Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
18
Jul
Nap time is critical to your child’s health and well being. Children who do not take a nap tend to be smaller, hyperactive, and prone to frequent illness. Lack of sleep can cause aggressiveness, irritability, crying, whining, defiant or impulsive behavior, and a short attention span. A lack of sleep affects your [...]
Tags: creativity, Early Childhood Education, nap time, Preschool, rest, routines, Sleep, toddlers
10
May
When is a child ready to learn to write? When they are ready! That’s the best answer, although not very helpful. You cannot teach a child to write before his or her muscles and coordination are developed enough to hold a pencil, make tiny marks and notice details. Often toddlers are still [...]
Tags: activities, beginning writing, children, creativity, Early Childhood Education, early reading, early writing, fine motor control, Preschool, small muscles, toddlers, writing
20
Mar
It is nearly spring! The snows have mostly melted here in Michigan, although it is currently snowing right now. We just had a week of warm, sunny weather (in the low sixties!) so the grass is starting to green up, and there were birds building nests. A good thing, too, because I [...]
Tags: children, creativity, digging in mug, Early Childhood Education, mud, mud play, Play, springtime, toddlers
12
Dec
This week, you and your child will learn about preparing our hearts and home for Christmas, in the season we call Advent. Your child can learn:
Christmas is Jesus’ birthday!
Each week we light a new candle on the advent wreathe, as we count down the days until Christmas.
There are many things we can do to get [...]
Tags: Advent, children, Christmas, Christmas crafts, Christmas preschool activities, creativity, Early Childhood Education, family, preparing children for Christmas, Preschool, preschool activities
24
Oct
This week, Squirrels and Woodland Animals, your child may learn:
A woods or forest is an area with lots of trees and bushes. It often has small rivers of water or a pond.
Animals who live in the woods are called woodland animals.
The most common woodland animals are rabbits, skunks, squirrels, deer, foxes, raccoons, opossums, chipmunks, turtles, [...]
Tags: children's books, creativity, Early Childhood Education, encouraging creativity, lessons, Preschool, preschool activities, Preschoolers, squirrels
This week you and your child will focus on Sight, one of the five senses. Young children can learn:
we see with our eyes.
We learn things by seeing with our eyes.
We need light to help us see.
When it is very dark, we cannot see.
Some people need glasses to to help them see better.
We need [...]
Tags: children, creativity, Early Childhood Education, encouraging creativity, lessons
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
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
