Transition time is also Language and Literacy Time! It is the perfect time to introduce, explore and practice the literacy skills you teach throughout the day. In fact, these mini-language lessons can be an essential part of your program. They provide children with the opportunity to apply the skill
July 26,2017
Poetry Power- Prof. Ellen Booth Church
Your young child probably loves to play with sounds, words and rhymes. It is one of the best ways for him to learn the language and listening skills needed for reading and writing. Let’s Play with Poetry! Preschoolers and young students find words, sounds, and rhythms delicious. Nonsense rhymes, f
July 24,2017
Gardening with Preschool Children
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul”. — Alfred Austin Preschool children are naturally curios and they require direct sensory experience rather than a fixed conceptual generalization give
As we move into Springtime we are surrounded by the beauty of flowers that bloom at this time of the year. Does your child notice the new flowers? Does he want to pick them for you? Does she want to smell them, touch them. Children often notice the beauty of the smallest flower that we […]
Let’s continue our journey to a child’s inner world through his drawings. This section includes the following points in regard with drawing process: Common Myths Use of specific Colours House drawings Tree drawings Common Myths This is an important step towards the journey, to dispel some common
February 23,2017
Interpreting Children’s Inner world Through their drawings- Part 1
What a child draws is just like an open window that sheds light into her inner world. Each drawing has its own journey which describes a child’s personality and behavior. Children’s drawings or scribbles or handwriting are an excellent opportunity for parents and educators to understand their mi
Music, movement and art are a vital part of your child’s creative educational growth. Experiences with the Arts support your child’s innate desire to create, build on his natural curiosity, and open avenues for self-expression and learning in all curriculum areas. Recent studies support the impo
“You are never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.” -Dr. Seuss I have talked about the importance of reading to your child in previous Kinderpillar blogs. That simple fact cannot be stressed too much. You actually are teaching your child how to read, just by [&he
In early childhood education sector, three major trends or movements are on rise which are getting popular among early learning centers, preschools and day care centers across the globe. These trends are helping schools grow professionally and also to the parents’ satisfaction. 1. Professionaliz
Studies are showing that children all over the world are getting too sedentary. They sit more than they move. With the prevalence of growing technology, children are sitting in front of screens more than any time in history. Children need to move and they move to learn. In fact, children make sense