Pretend play is not only one of the great joys of childhood, it also offers abundant opportunities for children’s development. Children develop interpersonal skills, particularly cooperation and conflict resolution, and […]
Fine Motor Development
To many people, fine motor development is the way children hold and use pencils, crayons, and scissors. But fine motor development is so much more. To understand fine motor development […]
Setting Goals
When a teacher writes lesson plans she has a goal. For some teachers it’s to teach a thematic topic – such as Thanksgiving. The children are taught what thanksgiving means […]
A Recipe For Learning
To children, the world of cooking is magical. We combine all kinds of ingredients, and simmer ,mix , boil, or bake, and then presto! – Something delicious is created. I […]
Growing With Games
Watch children at play and you’ll see them creating their own group games as well as playing old standbys – enjoying the time spent together with other children. But the […]
Election Day 2018
Teaching children about our democratic society and voting at three years old is a waste of precious time. They don’t even understand if you take a vote to go outside […]
Children and Death
When someone in our preschool family hurts we all hurt. Today Savanna’s dad Charlie passed away. I’ve known Charlie and his family a long time and my heart hurts. Savanna […]
Children’s Friendships
Children today are beginning earlier in social situations, and they are spending more time with peers then they used to. Recent studies have found that some friendships formed in the […]
Fingerplays and Action Songs
Rhymes and movements for the hands and fingers, some of which date back almost 2000 years, are still used in early childhood classrooms, as well as the more modern action […]
Celebrations and Holidays
Some early childhood programs seem to build their curriculum around holidays, just going from one to the other on the calendar. We don’t take that approach, but we do like […]