Author Archives: Arvinder Kaur

October 04,2012

The Art of Questioning- 2

Creative Questioning Using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Benjamin Bloom identified in this book, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, six major cognitive operations involved in thinking: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Infants and toddlers use primarily th

October 03,2012

The Art of Questioning- By Ellen Booth Church

By Arvinder Kaur
Kinderpillar / parenting / Questioning / Thinking
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Creative Thinking, Questioning

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein Thinking is the magic word in American education today. This is as it should be … because it is the lack of curriculum integrated thinking skills activities that has produced a nation of children who can get the “rig

September 28,2012

Discipline in Children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Kinderpillar / parenting
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Child Discipline

What is Discipline? In simple words, Discipline is to teach a child how to learn self control, to recognize the acceptable limits of behavior, to know the boundaries of where to stop. For this, a child does not need to put under harsh treatment or put him down, but he needs to be corrected, trained

September 24,2012

The Scope and Sequence of Teaching Letters (Not in Alphabetical Order)

“Teaching the Letters and Sounds- A suggested guideline from Ellen Booth Church”A big question that is often asked is: Should you introduce letters to preschool children in the order in the alphabet? Interestingly the answer is usually “No”. This is because often the letters that are next to

September 21,2012

What You Should Know about the Preschoolers

The classroom management tips for a preschool can be the same as for a formal school. The common idea behind the term is to employ such teaching techniques and methods as to provide a classroom environment so it is conductive to learning and allows a child to be successful. The preschool teacher how

September 21,2012

Exploration Time

By Arvinder Kaur
exploration time / Kinderpillar
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art, blocks, dramatics, exploration time, free play, music, water play

“PLAY IS THE CHILD’S NATURAL MEDIUM OF SELF EXPRESSION” Exploration time or Free play is a child directed activity which is mainly associated with free inquiry and movement among children. The child has the freedom to either be involved in group activities or solitary play. All the free play

September 19,2012

Multiple Intelligence In Early Childhood

According to Howard Gardner, “The Multiple Intelligences Theory is a scientifically supported system of classifying human abilities, and suggestions about how to encourage learning in ways that respect the individual interests and strengths of children.” In Top Preschool in India, the teachers r

September 19,2012

The Best Preschool Education in India

There are many reputable and well-established Preschools, also known as Play schools and Pre-nursery schools, in India. Working parents found real support in the face of the modern early childhood education centers, the number of which grew rapidly in India in the recent years. The existing contest

September 17,2012

Various Methodologies of Play School Teaching

Preschool education is a fast developing sector of Indian educational system and this is a two way process. The modern parents seek high standards of early childhood education for their children while preschools search for effective, up to date ways of delivering it. The remarkable feature of Indian

September 12,2012

My Day At Kinderpillar Preschool

By Arvinder Kaur
Kinderpillar
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Activities, blocks, day at Kinderpillar, indoor play, outdoor play, Play

Play is an essential part of the Learning Process. It enables me to socialize and find out about myself and the world. I am exposed to a variety of activities at Kinderpillar Preschool through which I Discover, Experiment, Express my ideas, Create something new, Develop Muscles, and so onR