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Tree Top School
Tree Top School has a nature-based program with emphasis on...
-Developmentally appropriate practice
-Life long values
-Hands on learning
-Outdoor play
-Social development
-Child-chosen activities
-Hours to accommodate part-time and full-time working parents, even on snow days!
-Creative and active learning environment all year round
-Developmentally appropriate practice
-Life long values
-Hands on learning
-Outdoor play
-Social development
-Child-chosen activities
-Hours to accommodate part-time and full-time working parents, even on snow days!
-Creative and active learning environment all year round
Credentials
-B.S. in Education
-Experience in Special Education
-35 Years of teaching children and supporting families in my home-based classrooms
-Experience in Special Education
-35 Years of teaching children and supporting families in my home-based classrooms
About TreeTop
- Carla Dow
- Kittery Point, Maine
- Contact info: Call 207-439-9369 or e-mail us at treetopschool@comcast.net to come see what fun things we are doing today!
Teacher's Pledge
I do solemnly promise to abide by these rules, or be struck down by a speeding tricycle!
--Be understanding when things don't go right
--Be encouraging and patient when you need my help
--Give you lots of free and unstructured time to grow
--Give you some structured time for learning and fun
--Try to remember what it's like to be a child
--Enjoy you and love you a lot!
--Be understanding when things don't go right
--Be encouraging and patient when you need my help
--Give you lots of free and unstructured time to grow
--Give you some structured time for learning and fun
--Try to remember what it's like to be a child
--Enjoy you and love you a lot!
Tree Top Poem by Carla Dow
We dance and sing,
Do a crafty thing!
We like to be out,
We scream and shout!
Having fun is not hard,
there's a huge play yard!
We love to run,
trees block the sun!
We can keep cool,
On the deck there's a pool!
Do a crafty thing!
We like to be out,
We scream and shout!
Having fun is not hard,
there's a huge play yard!
We love to run,
trees block the sun!
We can keep cool,
On the deck there's a pool!
The Magic List: Alternatives to Punitive Discipline
- anticipate trouble
- inject humor
- give hugs and caring
- offer encouragement
- arrange discussion among children
- provide discussion with an adult
- provide renewal time
- point out natural, or logical, consequences
- reconsider the situation
- deliberatley ignore provocations
- overlook small annoyances
- clarify messages
- give praise or compliments
- offer choices
- distract to a positive model
- give gentle reminders