Even in preschools we watch children go up to a calendar and correctly point to the day of the week. “Today is Monday,” Francesca announces to her classmates. Could she also tell us if Monday comes before or after Tuesday? Paradoxically, the answer is “yes.” Tuesday comes before the following Monday as time moves to [...]
Fun Activities to Encourage Children to Use Their Own Words When Telling Stories
December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Storytelling is an advanced activity for children. They have to think about the beginning, middle, and the end. Reading to children and discussing what has taken place in the story is a nice way to begin building their understanding of storytelling. By modeling how to tell a story, children not only learn about sequential order, [...]
Snow! Learning The Water Cycle
December 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A Fun Way To Introduce Science To Kids Talking about the water cycle — collection, precipitation, condensation, and evaporation — helps children to better understand the world around them. It’s a clever way to introduce science to kids. My children loved to shout “Condensation!” while they made ‘clouds’ with their fingers in the air, then [...]
