I HAD A SPECIAL NEEDS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND STAFF TO SEE.   CATHY, A TALL, THIN SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD LIKED TO HUM "SILENT NIGHT," A GROUP OF 5-YEAR…read more →

 I have found myself having a sustained love and passion for music throughout my life, unlike anything else.  When I think about how many songs have changed my life and…read more →

Music has the capacity to: console us, to heal us, to inspire us. invites us to listen, to dance, to explore ourselves, to watch, and to participate. (I’ve said it…read more →

Why Should We Spend Time Helping Preschoolers Discover Music?  Here are a few important reasons: Dancing to music and making music helps release stress and energy. Music gives children a…read more →

These 7 virtues are the most highly regarded values that contribute toward ethical decision-making and ethical decision-makers. Positive Mental Attitude-Mind – The mind is where our dominant thoughts are rehearsed.…read more →

3 KINDS OF AWARENESS: Self-awareness is the most known type of awareness.  This is the ability to understand and recognize your own thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs, and actions, and how they…read more →

We are taught to make distinctions between words and pictures and to not think of them in the same way.  We are taught that although we can gain meaning from…read more →

To understand the brain growth and development of preschoolers To learn how Preschool Education helps the preschooler To experience easy games for preschoolers Morning Greeting Activities In greeting, each child…read more →

All children have behavior problems, some being harder to accept than others. Some of these behaviors can cause children to be aggressive, hostile and difficult to handle, which may emphasize…read more →

TOP 8 STRESSORS FOR CHILDREN: Stressed-out parents!   Yes, PARENTS stressed can rub off on kids, even when you the parents think they are hiding this. Morning mania!   A chaotic AM…read more →

UN-GAMES: Back To Back Tag – A student is selected to be IT. A special player is selected to be the crowbar.  A group of students are selected for the…read more →

Firefighter - Make two goal lines about twenty feet apart.  One child is selected as fire chief. Four groups of four are given a number like 1, 2, 3, and…read more →

THESE GAMES IDEAS HELP ENHANCE THE ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE CHILD IN AN LEARNING, STRENGTHEN GROUP COOPERATION SKILLS, AND ENCOURAGE THE MASTERY OF THOSE PHYSICAL EDUCATIONAL SKILLS…read more →

SCIENCE ACTIVITIES - These are ideas to help enhance the importance of science for the pre-schoolers! Biological Science:  (Teachers create an activity from the list) Observing animals and plants Observing…read more →

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO INTRODUCE EARLY LEARNERS TO SCIENCE? There are a variety of reasons; but one of the most important is that science provides a context for learning…read more →

INTRODUCTION 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…read more →

TOUCHING: Our sense of touch shows us the shape, size and "feel" of our world.  We are kept SAFE by learning to avoid touching a burner or a flame, a…read more →

SENSE of SMELL Have you ever wondered what you smell when you "smell the roses" in the springtime?  What makes a smell is something that is too small to see…read more →

Like your other sense organs, your ears are extremely well designed.  In fact, they serve two very important purposes.  Do you know what they are?  You were probably able to…read more →

How Your Eyes Work From the moment you wake up in the morning to the time you go to sleep at night, your eyes are acting like a video camera.…read more →

Let’s Look at the Tongue Has anyone ever told you that the tongue is a muscle? Well, that's only partly true: The tongue is really made up of many groups…read more →

Every child comes into the world programmed to perceive.  Perception happens as a result of the intricate interchange between brain and the five senses.  Although babies have been using their…read more →

I’m different, He’s Difficult, They are Impossible! Difference is not the same as being difficult but you would do well to look at your own behavior and consider which side…read more →

 Directions: Make a circle with the children. Every time. left is said, everyone takes a step to the left. Every time right is said, everyone takes a step to the…read more →

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO INTRODUCE EARLY LEARNERS TO SCIENCE? There are a variety of reasons; but one of the most important is that science provides a context for learning…read more →

INTRODUCTION: 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…read more →

Game #1-Dress the Mummy                                                    …read more →

A peek at the early stages of brain development and how early childhood education encourages brain growth, memory and language development in babies and young preschool children. At birth, a…read more →

WHAT IS VISION THERAPY? The child is helped by visual skill activities that reinforce and through repetition integrating with the motor and cognitive abilities.  Vision Therapy is designed to enhance…read more →

Sponge Baseball -  Draw on the blackboard the diagram below:  Players stand ten feet away.  Two teams.  The first team bats and the first batter throws a sponge at the…read more →

Magic Bridges  -  A bridge is made by two participants standing facing each other.  Have six bridges spread around the room.  Rest of the group moves to the music going…read more →

Today, developmentally appropriate care is rare for infants and toddlers in all settings, than it is for older children.  For infants, the cornerstone of their curriculum and nurturing is the…read more →

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 reinforcing the speed…read more →

Today, developmentally appropriate care is rarer for infants and toddlers in all settings, than it is for older children.  For infants, the cornerstone of their curriculum and nurturing is the…read more →

Communicating badly can lose the attention to what children have to say and others. You need to stop and be a better listener.  Communicating badly by not having the time…read more →

 Ice-breakers are valuable sessions for beginning training children to Raising awareness about social interactions. Doing simple games with social interaction goals like using balloons or musical chairs in creative ways…read more →

Sports activities are usually a large part of leisure time for children.  Typically, children join a sports team that interests them, like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, flag football, or gymnastics. …read more →