In preschool, you can witness havoc, tiredness, craziness but one thing that will be rare to find is the sense of peace. It becomes the hard duty of the teachers to somehow manage the kids who are enunciated on running around the whole building. A classroom with students of such a young age cannot be entirely controlled as it may hinder their playfulness which does not have a good impact on their personal growth. Hence, here are a few tips that may help teachers enforce a sense of discipline within the classroom.

Predictable routines

Kids tend to stick with routines that have been made fixed over time. If there is extra time on the clock with their sleep, breaks, work, they might end up being cranky. Routines help in sticking towards a timetable that organizes the work in hand and keep the children disciplined with their line of work at daycare melbourne.

Organize the classroom

In preschools, you might have noticed how each section of a classroom is designated for a particular task. The playpen is usually near the tables where the kids take out their lunch boxes and eat. The shelves consisting of books and stationary are kept close to the area where the teacher usually teaches. This organization of the room is incredibly effective in stimulating a disciplined environment.

Planned transitions

Children prefer doing the smallest of tasks when they are excited and what better to instill excitement in the preschool children than to start a countdown. These countdowns can prove to be quite effective when the kids are required to make a planned move from the classroom or to the classroom. The kids tend to treat these little tasks with pure joy as they regard it as some game they can take part in.

Labeling

Another little tip that can help the kids to learn the importance of discipline is to help them organize small tasks. If you have to keep the room organized, ask the kids to help you out with different parts of the room. Help them label the dustbins, shelves, toys and their belongings such that they get an idea of not only learning new words but arranging things according to different categories.

Balancing the activities

Another important tip to help the teachers of preschool is to bring a balance in the routines of the kids. This will prove helpful in bringing the discipline the walls of these classes sometimes crave for. Some activities tend to hyper activate the kids which is a good thing but you might need to balance it with activities that can bring them down a notch. This balance will keep the kids focused on one task after another and keep the discipline maintained within the classroom.

he Brooklyn Bridge will perform Friday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m., at Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo.

Tickets range from $29.50 to $44.50 plus service fee. Visit LargoArts.com or call 727-587-6793.

According to Karduna Talent Associates, the Brooklyn Bridge was formed in March of 1968 in New York. “The Worst That Could Happen,” the first of many hit records, was released in 1969. Since their initial chart success, they have performed at every major concert venue, entertaining adoring fans at places such as Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, the Beacon Theater and Radio City Music Hall.

The Brooklyn Bridge has shared the stage with a diverse group of legendary artists such as Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Dion, the Righteous Brothers, the Beach Boys and Steppenwolf. They have also made many classic television appearances, performing on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “The Mike Douglas Show” and “The Della Reese Show,” among others.

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The band currently features vocalist Les Cauchi, an original member and also a member of the Del-Satins. The Del-Satins recorded all the background vocals on all of Dion Di Mucci’s greatest hits, which included “Run Around Sue” and “Ruby Baby.” Other original Brooklyn Bridge members include James Rosica on bass and vocals and Joe Ruvio on vocals. Both Rosica and Ruvio were members of the local Long Island, New York, garage band called the Rhythm Method.

Louis Agiesta serves as the band’s drummer. He toured with the cast of the famous ”Jesus Christ Superstar” show before becoming a member of the band in the early 1970s. Others who joined the band in the early 1970s are Martin D’Amico on keyboards and vocals, and James Sarle on lead guitar. Rounding out the ensemble is lead vocalist Joe “Bean” Esposito, a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter whose career spans the 1970s to the present day. His songs have been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Labelle, Stephen Stills and others. Esposito was a member of the band Brooklyn Dreams, best known for their collaboration with Donna Summer on “Heaven Knows” and “Bad Girls.”

​Michela and the eight member band Cantamos will highlight their musical dexterity by flowing seamlessly between arias, traditional Latin songs, musical showstoppers, and contemporary favorites. Michela leads this eclectic band by singing in English, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hawaiian or German. Sometimes she will even sing classical songs in Latin, having explored Baroque music exclusively for ten years before she expanded her singing world to the realms of jazz, pop, and Latin sounds.

Michela is backed by Ron Schaner on (Bass and vocals), Gunther Huse (Keyboards and Trumpet), Fred Treece (Guitars and vocals), Ray Price (Drums & percussion), Ras Beeken Dan (Sax, Clarinet, Flute & vocals), Matt Albright (Trombone & vocals) and Tonja Peterson (vocals & percussion).

LAURIE LEWIS AND THE RIGHT HANDS
Sunday, February 9 2020
​3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

For fiddler, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and Grammy-winner Laurie Lewis, the traditions of bluegrass and folk aren’t so much tools in her hands, but burning sources of inspiration that have driven her through a 30+ year career at the forefront of American roots music. A pioneering woman in bluegrass, Laurie has paved the way for many young women today, always guided by her own love of traditional music and the styles of her heroes that came before.

Since her debut in 1986, Laurie has recorded over 20 albums. She’s been a founding member of the Good Ol’ Persons and the Grant Street String Band, twice been voted IBMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year, her classic rendition of Kate Long’s song, “Who Will Watch the Home Place?” won International Bluegrass Song of the Year, and her latest album with her band the Right Hands, The Hazel and Alice Sessions, was nominated for the Best Bluegrass Recording Grammy in 2017.
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Laurie’s upcoming album, …and Laurie Lewis, is due out later this year and features intimate duets—among others—with Molly Tuttle, Mike Marshall, Nina Gerber, Tom Rozum, Tatiana Hargreaves, and Todd Phillips.