Author Archives: Arvinder Kaur

March 22,2013

How Does a Preschooler Think?

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / Kinderpillar / literacy / parenting / Thinking
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Young children can come up with some very strange ideas but that’s all considered to be a part of their growing up. It is really important for the parents or care givers to understand the capabilities of a child so that they can expect some reasonable behaviour Every child has her own growth pa

March 12,2013

How to Overcome Summer Boredom

Summer is a season when children can finally do what they want: interact more with their peers, play, create … but at some point of time all these activities become routine and you might hear from your child a short nevertheless a warning phrase: “I’m bored”. However there is no need to pani

February 13,2013

How To Read To Your Child- Part 2

By Arvinder Kaur
Kinderpillar / literacy / parenting / school readiness
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reading with children

“Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.”— Marilyn Jager Adams Family plays a vital role in child’s reading success. Reading to a small child as soon as poss

January 30,2013

Early Childhood Environments – Art Area

Preschool classroom is a special place for little learners and is also called early childhood environment. Children and teacher spend most of their waking hours in there. The classroom set up plays a vital role in overall success of the child’s education. Children come to the classroom for learnin

January 11,2013

How to Read to Your Child- Part 1

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / parenting / school readiness
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein Reading to a child in her early years influences the most in achieving the primary grades learning goals. This could be perhaps the best

December 22,2012

Preschool Classroom – Early Childhood Environment

December 11,2012

Make the Most of Your Child’s Playtime

“It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.” Leo F. Buscaglia Parents are the child’s first and favorite playmates. Child is close to you from the beginning and he/she i

November 30,2012

Tips for a Preschool Teacher

We have been talking about different types of children in our blog recently, and were referring more to the parents rather than teacher. However every teacher dealing with preschoolers need support and advises as well. So what shall a Top Preschool in India teacher do to successfully run a class

November 21,2012

Transitions and emotional development in young children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child's wellbeing / Kinderpillar / parenting / school readiness
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When a young child moves from one stage to another many changes take place in regards to his emotional and physical development. These changes are called as Transitions. These transitions are very individual and are an essential part of growing up. It is very important to understand a child on socio

November 05,2012

Science in Preschools

By Arvinder Kaur
exploration time / Kinderpillar / school readiness / science / Thinking
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science

“Teacher, why the bubbles are not square?” “How come leaves turn yellow?” “Why do we water the seeds?” Preschool children are naturally very curious. The desire to know everything, explore, question and to investigate is a vital part of their existence. This sense of query lays the found