Hannah Delainey

Prekindergarten #teacher @kinggeorgesch and Masters of ECE student @UBC interested in #ECE , #SocialJustice, #inclusiveEd #TreatyED and #learningthroughplay.

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten (and life)?

Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds.

I wrote recently about the vocabulary building power of reading aloud to your child.

Books expose children to new worlds through their storytelling - and with those new worlds come new WORDS. Words that you may not have had occasion to use otherwise.

Reading develops this vocabulary quality in part through vocabulary quantity.

A recent study from Ohio State University suggests that children who are read five books a day from infancy will be exposed to 1.4 million more words by kindergarten than those who lack this advantage.

If five books seems like a lot, rest assured that there’s advantage to any reading at all. Children read a single book a day will benefit to the tune of 290,000 more words.

A rich vocabulary lends itself to explosive reading growth when the time comes. That’s because you can’t truly decode words you don’t know.

So read, read, read with your little one. You’ll be amazed by the return on investment.

This adorable little book worm was shared to IG by pitterpatterpals_.

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

The love of literary! We went book shopping and this little guy picked out three books.

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Today, my 7 month old son and I took a trip to the library! We've been reading together since before he was born. We have lots of books at home, but it's always nice to read new ones. #nevertoyoungtoread

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Happy Halloween! #prekteacher #brownbearbrownbear

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

What another great year. I hope everyone has a wonderful summer! @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Games, donuts, and photo booth sessions with our favourite dudes! @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Just finished our cookbook! So excited to send them home next week! @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Today we were Paleontologists and dug for dinosaur bones. @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Our baby caterpillars finished going through metamorphosis and turned into adult butterflies. We watched them fly away this week. It was a magical experience. @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

This month, I took part in the May 50K. I ran 50K this month, with my last run being this morning.

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[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

We had a wonderful day pamering our moms at Mrs. Delainey's Pre-K Spa. 💅 @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Today we went on a neighbourhood quest to find out where our treasure chest was hidden. We also practiced being polite pirates with help from the story, “Are Pirates Polite?” by Artemis Roehrig and Corinne Demas. @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

In our pre-k room we always follow the child. These pre-ks are getting so good at asking questions about what they want learn. These are the questions they asked about the Ocean. We will explore these next week. @kinggeorgesch #LearningTogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Today we celebrated Cinco De Mayo! We made piñatas, maracas, danced, did art, read a hilarious taco story, made tacos and smashed a piñata. Our piñata was full of alphabet letters that we traded in for a freezie! What a great day to end the week! @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

This week we had many special visitors to help us learn more about pets! @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Lee Ann Jung, PhD @leeannjung]

When students dysregulate and behave in unexpected ways, they are thinking with the emotional part of their brain at that moment. This is not a teachable moment. It is a time to connect, not correct. #LeadInclusion #EdChat #UDL #Inclusion #SEL

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

We had some extra special little visitors today. 🐣 @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

Today we planted sunflower seeds. We are excited and patiently waiting for them to grow. #sunflower @kinggeorgesch

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

We had so much fun in our new “Bunny’s Burrow” dramatic play area today! @kinggeorgesch

[Hannah Delainey @misstyminski]

This week was out of this world! @kinggeorgesch #learningtogether