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Welcome to “Secretos de profe”

I'm Laura Vázquez, an early childhood teacher, author, mom & blogger. I was born to teach! I believe learning should be fun! Education is a journey we take with the child together – a way of life. Watch and wait, something magical is about to happen.

Here at “Secretos de profe”, you can find hands-on lessons, themes, activities, and printables for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten classrooms. Of course you will also find Teaching/Parenting Tips for both monolingual and bilingual kids. Do you teach with themes? Have you ever wondered, “How do I teach my kids to read?” Do your kids need help learning how to count, recognize numerals and develop number sense? If so, you are in the right place!!

Select your favorite topic below and start exploring all the great resources waiting for you!

POSTS:

1. How to teach to write and read in English (as a second language) I 
2. How to teach to write and read in English (as a second language) II
3. How to teach to write and read in English (as a second language) III

LITERACY: How to teach emergent literacy skills

Sound of the week

Sound /s/          Sound /e/            Sound /u/          Sound /w/          Sound /v/          Sound /x/
Sound /a/          Sound /h/            Sound /l/           Sound /oa/         Sound /oo/        Sound /qu/
Sound /t/           Sound /r/            Sound /f/           Sound /ie/          Sound /oo/        Sound /ou/
Sound /i/           Sound /m/          Sound /b/          Sound /ee/          Sound /ch/        Sound /oi/
Sound /p/          Sound /d/           Sound /j/           Sound /or/          Sound /sh/         Sound /ue/
Sound /n/          Sound /g/           Sound /y/          Sound /z/            Sound /th/         Sound /er/
Sound /c/          Sound /o/           Sound /ai/         Sound /ng/          Sound /th/         Sound /ar/


Sound /air/
Sound /eer/
Ending sound -y
Letter cards Tricky word cards
Sentece cards


Name activities
Tips for reading aloud
Eye doctor Alphabet Activity
Family Literacy Night
Alphabet activities
How to teach sight words
Nursery Rhyme activities
How to teach Phonological awareness skills
How to use a Word Wall
The truth about worksheets
Teaching kids to write with bookmaking
How to teach writers Wokshop
How to do reading Workshop
Letter of the week
How to make class books
How to teach handwriting skills in preschool
What is morning message?

THEMES:

1. Apples
2. Bears
3. Chinese New Year
4. Christmas
5. Community Helpers
6. Dental Health
7. Dinosaurs
8. Easter
9. Fairy Tales
10. Fall
11. Farm
12. Graduation
13. Halloween
14. Insects and bugs
15. Mother´s Day
16. Father´s Day
17. Nursery Rhymes
18. Ocean
19. Spring
20. St. Patrick´s Day
21. Thanksgiving
22. Spiders
23. Transportation
24. Valentine´s day
25. Western
26. Weather
27. Winter
28. Zoo

CENTERS:

1. Center Signs
2. ABC Center
3. Writing Center
4. Block Center
5. Class Library Center
6. Computer Technology Center
7. Dramatic Play Centre
8. Listening Center
9. Puppet Center
10. Play Dough Center
11. Math Center
12. Doll House Center
13. Puzzle Center
14. Quiet Center Activities
15. Science Center
16. Sensory Table

MATHS: Best tips and activities for teaching basic math skills

1. Developing number sense in preschool
2. Fun ways to learn how to count
3. Magnet board Graphing
4. Counting games
5. Sort it out: Colour game
6. Math picture books for preschool
7. Learning prepositions
8. Simple story problems
9. Printable counting book
10. Teaching 3D shapes
11. Motor math games
12. What´s in your math center?
13. One-to-one
14. Math: Numbers and counting
15. Colours
16. Sorting activities
17. Shapes
18. Subitizing