of scissors
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| | quick game of duck-duck-goose, or a game
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| or a story book when you plan ahead.
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| | of "I Spy". When you have activities on
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| Stay on Task
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| | hand to fill extra time, then your kids
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| It is not always easy to stay on task
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| | will stay engaged.
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| when you teach preschoolers, but when you
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| | Stay Realistic
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| need to keep their attention during
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| | Last of all, you can help yourself and
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| Sunday school, this is one way to do it.
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| | your class by staying realistic about
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| If you are not focused on the lesson and
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| | your lessons. These are preschoolers and
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| you allow interruptions throughout the
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| | you need to keep your expectations of
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| lesson, you will lose the attention of
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| | what they can and cannot do at their
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| your children. This includes minimizing
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| | level. Allow some down time each week and
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| interruptions from other teachers,
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| | let them have fun being in your class and
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| classroom visitors and parents that want
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| | visiting with their friends.
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| to stay in the room to chat. Ask that
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