How to Choose a Preschool: 5 Factors to Think About
Has your child come of preschool age? Are you still frantically searching for tips on how to choose a preschool? You’ve come to the right place. Keep reading to learn how to choose a preschool, and learn about the different factors that influence this decision. 5 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Preschool Choosing a… Read More
Why Is Play So Important for Kids?
The importance of play is often underestimated, but it’s an essential part of children’s development. It’s not just a way for them to have fun and fill their days, it teaches them important life skills, pushes their imagination, and helps them to understand key concepts and lessons. We take a look at exactly why play… Read More
5 Holiday Themed Science Experiments for Preschoolers
During the holiday season, it’s important to find different ways to keep your preschooler engaged with learning. As a way to make science fun and festive, you can conduct several holiday themed science experiments with your preschooler. The holiday themed science experiments don’t have to be elaborate or complicated, but they are a great way… Read More
Step-by-step: Your child’s daycare is closing. What to do next.
You’re a parent that worked through the COVID-19 crisis of 2020. (Sometimes with months or weeks of state mandated closures, needing to be flexible with work at home, or the struggle to find alternative childcare options.) Now, when the country is starting to reopen the rug is being pulled out again – Your daycare is closing its doors. It was inevitable. We all learned the… Read More
Musical Freeze Shapes
Stop When I Say Freeze! Draw different shapes/numbers/letters on the sidewalk. Play cheerful music and have your child run, jump, or skip from one drawing to another. When you stop the music, your child freezes on a drawing and have to identify it before moving on to another one when the music resumes. Age-appropriate Adaptations:… Read More
Watercolor Expressions
Get Ready to Express Yourself! Have your child draw pictures with special watercolor pencils, then brush clear water over their pictures to create instant blurry watercolor creations! Age-appropriate Adaptations: Two-year-olds—Two’s can color with the watercolor pencils and then paint with water over the top, if desired. Three-year-olds—Three’s can draw whatever they wish with the watercolor… Read More
Fast Fries
Do You Want Fries With That? Yellow sponges are cut into strips resembling French fries. Obtain a supply of cardboard fast food fry containers. The teacher then writes either numbers or simple math problems onto the inside of the French fry containers and the children use tongs (because the fries are hot!) to pick up… Read More
Let’s Do Dominoes
The Domino Effect Children are encouraged to count and pattern the dominoes using cards to guide them. They are also encouraged to experiment to see how the falling dominoes affect other dominoes, so this gets into physical science as well. Fine motor skills also come into play as the children carefully stand the dominoes up. … Read More
LEARNING AT HOME FOR 1-2 YEAR OLDS PT. 13
Fine Motor Activity: Open & Close Containers Supplies: A Variety of Containers and Lids Directions: Gather different variety size containers with lids, some easy open and some harder to open and let your child open and close the containers. Skills Learned:Develops fine motor skills. These skills can help your child increase muscle strength and coordination… Read More
Fruit Salad
Find That Fruit! Children can match the shapes and colors using Velcro to attach them. Language development should be encouraged by asking the children what shape the piece is, what color it is, what kind of fruit are they matching, etc. Age-appropriate Adaptations: Two-year-olds—Sit one-on-one with your child and promote language development by talking about… Read More
