Studies are showing that children all over the world are getting too sedentary. They sit more than they move. With the prevalence of growing technology, children are sitting in front of screens more than any time in history. Children need to move and they move to learn. In fact, children make sense
May 26,2016
Using Photography with Children
Everyone is taking photos nowadays. It is so easy and it is a great way to build your child’s skills. Families and schools can now use their mobile phones to take excellent photographs. No need to grab a camera anymore, just click the precious moments and memories you want to share with your child
May 10,2016
Hands-on Brain-Building Activities
Recent research of the developing brain shows that there is a strong connection between the brain and the body. In fact, studies show that activities, which use the small muscles of the hand, actually help with your child’s brain development. Here are some interesting brain-building activities you
April 07,2016
The Power of Laughter
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” -Pianist and humorist, Victor Borge We have all heard it…that wonderful sound of a child’s laughter. It can brighten your day and change your mood. We know the power of changing the mood of a difficult situation with kind humor and a
March 17,2016
Taking Art and Math Outside
“When we teach a child to draw, we teach him how to see.When we teach a child to play a musical instrument, we teach her how to listen.When we teach a child to dance, we teach him how to move through life with grace.When we nurture imagination, we create a better world, one child at […]
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”- Educator, Horace Mann The great outdoors is your child’s “other” classroom. Studies are showing that young children need to interact with natural materials in the real world around them to develop higher or
Arranging Your “I LOVE LEARNING” Classroom The way you arrange your setting has a strong effect on children’s opportunities to fall in love with learning…and life. If you strictly control how children use space and spend time, you limit their chances to make decisions, and experiment with ma
From the moment children arrive to the end-of-day song, two-way communication is crucial for developing language and literacy skills. Greeting Time: Getting to Know One Another Arrival is one of the best times for one-on-one conversations with children. Such talks help to engender a sense of belongi
September 17,2013
Classroom Environment – Science Area
Children are curious. They like to observe the things around and like to explore them. All that makes every child unique in his/her comments about nature, people, him/herself you, as a parent or a teacher must have heard many a times like “Why do girls have to buy all pink stuff and the boys have
Let us teach little children to breathe, to vibrate, to feel and to become one with the general harmony and movement of nature. Let us first produce a beautiful human being, a singing and dancing child.” –Isadora Duncan Brain development is a prominent topic in Early Childhood. Much of what ea