As a primary educator who has worked with young elementary students for more than a decade, I have witnessed parents delay their children’s start in kindergarten quite often. And they have had several reasons to do so. Some reasons are …
As a father of a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son, I am in a bit of a pickle when it comes to deciding whether our children will thrive in a preschool setting. I have been a primary elementary school …
I work with a five-year-old and, while it may appear to the outside observer that we are merely doing brainless, time-filling activities, the truth is that every activity can provide a teachable moment. For instance, we were recently working together …
Working with rhymes can be fun for children and can also give them a sense of confidence in their language skills. Rhyming provides children with invaluable practice in identifying and saying words that have a common sound and teachers with …
Because both the preschool years and autumn are full of changes, fall is a wonderful theme to explore with these youngsters. They delight in observing, seeing, describing, touching, and playing in the vibrant fall leaves. These crafts are intended for …