Discipline is not punishment, but an opportunity to help children behave appropriately. Discipline includes preventing problems and helping child succeed.Discipline helps children learn self-control and how to get along with others. It is appropriate and necessary for children to be curious, experiment and test the limits. The environment and routine should prevent crowding of children [...]
The best environment for children is where parents & educators communicate & work in a collaborative partnership. Schools should welcome parents as partners. Parents should connect with schools and teachers by communicating early, volunteering to help, and saying thank you!Here are some tips for a smooth start to the school year! Connect with teachers early! Volunteer [...]
A nature stroll to collect leaves can end with a math, science or literacy lesson! Have your children collect leaves then discuss how the transformation of leaves occur from green to the many beautiful colors of autumn as a science lesson. If you need a little help explaining photosynthesis and the entire leaf changing process [...]
What are some of the ways preschool helps a child grow? By Child psychiatrist Joshua SparrowFor some children this may be the first time they're going into a group setting where the attention by caregivers will be divided among several children. Learning to share the relationship to the teacher will be a major new gain. [...]
Here is a great way to work on literacy skills and shape recognition in the summer, while enhancing creativity, too. Put a big squirt of shaving cream on your picnic table and let your young artist explore. You can add to the sensory fun by making shapes with the shaving cream or the letters of [...]
Painting – Be creative! Instead of just using a paint brush, let your child paint with different instruments such as rollers, matchbox cars, q-tips, or even their fingers!You can even use those old apples to do stamp painting by cutting the apples in half and dipping them in paint. If messy projects aren’t your favorite [...]
Sensory play is play that involves the use of one or more of the five senses, touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing. Children learn best when they can experience the world through all their senses. All week at Kangaroo Kids Summer Camp we are doing Messy But Meaningful projects!Play dough is a good old standby, [...]
PANTY HOSE GRASS CATERPILLAR PROJECTWith all the rain we have been having lately Kangaroo Kids Prekindergarten class has resorted to some indoor gardening! It has been a valuable lesson in science and literacy as children used their journals to document the changes their grass caterpillars went through at each stage of their growth! Here is [...]
Making a Decision: What is Best for My Child?Research indicates preschool education has many benefits for children. In addition to exposure to curriculum including literacy experiences, mathematical concepts, and science activities, a high quality preschool gives children the opportunity to learn how to socialize, to share and to contribute to society. Making a sound decision [...]
