SENSE of HEARING-Part 4
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,…
SENSE of SIGHT-Part 3
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…
The Five Senses – Sense of Taste-Part 2
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…
Classroom Theme Ideas Using the Five Senses – Part 1
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 senses before birth, they come into the world entering a…
A Special Time for the Left Family Story
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 right! A Special Time for the Left Family Mr. and…
The Importance of Pre-School Science – Part 2
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…
The Importance of Pre-School Science – Part 1
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,…
Brain Growth and Development
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 baby's brain already has 100,000,000,000 cells. This is about the…
WHAT IS VISION THERAPY and TOUCH AND TONGUE ACTIVITIES?
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 the brain's ability to control: eye alignment, eye tracking and…