Toys are the pathway to play if we consider playing the route to healthy growth, and toys are designed to encourage and extend playtime. Variety in play and a wide range of toys and games are required for children to discover what they are excellent at, what they like, and who they are. Choosing the
Before reading this article, write down your response to the following question: “Which is your favourite colour?” This may have appeared to be a mindless and routine activity, but your mind and body had to work together to execute several steps in the correct order. Picking up a pen or p
Most of us understand the importance of praising our children, yet many of us are unsure of how to praise them properly. Let’s figure out the greatest method to compliment our kids. This is true not only for children, but also for adults. Before we begin, it’s important to define praise.
As the name suggests, Kinderpillar PreSchools aim at integrating the best and most advanced educational theories and practices from the USA with the cultural richness and values of India. An internationally-renowned educationist, with over 35 years of experience in Early Childhood Education, Prof. E
The Kinderpillar curriculum focuses on helping children build the essential critical, creative and flexible thinking skills that will support their learning and study throughout their lives. A large part of this is related to the STEM (Science, Math, Engineering, Math) or STEAM (Science, Math, Engin
Ask most teachers and they will say that children grow so fast in the later part of the school year that it can be sometimes hard to keep up with them! Now is the time when skills children have been working so hard on come to fruition. Physical and self-help skills that at the beginning […]
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” -Abraham Lincoln We all know how important it is for children to be literate. The literacy skills related to reading and writing are essential for future success in school. Of course, every parent worries if her child will learn how to read
February 02,2018
Who was Jean Piaget and How Does His Work Help Us Understand Our Young Children?- Prof. Ellen Booth Church
“Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves.” -Jean Piaget Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a Swiss psychologist and epistemologist known for his pioneering work in child development. His theory of cognitive development has greatly influenced the field of educating you
It’s probably happened to you many times. You are reading a book or telling a fairy tale when cries of outrage surface from your child: “That’s not fair!”, “How can they do that!”, “Why are they being so mean?” There is nothing like a story to get a good discussion of ethics st
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato How many of you think, “Oh I can’t sing.”? The good news is you can freely share both art forms when you interact with children. Young children appreciate any adult who