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Did you know about Anecdotal Records? Watch this!

In this video, dive into the importance of anecdotal records—those quick, factual, and meaningful observations that help educators understand how children learn, grow, and express themselves.

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Her journey is a true reflection of our mission—to empower edupreneurs across India with a strong, curriculum-driven, and no-franchise preschool model with zero royalty.

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The Montessori Binomial Cube, a fun 3D puzzle designed for curious preschoolers, is all about matching, building, and discovering patterns. This activity helps kids use their eyes and hands together to rebuild the cube just right!

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How to Write Anecdotal Records: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers

To remember these important times, you need to do more than just take notes. For example, a good anecdotal record extends beyond basic observations to record individual behaviours, conversations, and interactions that give important information about how students learn. Also, these detailed reports are very useful for planning, assessment, and talking to families.

What Are Anecdotal Records?

Anecdotal records are like windows into a child's growth; they document important events that would be missed in a busy classroom. These thorough glimpses give teachers useful information that helps them teach better and helps students progress.

Key features

Written in the past tense to accurately describe what happened.

Give exact information regarding the date, time, and place.

Write down specific quotes and descriptions of what people do.

Instead of interpretations, focus on objective observations.

Give the behaviour some context.

How to Write Anecdotal Records Step-by-Step

To make good anecdotal recordings, you need to be precise and pay close attention to details. If you take a methodical approach, you'll be able to make significant observations that give you useful information about how students are growing and learning.

Choose a specific behavior or event: Active focus is what makes an anecdotal record meaningful. Before you start observing, make sure you know which behaviours or skills need to be recorded.

Record the date, time, and setting: Details about the situation give you the information you need to understand any observation.

Describe actions and words objectively: The objective, thorough descriptions are what make an anecdotal record what it is. Write down exactly what happened in clear, accurate words.

Include direct quotes and gestures: Getting a child's exact words and body language is very helpful for anecdotal records.

Avoid assumptions or interpretations: Quality anecdotal records keep observation and interpretation distinct, which is maybe the most crucial thing.

Examples of Effective Anecdotal Records

Looking at real-life instances helps us learn how to write good anecdotal records better. These sample records show how to record important moments that give useful information about a child's growth.

Social interaction example

Date: July 15, 2023 Time: 10:30 AM Location: Preschool Play Area Observation: Emma, who is three years old, walks over to a group of kids who are playing with construction blocks. She watches them from a distance and then grins and reaches out her hand to join them. The other kids are happy to have her join them, and they all start working together to create a big tower. Emma adds a yellow brick on top, and the gathering claps and yells in joy.

Language development example

Date: July 20, 2023 Time: 11:15 AM Location: Preschool Circle Time Observation: Mrs. Rodriguez reads a picture book about animals to the kids during circle time. Alex, who is four years old, lifts his hand and excitedly points to the lion in the book, yelling, "Roar! Roar!" When the book talks about the elephant, he makes the sound of an elephant trumpet, which grabs the attention of the other kids.

Problem-solving example

Date: July 24, 2023 Time: 4:30 PM Location: Backyard Sandbox Observation: Lucas, who is 6 years old, has trouble creating a sandcastle because it keeps falling down. He tries a few times and fails, so he steps back, takes a big breath, and starts to pour water to the sand. He shapes the moist sand into a solid base over time, and the castle is built.

Conclusion

To produce good anecdotal recordings, you need to be careful and not let your feelings get in the way. So, if you name specific behaviours, write down information about the situation, record acts objectively, give direct quotes, and don't make assumptions, your documentation will still be relevant for planning and evaluation.

Finally, they assist in developing the vital connection between school and home by showing parents how their child is learning.

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Explore top preschool franchise competitors to Kidzee—EuroKids, Bachpan, Little Millennium, and more. Learn smart strategies to boost enrollment, streamline operations, and grow profits.

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We bring to life the classic fable “The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs.” This timeless tale teaches children the importance of patience, contentment, and the dangers of greed. Click on the Link to Watch!

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Montessori Knobbed Cylinder is a sensorial material that helps activity lets children lift, compare, and fit cylinders into matching slots, thus helping them learn through touch, sight, and develop through movement. This material builds strong foundations for writing, focus, and problem-solving.

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Montessori dynamic multiplication using golden beads teaches children to understand multiplication in a visual and tactile way, using the Montessori golden bead material.

A dynamic multiplication means problems with carry-overs.

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Dynamic subtraction with the Small Bead Frame in Montessori education helps in hands-on teaching of subtraction. Dynamic Subtraction means subtraction while "borrowing", when a larger quantity is taken away from a smaller quantity. The bead frame helps them the visualize the abstract concept.

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We are truly grateful to Hema Shah, Course Coordinator and Lecturer at Oakhouse Teacher Training Montessori College, our IIMTT partner in Nairobi, Kenya. 🙏 Her kind and inspiring words truly touched our hearts. 💖 As a proud Montessorian and IIMTT franchise partner, Hema beautifully shared: At IIMTT, We feel honored to work with such passionate educators. Together, we’re not just training teachers — we’re shaping future mentors and guides in early childhood education. 👶📚 Visit our website: www.iimtt.org

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Discover smart, budget-friendly, and creative ways to advertise your preschool in 2025! This guide helps preschool owners attract more parents, boost admissions, and stand out in a competitive market with proven marketing strategies.

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Lesson Plan for Preschool: A Secret to Running a Successful Classroom

Imagine going out to hike in the forest without a map, a compass or any well-set plan to survive. Walking into the classroom without a lesson plan for preschool is exactly the same. Without a well-structured lesson plan for preschool, a classroom will be chaotic, unproductive and stressful.

Why Does Every Educator Need a Lesson Plan for Preschool?

A lesson plan for preschool is a teacher’s roadmap. It lays down. 

What will be taught

How will it be taught?

What materials to use, and

What will be the desired learning outcome?

You might be a teacher, school coordinator or the administrator. A lesson plan for pre-primary education makes sure that the school is running in a structured, goal-driven way.

Without a lesson plan for nursery classes, everything can easily go south!

Say : 

Ms Anita walks into her nursery class on Monday morning. She has got no plans prepared for the day’s lesson. The paints are missing, the kids are restless, and she ends up reading the same story three times in a row. Result? Kids are bored, parents complain, and Ms Anita wants to cry by noon.

Now, if she were following a structured lesson plan for preschool:

Ms Anita would walk into the classroom, prepared and confident. Activities would flow, learning objectives would be met, and the class would end with happy kids and satisfied parents.

Types of Lesson Plans Educators Swear By

Daily lesson plan for nursery class – ideal for maintaining a daily learning schedule

Weekly lesson plan for pre-primary – helps plan out themes and special activities to reinforce lessons

Thematic lesson plan for preschool – focuses on central topics like seasons, emotions, or animals

Activity-based lesson plan for nursery class – perfect for hands-on learners

Each type plays a key role in keeping little minds engaged while helping educators stay organised and in control.

aKadmy’s Teeny Beans: Your Lesson Planning Partner

aKadmy’s, Teeny Beans platform, delivers complete, ready-to-teach lesson plans with learning outcomes shared with it. Our lesson plan for pre-primary learners includes circle time, how-to-dos, creative activities, songs and rhymes, stories, and assessments.

Our lesson plan, in aKadmy, for nursery class is designed to support holistic development—language, motor skills, cognitive, and social-emotional. Whether you run a small preschool or one with many branches, our plans ensure:

Smooth operations

Consistent curriculum delivery

Engaged and happy learners

Confident teachers

All while saving you hours of planning time each week so that teachers can concentrate on teaching, observing and guiding their classroom.

Why You Can’t Afford to Skip This

In today’s competitive early education domain, having a structured lesson plan for preschool is non-negotiable. It is what sets your school apart from others, builds up parental trust, and supports your teachers – trained or untrained.

Without it, you risk haphazard teaching, bored students, and stressed educators. With it, you can create an environment of learning, joy, and growth!

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Worksheet for Preschool — The Smart Way to Engage Young Learners

Are you an educator, parent, edupreneur, or home tutor looking for engaging learning resources for your child/students? Discover the magic of aKadmy’s worksheet for preschool, which is designed to keep in mind with both fun and foundational learning for children!

Why aKadmy’s Worksheet for Preschool is such a Game-Changer?

Every parent and teacher knows that early education is about more than just learning letters and numbers — it’s about sparking the child’s curiosity. So he feels compelled to gather more knowledge. aKadmy,  through its InteraKto platform, gives the students access to more than 5000 interactive worksheets for preschool. Each of these worksheets for preschool is thoughtfully designed to support hands-on, interactive learning.

These worksheets are not just downloadable; they’re dynamic. Children can solve them online or download them for offline use, whether at school or at home. These Worksheets for preschool cover various subjects such as

Worksheets for nursery English

Worksheets for nursery Mathematics,

Worksheets for World Around Us, and 

Worksheets for Celebrations

All the while offering them a well-rounded learning experience.

Has Learning ever been This Fun!

Imagine that your child is exploring letters through a worksheet for nursery English, then smoothly shifting to a patterns worksheet for nursery maths — all within a single, child-friendly digital space. With aKadmy, that has become a reality!

Teeny Beans Curriculum + Worksheets

Our Teeny Beans preschool curriculum, grounded in the British EYFS framework, comes packed with downloadable worksheets mapped directly to each lesson plan. These allow schools and educators to assign purposeful tasks that reinforce learning objectives.

Interakto – The Interactive Worksheet Hub

The Interakto platform is where the true magic unfolds. It hosts a growing library of worksheet for preschool content, letting children learn by doing. These are not static PDF files. Interakto worksheets are:

Interactive – Kids click, drag, tap, and respond in real time.

Accessible – Choose between online engagement or printable formats.

Safe and Independent – Built with a secure, intuitive design so children can use them unchaperoned.

Parents can trust that their kids are in safe digital hands.

Worksheet Generator – Create Your Own

Educators can now design their own worksheet for nursery English or a worksheet for nursery maths with our Assignment Creator. Choose any type of worksheet you want to generate (colouring, tick the correct answer, drag and drop, cross out the incorrect answer) — and voila! You have a personalized activity ready to assign.

Whether you're working on CVC words or basic addition, this feature empowers teachers to tailor worksheets for nursery precisely to their class’s needs.

Try aKadmy’s Worksheets Today!

If you're looking to bring joy, structure, and innovation into your child's early education, then aKadmy is your go-to platform. Dive into thousands of worksheets for preschool worksheets or create your own from scratch. It's time to step up your teaching or parenting game!

Get your aKadmy access now and transform the way children learn, one worksheet at a time!

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📚 Learn Dynamic Addition Using the Montessori Small Beads Frame! In this video, we demonstrate step-by-step dynamic addition using the Montessori Small Beads Frame, a hands-on math tool that helps children understand place value and carryover in addition.

🎯 Perfect for:

Montessori educators

Parents homeschooling with Montessori methods

Students learning basic math concepts through manipulatives