If I was to suggest having one sensory material on hand I think it would have to be playdough. Playdough is the all-around ideal material that helps children learn and grow in all developmental areas: Physical, Cognitive, Social and Emotional. Emotional Sense... Playdough is tactile play at its core. It's just waiting for your kidlet to squash it or squeeze, roll, or pound it out flat. It can be chopped, cut, scored, punctured, poked or even shredded! Even saying all of those actions can't you … [Read more...]
Open-Ended Questions–Why You Want to Use Them with Your Child
At preschool, the kidlets often were presented with a question, either as they entered class or during group times. These questions tended to be open-ended questions--meaning there are no Right or Wrong answers and, therefore, they were free to give their opinion--and how often are kidlets given that option?! We took great pains for these to be private so the kidlets could come up with their own answer...and whatever they said was put down! I mentioned one of the benefits of open-ended … [Read more...]
Babies’ Laughter: Music to My Ears
Babies' laughter--there's just nothing sweeter to hear! I would go so far as to say no one can resist breaking into a huge smile, if not joining right in with them! LAUGHING is a way babies interact with family members. I recently read an article that shed light on just how much more information we can glean from babies' laughter! In the article Peek-a-Boo: A Window on Baby's Brain laughter is shown to been an effective tool at pinpointing stages in the way a baby's minds is growing … [Read more...]
Tech-NO? Technology & Young Children
Technology has given us: 1.Tools to make LIFE easier; 2.Many LIFE-saving treatments; and 3.Tools to make LIFE more convenient Technology is a good thing! BUT you know the expression: "Too much of good thing…." The reality, of course, is technology isn't going away. It is interwoven into our lives. I recognize the many ways I’ve benefited from it and expect to benefit from it in the future. I'm not advocating for that! What I am advocating for is for parents to decide: • When • … [Read more...]
Why It’s Important to Create Vertically
Standing at the chalkboard, drawing huge panoramas is something out of my early school years; not so much now for kids. And that's too bad because standing, drawing vertically, offers benefits to kidlets that might not be obvious at first glance. . I remember when I went to pick up this chalkboard for the preschool. I’m sure it’d be considered vintage seeing as how it was old-fashioned and out-of-date even back then, being replaced with white boards in public schools. But you know what? The … [Read more...]
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