How many times have you heard your child say, “Look what I did…Look what I found” with delightful amazement? The discovery of an interesting flower, rock, or button may seem inconsequential to adults but can become the basis for great opportunities for thinking, problem solving and fun.A walk
November 06,2013
Childhood Development of Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills involve using the small muscles of our hands and coordinating with the rest of the body. Fine motor movements enable functions such as writing, threading beads, holding small objects, good handwriting and fastening clothing. Weaknesses in fine motor skills can affect a child
August 07,2013
Setting Up Basic Learning Centres for Preschool – Part 2
(Guided By Prof. Ellen Booth Church) TECHNOLOGY CENTRE A place to explore and express with different forms of media… from the computer to musical recordings and instruments. Be sure that the amount of time that children spend with technology is much shorter than hands-on active play. *
August 07,2013
Setting Up Basic Learning Centres for Preschool – Part 1
(Guided By Prof. Ellen Booth Church) MATH-MANIPULATIVE CENTRE Your Math Centre is the place where children discover how math is much more than learning to count. And perhaps more importantly, they find out that math is actually useful and FUN! Too many children develop an early case of “math anxi
“Children are made readers on the laps of their Parents.”- Emilie Buchwald Your young child is at a stage of development where she is exploring the world around her with all of her senses. This is a good thing because those senses are essential for building the literacy skills she will
There are various challenging social behaviours that may benefit from time-out, such as, aggression towards peers and adults,non-compliance and destructive behaviour. A comprehensive and positive approach should include the following- 1. Building Positive RelationshipsA warm and caring relationsh
Children should be free to choose what they want to do, within reason. Obviously children cannot be totally independent from adults, especially for safety reasons. However, children can still feel like they have control over their lives. Things should not be forced on a child. Providing choices for
April 17,2013
How Your Child’s Writing and Art Changes Over Time
Creativity is considered as a bridge to learning. When your child is curious and creative, he/she can come up with the solutions to the problems which she encounters in every day. Creativity helps your child to become inquisitive, thoughtful and a confident learner in her later years of schooling.An
February 13,2013
How To Read To Your Child- Part 2
“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 11,2013
How to Read to Your Child- Part 1
“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