Games for Children
Game #1-Dress the Mummy Required: Rolls of toilet paper Players: Small to large groups Set up teams with 2-4 players on each team. One child on each team will be the “mummy” and each team will be given 2 rolls…
The Importance of Pre-School Science
A young child starting preschool brings a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world. Whether watching snails in an aquarium, blowing bubbles, using a flashlight to make shadows or experimenting with objects to see what sinks or floats, the…
LAUGHTER
LAUGHTER - Laughter is the opposite of stress. Stress and laughter are reactions to things not going the way as we think they should be going. A good laugh can be compared to a mild workout, as it exercises the muscles, gets…
Praising and Sharing Approval
Recognition can take numerous forms – a word of praise, an embrace, thumbs up sign and at times a tangible reward. But every bit is important to reinforcement as the speed with which the approval is shown. The praise…
Newspaper Activities
Our newspapers are leaving us because of the internet online newspapers! However, some of those newspapers are still around surviving. Years ago, I went to a seminar on newspaper activities. I still create and use these activities today! These activities…
Importance of Listening with Activities for Pre-Schoolers
The Importance of Listening Children began to listen long before they read, write, or speak. Some children enter school without ever having listened consciously or been held responsible for listening. For many children, listening is the most important medium of listening. Growth…
HANDICAPPED-DEFINITIONS TO UNDERSTAND
United States Population is 325.7 million (2017)with 40 million having long-lasting conditions or disabilities or 12.6% as of 2015 with 906, 784 using wheelchairs, 3, 517,225 using canes, 274,783 having artificial limbs and 2 million children with handicaps (a 2% increase…
WHY DO CHILDREN BULLY?
Yes, another school year has begun! Will we see bullying occurring again this year? Bullying is a concern and we need to be aware of it! What are reasons, effects and warning signs? There are all kinds of reasons why…
FOCUS ON BEHAVIOR
This skill on focusing on behavior is easy to understand but more difficult to use. That’s because we tend to focus on other people’s attitudes or personalities when we interact with them. We are continually making judgments about other people’s…
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COOPERATIVE GAMES AND COMPETITION GAMES?
Cooperative games help children develop the essential skills of cooperation, communication, empathy, and conflict resolution by giving them an opportunity to work together toward a common goal. These games require the skills of everyone in the group, not of just one…