Whitley Tomas

🖍📚 ABC's, 123s and social emotional learning!🌻 Early Childhood Special Education teacher! Love: velcro dots, glitter, and hands on learning!

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Kitty snuggles, class work and Christmas lights! #teacherindecember #productivity #professionaldevelopment #preschoolspecialeducation #teachingismypassion #teacherlife #supportingstudents https://t.co/mdhS7X3Sx6

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

My students show me each day that the little things are the big things! I had a couple moments today where being able to show love and compassion builds a solid foundation for connection! I have one student who says… https://t.co/x5DOTUFTqK

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

So the one thing I know with my students, consistency and relationships matter to them. I knew I was going to be gone, so even though it might look silly ... I took a video of me walking through our morning breathing… https://t.co/JOMr09USAO

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Fly swatter; number recognition and recognize a certain number of flies, fly swatter painting, and leaf art! #learning #insectscreativecurriculum #fallart #learnandplay #handsonlearning #engagedlearners #iteachprek… https://t.co/O9v79YIE4z

[Amanda Spight @mrs_spight]

A4: Remind yourself of the WHY. Pray. Breathe. Talk to your safekeepers. Repeat. #KidsDeserveIt

[Amanda Spight @mrs_spight]

Yes! Adults cannot teach skills they don’t possess. You have to start with the adults first.

[Rachael Anderson @r_anderson308]

USD 308 new teachers and staff participated in team building activities this afternoon at Dillon Nature Center. Our focus included increasing trust, collaboration, change, leadership, and improving communication and motivation. They nailed it! #NTI #308pride @sheena_wyatt

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Living that teacher life, catching up on water and making sure feeling buddy scared feels safe! #bigjob #iamthesafekeeper #Connections #controlledbreathing #buildrelationships #bestmoments #conciousdiscipline… https://t.co/SscJTvzur5

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Just a glimpse into the activities we did last week! Apple Volcanos, Apple Art, Taste Testing and applesauce! I love learning with my little people! #handsonlearning #preschoolspecialeducation #headstartteacher https://t.co/YeKeS8yRtV

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Vulnerable post time: last week I was having a hard day and I cried in front of my students. I felt embarrassed because I feel like I should be put together all the time and I can't have moments like that. Today I… https://t.co/5jq5sdcw0a

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

So I decided to try our activity for tomorrow to make sure it would work #applevolcano #green #scienceexperiments #preschoolspecialeducation #headstartteacher #learnandplay #engagement #engagedlearners #turntaking https://t.co/PcxYjPW3Pu

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Not sure what's up with my goofy face, but I had printed out extra stop signs for in my classroom, and I couldn't find a place for it so I had put on my shirt! I ended up using it as a reminder for my students to… https://t.co/NEjiMio4rI

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

#goodenough #headstartteacher #igotthis #quickreminder #differencemaker https://t.co/XubVLNktAQ

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Learn & Play friendship tree! This was another moment that makes me feel so proud of my students! Each day we practice working together, sharing, and taking turns! All of our hands in and we will make so much… https://t.co/V1NZDq3zJs

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Today's artwork! I can't wait to share the students work! They had a lot of fun making dot art!! #engagedlearners #internationaldotday #iteachprek #preschoolspecialeducation #teachingismypassion #bestmoments… https://t.co/jSRO16ihHV

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Notes from my director #daymade #connection #positivity #noticing #conciousdiscipline #supported #headstartteacher https://t.co/KwNWU4iMOp

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

In excited to share these books with my students!+ #iteachprek #preschoolspecialeducation #books #emotions #art https://t.co/13kxwMlKOQ

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

These are the teacher moments that make your heart smile! I was getting heights and weights for each student as we did morning table rotations! One student brought over the potato head & then we worked together to… https://t.co/1QHEGtqIYc

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Our frog friend! Learning about letting our frog enjoy his home, what he needs to eat, and making sure he is safe! #practice #safekeeper #conciousdiscipline #projectbasedlearning #learningthroughmystudents… https://t.co/Vg9HUwyQkc

[Whitley Tomas @MissECSE]

Proud teacher moment! Today we played several games of red light green light and took turns with scooters. Before each round of red light green light, we practiced our balloon breath and waited for our turn to lead… https://t.co/ZfvaToFjCB