Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
29
Jun
This week we’ll be focusing on the letter B, and on learning about bugs. Cut out a capital and lower-case letter “B” and add it to your calendar area. Display pictures of bees, bugs, ladybugs, butterflies, or whatever else might be familiar where you live. Also, beach starts with B. If [...]
Tags: activities, bugs, creativity, encouraging creativity, lessons, Play, Preschool, toddlers
25
Jun
My baby sister was about two years old when my mom took her to see a doctor. Lennore was a pretty baby, with curly dark locks and eyes so brown you couldn’t see the pupil. The doctor sniffed disdainfully, and told mom to “take that thing out of her mouth”. Mom did. [...]
Tags: ADA, braces, infants, pacifier, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, tantrums, teeth, temper tantrums
24
Jun
This week’s lessons will begin introducing the alphabet, one letter at a time. A is for Apples, and for alligators, too. You will be teaching the short “a” sound, and that certain shapes we call letters have sounds of their own. Help your child to pronounce the “a” sound correctly. [...]
Tags: activities, Apples, creativity, Preschool, toddlers
8
Jun
This week’s lessons center around Day and Night Week. Young children can learn:
During the day, we are awake.
We eat, we play, and we go places.
At night we sleep.
Some people have to work at night.
The sun shines during the day
The moon and stars are out at night
When there is light, we cast a shadow.
Can [...]
Tags: Day and Night, Dr. Suzuki, sing, violin
6
Jun
Recently I entered an online essay contest by the Creative Health Institute, in Union City, Michigan. Their criteria for selecting a winner weren’t based on writing skills, though. They were based on three parts: that the contestant took massive action to stand out, truly needed the help and would use it, and finally, would [...]
Tags: Creative Health Institute, diabetes, fussy eater, living food, preschooler, raw diet, raw food
4
Jun
Forget the banquet hall! Forget the clowns, pony rides, or helium balloons! You can make your child’s birthday special, without robbing a bank or taking out a second mortgage. Why? Because your child doesn’t need your money. He doesn’t even want the expensive toys. What preschoolers crave most is us. [...]
Tags: birthday parties, frugal, Preschoolers, traditions
2
Jun
I was watching some television show a while back, and the father said to his grade-school age son, “Time to do your chores.” The smart-alecky kid replied, “Chores? What are we, Amish!” It was meant to be funny, I’m sure, although I don’t find kids being bratty on television particularly amusing. [...]
Tags: allowance, chores, money, newspaper route, parenting, Preschoolers, summer planner
