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 each, reading words is valued more than reading pictures. If…
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 their respective limitations. As you can imagine, behavior problems in…
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 game. Whenever students stand back to back with another player,…
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 4. The fire chief calls out a number. Each…
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 ant farms, spider webs, other animal homes Providing care for…
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 about our world. Other reasons why early exposure to science…
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 or experimenting with objects to see what sinks or floats,…
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 figure out that your ears help you to hear sounds,…
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. Everything you look at is then sent to your brain…
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 of muscles. These muscles run in different directions to carry…