The Top 216: List of MORE for Early Childhood Educators in 2016

All of us at PreK+K Sharing 

wish you, 

our dedicated readers....... 

the VERY best for the New Year ahead.

 We wish you MORE!

• more excellence
• more laughter
• more basics
• more rolling down hills
• more light tables 
• more sensory 
• more exploration 
• more risk taking 
• more playdoh, more easels, more clay, more pompoms
• more singing, more drumming, more dancing!!! 
• more delight
• more vision 
• more ownership 
• more adventure
• more compassion 
• more LOOSE PARTS
• more flexibility
• more shadow play 
• more health, more wholistic 
• more movement 
• more giggles
• more tolerance, more benefit of the doubt
• more INQUIRY 
• more Reggio 
• more books, more books, more books and still more books
• more giftedness
• more breath-taking
• more mark-making
• more jumping 
• more awe
• more incredible 
• more grit  
• more support 
• more leaping
• more puppets
• more WOW
• more crates, more super-sized cardboard boxes
• more marching
• more imagination 
• more opportunity
• MORE PLAY
• more climbing 
• more tree stumps, more shells, more rocks, more dirt 
• more inspiration 
• more costumes
• more joy
• more props 
• more determination
• more foundation
• more sizzle
• more presence 
• more dreams
• more team work
• more energy
• more sand castles 
• more skipping 
• more spontaneity 
• more enthusiasm
• more clapping
• more bells, more beans, more butterflies, more brads, more bears
• more encouragement 
• more finger-paints
• more Golden Rule
• more ah-ha moments
• more twinkle 
• more tents, more igloos, more barns, more forts
• more affirmation   
• more collaboration
• more pieces of the puzzle  
• more smiles
• more eagerness
• more intent listening
• more green, more gardens, more growth
• more advocacy
• more organization
• more freedom
• more action
• more integrity
• more hugging
• more camaraderie, more esprit-de-corps, more professionalism
• more thoughtfulness
• more surprises
• more acceptance   
• more pizzazz, more shazam, more razz-a-ma-tazz
• more going the extra mile
• more dazzling
• more poetry
• more balance
• more pen-pals
• more squeals
• more "how-did-you-do-that?"  
• more creativity 
• more feathers 
• more yoga, more slow, more stretching, more breathing
• more kindness
• more resources
• more milestones
• more sweetness
• more clarity   
• more fairies, more unicorns, more pixies, more sprites
• more insight
• more recognition
• more bravery 
• more reading
• more buttons, more beads, more bric-a-brac 
• more understanding
• more sparkles
• more tenacity
• more messes
• more anticipation 
• more color 
• more marbles, more magnets, more multi-grain muffins 
• more power
• more kaleidoscopes  
• more hopping
• more faith
• more collections  
• more baking soda volcano eruptions
• more chains, more connections, more conduits 
• more differentiation
• more shaving cream
• more determination
• more parent involvement 
• more introspection
• more good deeds 
• more piles of leaves
• more trust 
• more firsts
• more courteous, more civility, more consideration
• more seeds
• more vision
• more instruments, more concerts, more drums
• more soaring
• more heart
• more intrinsic motivation
• more thank yous, more you're welcomes
• more marvels
• more eye contact
• more textures
• more stick-to-it
• more rhyme, more rhythm, more repetition, more relevance
• more dress up, more pretend, more role playing
• more kindness
• more winks
• more encouragement 
• more stitches-in-time
• more leaning in
• more GAK, more slime, more kinetic sand, more goop
• more high fives
• more snowmen, more snowwomen, more snow families
• more prisms 
• more unbridled hilarity
• more trying-something-new
• more delayed gratification
• more doing the right thing 
• more diggers, more shovels, more buckets, more mud
• more questions
• more googlie eyes 
• more balls
• more plants on the window sill
• more transformation
• more finger plays, more tall tales, more nursery rhymes 
• more pats on the back
• more assertiveness
• more motivation 
• more sighs
• more weaving 
• more wishes coming true
• more aquariums, more guinea pigs, more snakes
• more tenacity
• more love 
• MORE POLKA DOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR INDEED 

Perhaps 2016 is the year 

when we as professionals in the Early Childhood Field 

step up. 

Perhaps 2016 is the year when the pendulum reverses. 

Perhaps 2016 is the year where we all get MORE 

on behalf of the children we serve. 

That is my fervent wish for you: 

That 2016 brings you your MORE! 

*Here's a great link to some super-simple piggy back songs for the New Year, compiled at The Early Childhood Academy. 

Do you have one-word for 2016? 

My word this year is TENACITY! 

Your editor-in-chief, Debbie Clement looks forward to this whole new year with deepest gratitude and anticipation. Visit her blog at RainbowsWithinReach. Just her as the founder of the weekly Twitter chat #TeacherFriends: Tuesday nights at 9PM EST.