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-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…
EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF MUSIC ON YOUNG CHILDREN AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN-PART 4
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 OLDS WITH A VARIETY OF SPECIAL NEEDS SANG MY LANGUAGE…
The Child’s Making Music Behavior-Part 3-Sharing How Music Influenced This Author and Children’s Thinking About Music!
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 how many more songs I haven’t heard yet that will…
Seven Virtues for Our Children
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. Our mental rehearsals contribute significantly to our character development. Since…
More Rainy Day Games-Part 3-THE “UN-GAMES” and CLASSROOM RELAYS
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,…
Part 5 – The Five Senses – The Sense of Smell
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…
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…
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…