TINY TRAVELERS, BIG IDEAS: TEACHING HOTELS TO PRE-K STUDENTS ” A CONTINUED EVOLUTION IN EDUCATION”
By Greg DeShields So, just what is a hotel? A business offering short-term lodging to travelers. While hotels provide a safe place to sleep, modern ones also offer a variety of amenities for families, tourists, and business travelers. Hotels connect communities, support tourism, promote culture, and excel in customer service. How do you teach this? I was anxious about teaching preschoolers about hotels, and I genuinely hoped to deepen my understanding of the profound role early childhood education plays in shaping lifelong skills and perspectives. In a previous article, I wrote that my professional development journey as an educator continues to evolve in meaningful and unexpected ways. I shared my professional journey as an educator, and now it continues to evolve in ways I never imagined. Having taught hospitality and tourism concepts at many levels of adult education, high school, and universities, I now find myself in a deeply meaningful environment: a pre-kindergarten cl...