Alligator Pie can be extended by asking your child to offer different items they want to have 'right now' OR by teaching them these additional verses! Also check my review/recommendation of Melissa & Doug's Chomp & Clack Alligator Push Toy. You can see me demonstrating the first verse of Alligator Pie on my Facebook page Alligator Pie Alligator pie, alligator pie If I don't get some.... I think I'm gonna die!! You can take away the green grass Take away the sky! But … [Read more...]
Playdough–the All-Around Ideal Material
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...]
Speak Up–Helping Your Child Find Their Voice
"Speak up. I didn't hear what you said." The only thing that would make me cringe more, after hearing that phrase directed to a kidlet, is to hear their Mom or Dad say "Oh Johnny or Sally is shy." ARGH!! First off, adults need to be sure to give young children enough time to answer. Secondly, I am not fond of the word shy. It's a self-defeating, self-realizing label. Children learn language from direct, interaction with their parents, other adults—even other children. It’s really quite … [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...]
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