What is math readiness? For young children it encompasses a handful of principles. Have you ever heard anyone say “I hate math” or “I’m no good at math”? I literally don’t understand those comments. It’s impossible to get on in Life without math. Children, in particular, need to be exposed straightaway to math activities to add to their concrete knowledge base. And by math activities I don’t mean filling in worksheets or completing levels of a computer game. Oh my NO!! Step out your door and … [Read more...]
3 Key Points for Parents on PLAY
I believe in the power of PLAY, base my teaching on PLAY, and know PLAY is the natural and organic way a young child learns. One benefit of welcoming parents to stay for class at preschool was it allowed them to witness the natural state of the learning child. That natural state includes: curiosity hands-on inspection manipulation & experimentation extrapolation & inference movement noise all of the above results in the child AND their surrounding getting and being MESSY! Why … [Read more...]
2 Easy Ways of Enriching Play—Putting Them into PLAY!
I don't need to convince you on the importance of PLAY. But maybe you're looking for ways of doing even more with PLAY for your kiddo. Something I call enriching PLAY! Below I’ll share 2 easy ways of enriching PLAY you can implement! Background for Early Childhood Learning Keep in mind, young children learn by doing and using their senses. The standard five senses are sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. These are a kiddo’s data collection and processing centers. Their senses are how they … [Read more...]
Give Gifts, a Sensory Activity for Gratitude
It is better to give than receive. You've heard it--we’ve all heard it and, of course, it’s true! I know my heart fills with delight in seeing others truly happy with something I’ve done for or given them. Letting children experience this helps them to develop a sense of gratitude. Giving can be done in many ways: ---------------------------------------------------helping around the house -----------------------------------------------------choosing a special gift; … [Read more...]
Hop in for a Book Review of 10 Little Frogs
On a recent hike with some fellow friends of the forest, we observed various flora and fauna. One fauna, in particular, made short work on some flora (you can see where they get the name Busy Beavers!) Another creature of the forest we came across was the red-legged frog. It was so cool!! Walking along the trails we heard ample evidence of other frogs’ presence. … [Read more...]
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