Baby Activities 101 – Part 1
This is not easy to do a subject on baby activities. However, there is a need to see what can be done for babies to learn. We need ideas to try different things with babies. After combing the Internet to…
Part 7-SENSES ACTIVITIES: Math, Science, Physical Development, Literacy, Social Studies Activities
THEME 2: Hula-Hoops Math, Science, Physical Development, Literacy, Social Studies In times, when Playstations and Wii ruled the roost, indoor/outdoor games sort of seemed obsolete to the younger generation. Despite the high tech entertainment consoles of today, the fact remains…
ABOUT THE 5 SENSES – Part 6 – TOUCH – RIBBON ACTIVITIES
Ribbons for Math Length Ribbon Activity-Place different lengths of ribbon on the table. Challenge the children to put in order the shortest piece of ribbon to the longest or vice-versa. This experience can be simpler by limiting the ribbons used…
About The 5 Senses-SENSE OF SMELL – PART 5
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 with your eyeball alone. It is even too small to…
About The 5 Senses-SENSE OF SIGHT (PART 4)
SENSE of SIGHT - 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…
About The 5 Senses-TOUCH (Part 2)
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 sharp edge or point, very cold metal, ........ any other…
About The 5 Senses-TASTE (Part 1)
The teacher was introducing a unit on "The Five Senses." The dialogue with the teacher and the three-to-four year olds went like this: …
On Stress About Children
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 routine (or lack of routine) can kick kids’ stress into…
More Rainy Day Games-Part 2-Alternative Outdoor Games
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…
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…