Numeracy Skills and Your Preschooler: How to Set the Stage for Their Success
Long before your child enters a formal classroom, they have developed some understanding of mathematical concepts through their everyday activities and interactions with the world. For example, a child carrying three blocks who drops one realizes they now only have two blocks in their hands. Though the name might sound fancy, the term numeracy skills […]
4 Surprising Benefits of Sensory Play for Your Preschooler
From scooping and sifting to splashing and squishing, preschoolers love experiencing the world through their senses. Whether touching, smelling, tasting, seeing, or hearing, children use their senses to gain a better understanding of the world and their place in it, and sensory play is crucial in helping children learn for a variety of reasons. In […]
5 Ways to Strengthen Your Child’s Language Development
Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said, “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” His statement serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of language within human development, and this is certainly the case when we talk about linguistic development in children. From the moment a baby is born, they begin […]
5 Ways to Promote Cognitive Development in Preschoolers
It’s a recurring theme here, the importance of play in childhood development…but one that bears repeating: Play is not something children use to take a break from their work. Play is the work of childhood. Play is an integral part of a child’s cognitive development, or their ability to think, comprehend, imagine, communicate, recall, and […]
3 Important Ways You Can Support Your Child’s Learning at Home
Parents and caregivers often assume that a child’s early education begins when they step into their classroom and ends when they leave for the day…not so! Children are learning sponges, soaking up information throughout their days wherever they are, and parents and caregivers play an integral role in supporting the learning that takes place inside […]
6 Fun Activities to Help Build Fine Motor Skills in Your Preschooler
When you think of important facets of your child’s early education, motor skills may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But fine motor skills—those that involve the delicate muscles of the wrist, hands, and fingers—are critical in helping children learn important skills like gripping pencils properly and handwriting. We’ve gathered a list […]
A Beneficial Melody: 4 Benefits of Music in Early Childhood Education
There are certain songs that carry with us the melody of childhood. Singing or hearing the ABC’s, Mary Had a Little Lamb, or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star often bring back fond memories of our youth. But music exposure at a young age does much more than teach young learners about the alphabet, animal husbandry, or […]
5 Reasons an Early Childhood Education Can Change Your Child’s Life
There is often much debate on whether young children need to enter into a structured education program before kindergarten. After all, childhood is so brief, and the time children spend in school lasts until they are young adults. Is it really that important for children to experience an early childhood education between the ages of […]
Fun Ways to Promote Healthy Physical Development in Your Preschooler
Child development occurs at a breakneck speed…especially during the preschool years of ages 3 – 5. This includes physical, or motor, development as your child’s muscles and bones are developing rapidly, and your child grows increasingly proficient at interacting with the world around him or her. Physical development is divided into two categories: gross and […]
The Magic of the Melody: 5 Reasons Why Music is a Critical Component of Early Childhood Education
The power music has over us as humans is nothing new. People have understood the connection between melodies and the human condition for centuries. In fact, it was the Athenian philosopher Plato who considered music to be a moral law and once said “it gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to […]
