Kinderpillar Blog – Page 10

August 06,2014

The Power of Praise for Children

By Arvinder Kaur
Child Discipline / Child's wellbeing / Classroom Management / parenting
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“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – The Dalai Lama We have all seen it. How children “bloom” with praise and “whither” with criticism. But how do we help guide children to have good behavior? One key is in praising the good behavior. There is the old adage that says,

June 17,2014

“How to Teach Children to Love Learning.”- Part 4 (Home Connection)

There are many ways to communicate the educational value of your early childhood classroom to parents. It is important for you to help families recognize your focus on teaching their child to love learning, so they can also value it as an essential part of their child’s development. The main mes

June 06,2014

“How to Teach Children to Love Learning.”- Part 3 (Classroom Settings)

By Arvinder Kaur
Classroom Management / Kinderpillar / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / school readiness / science / teaching alphabets / Thinking
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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

May 29,2014

“How to Teach Children to Love Learning.”- Part 2 (Role of a Teacher)

By Arvinder Kaur
exploration time / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / Questioning / school readiness / science / Thinking
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YOU (Teacher)Create the EnvironmentYou are the important ingredient in teaching a child to love learning. In fact, you are the cornerstone of the classroom environment. No matter if you are in a tiny basement classroom or a huge sunny space, it is your interactions with children that turn any place

May 21,2014

“How to Teach Children to Love Learning.”- Part 1

By Arvinder Kaur
Brain building / Child's wellbeing / exploration time / literacy / Thinking
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Children innately love learning. It is as much a part of their life as breathing. Very early in life children begin exploring their body, their skills and the sensory world around them. They may not think to themselves, “Oh, I am learning” but that is exactly what they are doing as they investig

April 09,2014

“STEM in Preschool”

By Arvinder Kaur
Brain building / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / science / Thinking
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Advances in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (Based on work from the Boston Children’s Museum) What is STEM- STEM is an acronym.It was used originally by the US government to describe fields of study that helped immigrants get work visas: science, technology, engineering, and math.Today,

April 02,2014

“A Word About Workbooks”

By Arvinder Kaur
Classroom Management / exploration time / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / school readiness / Thinking
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Workbooks and worksheets are showing up more and more in early childhood programs. Not just as additional or enrichment activities, but as an important instructional focus. Of course, the use of worksheets is not new. But what is disturbing is the amount of time children are now being asked to “le

February 17,2014

Science is the Art of Invention

By Arvinder Kaur
exploration time / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / school readiness / science / Thinking
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“Equipped with her five senses, child explores the universe around her and we call that adventure Science.” ~Edwin Powell Hubble,1954 In both science and art the “good stuff’ is not necessarily the end product but the learning and fun of the journey. When we provide children with a d

January 31,2014

Early Literacy and language- Why Begin with Infants?

By Arvinder Kaur
literacy / parenting / school readiness / Thinking
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“Babies need social interactions with loving adults who talk with them, listen to their babbling, name objects for them, and give them opportunities to explore their worlds.”– Sandra Scarr (developmental psychologist ) Literacy is a process of adding new skill to the one before and whi

January 15,2014

“Look What I Did!”-The Science of Kids and Toys- Guided by Ellen Booth Church

By Arvinder Kaur
exploration time / literacy / Multiple Intelligence / parenting / school readiness / science / Thinking
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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