April 2014 – Kinderpillar

April 09,2014

“STEM in Preschool”

By Arvinder Kaur
Brain building / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / science / Thinking
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Advances in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (Based on work from the Boston Children’s Museum) What is STEM- STEM is an acronym.It was used originally by the US government to describe fields of study that helped immigrants get work visas: science, technology, engineering, and math.Today,

April 02,2014

“A Word About Workbooks”

By Arvinder Kaur
Classroom Management / exploration time / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / school readiness / Thinking
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Workbooks and worksheets are showing up more and more in early childhood programs. Not just as additional or enrichment activities, but as an important instructional focus. Of course, the use of worksheets is not new. But what is disturbing is the amount of time children are now being asked to “le