Grandparents are wonderful teachers, and aside from being a mother or father, it is the most important job to have. My grandson is 4 years old and goes to preschool. He is full of energy and investigates all new things he sees. I do many things with him at his house as well as mine. My grandson has his own …
With all of us being isolated, I know it has been challenging for everyone these past few months. Parents are doing their best teaching children and trying to provide everything. The one thing needed by children that parents can not provide is peer socialization. It is vital for children’s development. Peer socialization happens when children are …
Playgroups for children is vital because children learn so much from each other. It is important for them to have playgroups early in their lives. Social-emotional, cognitive, and physical skills are developed naturally during a play experience. Children learn best when they feel safe to try out new ideas. What can be a safer environment than playing with …
Children love playing with water. That is one of the reasons why most preschool classrooms have a water table. My students visit the area frequently. Give a child a tub of water, cups and a funnel and they will fill and pour the water endlessly. I have a water table in my classroom and use different hands-on activities every …
Children love to cook and bake in the family kitchen. They also enjoy using the same tools that mom and dad use to make the family meals. That is why cookies and sweets are usually a favorite for children to make. The recipes are yummy as well as easy to follow. Children love to cook, and baking with …
Physical development is important for the health, brain development and well-being of children. In my preschool class, I make sure my students have one hour of physical activity a day. We go outside twice a day for one half hour for large motor activities. Few things bring me as much joy as watching young children run. …
Social and emotional development helps children to understand their own feelings and behaviors as well as the feelings of others. It also helps children learn how to build relationships with peers and adults. For this reason, children need to learn how to express their feelings in order for them to understand the feelings of others. We can …
Fine motor development is one part of the physical development of a child. Developing small muscles adds to the well being of children. The definition of fine motor skills as written on the Wikipedia.org web site is:“The coordination of small muscles, in movements—usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers—with the eyes. Humans have a …
March is a month that brings lots of fun. The weather starts warming up and children can play outside for longer periods of time. In schools across the country, March is a time for children to enjoy reading and doing literacy activities. Children do this at school as well as at home with family. ‘March …
Parents are children’s first teachers as children learn rapidly during their first few years of life. This is the time when children learn how to communicate as talking back and forth teaches children the way conversations work. When my child started babbling, I would let her babble until she stopped, then I would talk to …
