If you ever wondered about some of the terms your preschool teacher uses here is a great explanation from an article in Young Child...Developmentally appropriate? Scaffolding? Your child’s teacher might use language other educators understand but may be new to you. This list of commonly used early childhood terms can help you understand what the [...]
Discipline is on an opportunity to teach not to reprimand! This statement says it best:Watch for upcoming tips on positive discipline! A torn jacket is soon mended. But harsh words bruise the heart of a child. Henry WadsworthLongfellow
Week of the Young Child 2013 Theme: “Early Years Are Learning Years”The Week of the Young Child is an annual event sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC, the world’s largest early childhood education association, has nearly 90,000 members and is committed to providing and promoting excellence in early [...]
This is a great reminder of some very special things we should say to our children! Hope you enjoy as much as I did....."With our busy, day to day lives, sometimes it is easy to forget to be really present and 'talk' to our children. Of course they know we love them, but sometimes we [...]
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!25 Tips to Encourage Literacy In Young Children: Babble back to your infantsEncourage conversationTeach site words – McDonalds, Lucky Charms, BarneySpeak another languageEncourage drawing and inventive spellingScript what they say about the drawings – write their story and make it into a bookFall in love with language, rhymes, songs and role model readingLabel [...]
Kangaroo Kids Kindergarten Class created their very own Chinese New Year Celebration with their language teacher Cynthia Yu. Preschoolers through Kindergarten children at Kangaroo Kids Child Care and Learning Center have weekly lessons in Mandarin Chinese from Cynthia. This month they celebrated the Year of the Snake Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. [...]
Dos and Don’ts of Minimizing Children’s Holiday StressBy Barbara ThorntonDuring this holiday period, there are lots of fun activities and events going on both at home and at school, and while this is a good thing, holiday stress does cause varying degrees of anxiety in children. Routines are important! Loss of sleep, change in diet [...]
Common mistakes we make when guiding children’s behavior:1. Not setting clear expectations in advanceExample: “We are going shopping. Remember, we are only buying food for breakfast, and you can help me make some healthy choices.” It also helps to review healthy choices. 2. Not setting boundariesThink of how you would feel driving in the right [...]
Happy Halloween from the entire staff at Kangaroo Kids! Have a "Hauntingly" Good Day!
Halloween can be a fun day for the whole family! Here are a few great tips from the Center For Disease Control to help make your Halloween adventures fun and safe! http://www.cdc.gov/family/halloween/
