March is literacy month, and now is a good time to think about different ways we can help to encourage our kids to love reading. Even though we might think we are helping to raise little literacy buffs, here are a few extra ideas. 1. Read Everywhere. Sometimes we only think about reading a book… Read More
Is your child having trouble learning to read, or wanting to learn to read? Do you feel overwhelmed, or not know where to begin? You?re not alone! Here are eight tips to help you create a plan of attack to help your child overcome his or her reading troubles as quickly as possible. Eight Steps… Read More
Holidays are a perfect time to promote educational printables. Here is a fun Alphabet letter matching worksheet for Christmas. Fun for the kids any time of the year. Preschool printable Christmas worksheet. Christmas Letter Matching Worksheet. By learning | Filed under Educational Printables, Letters | Tags: alphabet worksheet, Christmas printables, Christmas worksheet, free printables, kindergarten… Read More
The following tips are creative ways to seamlessly integrate addition and subtraction facts while playing board games that use dice. (To see the video version of these tips, visit Kidnexions) Tip #1: Opposites attract. Did you know that the opposite sides of a rolling a die great for practicing the combinations that make ‘7’. The… Read More
Before kids start kindergarten, one of the concepts they should understand is the difference between right and left. You can practice this concept when driving in your car. Since you usually have to make a number of turns, tell your child which way you are turning. Once they grasp the concept, ask them during outings… Read More
Stop, enter, exit, slow, go, street, lane, 7-11, bank, police, dvd, play- doh, Candy Land, love, Dora, pbskids, Nick …Environmental print; the words that are most publically displayed in our surroundings; are everywhere. As a parent and a teacher, I am glad this is so. As a child’s cognition and understanding progresses, each day they… Read More
Children learn gross motor skills earlier than they develop their fine motor skills. Gross motor skills include activities like walking, running, hopping. Fine motor skills refer to dexterity and covers skills such as writing, cutting, drawing. It is beneficial if your child can learn to hold a pencil and write their name, no matter how… Read More
When children enter Kindergarten they will need to be able to sit still and listen to their teacher. It is very important for your child be be able to follow instructions. You can help by using two-part instructions around the house. Make it simple and give the instruction all at once. You can also do… Read More
One area of children’s development, which I believe to be so important, is the growth and development of fine and gross motor skills. As a kindergarten teacher I see the great role that early development of the shoulders, arms, hands and fingers play in daily classroom life. Kids often come into kindergarten struggling to write… Read More
All parents want their children to succeed in school. And since Kindergarten is a child’s first exposure to “formal” schooling, preparing them for success is an important first step on the academic ladder. But “preparing” our kids for academic success does not mean completing reams of worksheets and stacks of flashcards. It’s actually a lot… Read More