What is the most exciting topic in the early years? Why dinosaurs, of course! What could be more exciting than learning about enormous reptiles that lived two hundred and forty-five million years ago? Dinosaurs that came in all kinds of shapes and sizes that hatched out of eggs and could grow to the size of …
Are you looking for inspiration to teach your students how to write their best, most brilliant stories? Look no further! I have some great ideas for you to motivate your students and have them engaged in writing stories like they’ve never been before. Where to Start? Character, setting, problem, and solution are the basic story …
What is an Open-Ended Question? In a nutshell, an open-ended question is a question that has no right or wrong answer. There are as many different answers to an open-ended question as there are individual children. What is a Closed-Ended Question? Just the opposite, a closed-ended question is a question that is set up so …
After children have mastered blending individual sounds (the alphabet), it is time to extend their knowledge to more complex sounds such as digraphs and trigraphs. Having taught Phonics for many years in different schools, I have discovered amazing strategies to help kids improve their phonics skills as long as they practice blending every day. Young …
Introduction I’m super excited to write this article on “Preschool Books About Taking Turns and Sharing.” The reason is, I love books, and when it comes to teaching essential life skills like taking turns and sharing, they’re absolute gems! Talking about our young kids too, you know as well as I do how vital it …
Introduction I am always so excited to share preschool letter activities with parents and educators. This is because laying the foundation for alphabet learning and phonics skills from an early age is so important, as it gives our little ones a head start in the world of reading and language. When children can recognize letters and learn letter …
Exploring and identifying shapes is an important learning experience for preschoolers. Shapes are all around us and understanding them makes children make sense of the world. By learning shapes, kids develop their memory, visual recognition, spatial awareness and problem-solving. They should learn to identify basic shapes and recognize them in everyday objects from an early …
Introduction Are you prepared for a unique alphabet adventure with your preschool kids? We are all aware of the role early literacy skills play in influencing our children’s future reading and writing abilities. But here’s a secret I have discovered in my years of teaching preschool kids: sitting still and staring at a boring worksheet …
As an expert in teaching young children for over 10 years, I know how important it is for them to develop strong counting skills. One of the fundamental counting skills for children to learn is counting by twos. This skill not only helps them with basic math but also lays the foundation for more complex …
Blending is the skill of putting several letters together to make one sound. To teach blending sounds, you must know sounds of each letter of the alphabet.