We are all wired to be storytellers. This means it’s easy to lay the foundations needed to understand and retell stories in your child from a young age. By reading together, your child learns to use descriptive words as well as the different parts of a story (beginning, middle, end). These narrative skills not only Read More
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Books for Kid Experts
Let’s Build by Julie M. Fenner (Infant, Toddler) Young children are fascinated by building sites and the big pieces of equipment necessary to change the landscape and raise new structures. This interactive book lets your child play along and help this critter crew build a brand-new park for everyone to enjoy. ▸ Get it at the Read More
Activities for Your Kid Expert
Following your child’s interests in key to encouraging your kid expert! Engage with your child’s interest in various ways sing songs that fit the topic play games including their favorite things make a themed snack help them become an author by creating a book together Take a field trip! For example, if your child is Read More
Ways to Create a Kid Expert
Helping your kids become an expert is easier than you think! Kids who have adults supporting their interests are better prepared for life. Follow your child’s interests by letting them pick out books at the library Try to give your child various experiences or options When your child has questions, look for answers and learn Read More
Creating a Kid Expert
What does your child’s passion for animals, airplanes, or sports have to do with kindergarten readiness? Well, when your kiddo becomes obsessed by something, it means they want to talk about it, read about it, play games involving it. Following your child’s interest not only sparks their thirst for knowledge and interest in learning (and Read More
Ways to Get Sensory
Ways to engage your child’s five senses: Talk about your different sense together and practice using them Try a sensory warm up (i.e. rub your hands together before playing with mud, playdough, etc.) Spend time outdoors to experience sights, sounds, smells, and textures Look for experiences that use multiple senses together Be aware if your Read More
Let’s Get Sensory!
This month we are challenging you to up your sensory play! Without a doubt, your family already plays together in a way that stimulates your child’s senses of taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. When children use their senses while playing, there is a greater potential for connections to be made between experiences and new Read More
Books About Early Math
Lia & Luís: Who Has More? by Ana Crespo (Preschool) Anyone who has a sibling knows the experience of making sure things are equal. Lia and Luís are twins who share and play together, but every so often they have a conflict. Today they wonder which twin has “more” of their snack. They use different Read More
Early Math Activities
Here are some suggestions for practicing math throughout the day. Counting Teach the concept of one when shopping or playing with objects Have some fun with counting songs and rhymes Predictions and Estimating When waiting in the car while a caregiver goes into a store, ask your child to guess how many people will come Read More
Ways to Practice Early Math
Literacy and math have a lot more in common than you think! Here are ways you can nurture the foundations of math. § Count everything together all day long § Name shapes (i.e. STOP signs are octagons because they have eight sides) § Create patterns together § Play with building blocks and puzzles; with preschoolers, also play board/card games Read More