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
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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
Let’s Talk About Math!
Ever thought: “I’m not a math person”? No matter your confidence level, you can still teach your child early math skills. Young children are able to learn more complicated things than you realize. Numbers are only one part of the equation. Children don’t need calculus, but they do need to learn about counting, patterning, comparing, Read More
Activities to Help Prevent Child Abuse
These activities aim to teach body awareness, social emotional skills, communication, and helping others. This is part of our series on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, as we explore the steps parents can take to help build protective factors that prevent child abuse. Babies Body Awareness | Birth-6 months Babies discover different body parts and become Read More
Books that Prevent Child Abuse
These book recommendations are part of our series surrounding National Child Abuse Prevention Month. By teaching children about consent, body awareness, and safety we can better protect them from abuse. C is for Consent by Eleanor Morrison (Toddler, Preschool) This book follows expert recommendations about letting kids make their own decisions regarding physical affection. The book Read More
Ways to Prevent Child Abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. To help raise awareness we’ll be sharing information on how you can strengthen your family and build resiliency to prevent child abuse. Reinforce your child’s body awareness: Empower children to make decisions about privacy and encourage them to say “no” when they do not want to touch or Read More
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Unfortunately, we live in a world where some children are verbally/physically abused or neglected. Sometimes this abuse comes from inside of a family, but it can also be perpetrated by someone outside of your family. One of the best ways to protect children is to provide them Read More
Activities for Bonding with Books
Reading together is a great way to spend quality time and bond with your child! Here are some ways to be more present during and after you read together: Change your reading environment: if you’re reading a wintery book, read it outside in the snow; read books by flashlight/firelight; read books on an indoor or Read More
