Encouraging Your Child's Language : A Foundation for Literacy- Many parents assume that their children must progress through a sequence of clearly defined skill areas to acquire reading and writing. As a result, young children's imaginative and creative language is not taken seriously.
Family Book Clubs: Creating Good Reading Habits with Our Kids- The economic downturn has us staying at home more often, creating a great opportunity to get reacquainted with reading. With our busy lifestyles, it may seem hard to find the time, but there is no better way than reading to enrich our lives and open our minds. It is also another great excuse to get together with girlfriends and other moms.
First Born Jealousy- Our first-born is showing extreme jealousy towards the new
baby. She's obviously mad at us for disrupting the predictable
flow of her life with this new challenger for our attention. How
can we smooth things out?
Fun Picture Riddles Help with Letter Recognition- Scholastic has done it again, releasing yet another fabulous book in its popular I Spy series. This time Jean Marzollo's witty riddles married with Walter Wick's vibrant photographs make for a fun and engaging read for children of all ages. Through the seemingly magical power of rhyme and repetition, children will obtain several early reading skills without even trying!
Graduation Caps- A fabulous idea for preschool or Kindergarten graduations! Easy to put together and children are proud to wear them and move on in style.
Lucky Shamrock- This craft is super simple and will help build your child's
developing motor skills by using scissors. Perfect for
preschool and Kindergarten students.
Obvious Letters- Recently, I had the pleasure of perusing this marvelously
obvious way to help children learn about the letters of the alphabet.
Reading To Our Children- As parents, we are bombarded with advice on educating our
children; homeschool, public school, private school, or tutoring.
It's an endless debate that we all participate in at some point.
Reading to Very Young Children- Sure, reading is critical to a child's success and
development and we know experts advise us to
start reading to babies as early as six months.
But no one said it would be easy!
Ready, Set, Go! | From Preschool to Kindergarten- The transition from "little school" to "big school" is
not so tough for kids but for moms and dads it can
be harrowing. Here's some advice from Early
Childhood Educator Robert Freeman to help you
feel secure in your choice of schools.
Mother's Day!
Mother's Day is right around the corner. Celebrate mom this year with plenty of crafts, recipes and plenty of other ideas. Here are a few examples to get you started...