Blackboard Activities
BLACKBOARD ACTIVITIES 1. XYZ - This activity is remarkable, as it teaches the beginning stages of reading left to right plus it converts a body sounds to a symbol. This means that two parts of the brain are used. The…
Young Children Learn Through Their 5 Senses
Young children learn through their 5 senses; therefore, providing hands-on experience allows children to touch, see, smell, taste, and hear become important. When designing learning environments, teachers should focus on objects and materials they can provide for the children to…
Patience with Pre-Schoolers
Webster’s Dictionary says: “having or showing the capacity for endurance; bearing annoyance, hardship, and pain and without complaint, anger, or the like. Do children have this kind of patience? Can they have endurance? Do they bear annoyance and do it…
When Children Act With Aggression
Attending a seminar of children's behavior, it made sense what the trainer said: When children react with aggression towards what was seemingly a simple request the underlying principle may be one of frustration. If tasks they could accomplish yesterday can't…
IDEAS for BASIC MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES with OBJECTS
These are easy games for children to increase their dexterity, sharpness, coordination with their body movement with objects: a. Rolling - Rolling objects at different speeds - Rolling objects with accuracy - Keeping eyes on the target - Maintaining rhythm…
Speech and Language Differences
After hearing different consultants talk about Speech and Language, there is a difference! I never thought of it like this! 1. Language is made up of socially shared rules like the following: What words mean (e.g., when a child sees the…
Relay Race Games for Children
Relay Games a. Bounce-A-Ball Relay -- This activity improves coordination and exercise. Two-teams are selected with 5 on each team. A large ball like a beach ball is used that can bounce. At the start of "go," each child…
Hula-Hoop Activities for Teaching Math, Science and Physical Development
Despite the high tech entertainment consoles of today, the fact remains that real time sports are an integral part of growing up. So, to motivate children to breath some fresh air, here are a few ideas from simple hula-hoop games…
Importance of Listening
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. Growth…
What Kind of Values does Today’s Teachers Must Have? Part 11
Citizenship becomes our final core ethical value. This concept shows how we ought to behave as part of a community. Here is where the "good citizen" knows the laws, obeys them and understands the issues of the day. Here is where…