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Feb 14, 2023

Are Preschool Common Core Standards Right for Your Classroom?

Child development
As children near school age, it’s important for their caregivers and teachers to have a plan in place to ensure that they will be ...
Feb 14, 2023

The Alphabetic Principle: Connecting Sounds to Letters

Child development
Imagine preparing for a cross-country road trip. Your bags are packed, you know your destination, and your car is waiting in the ...
Feb 10, 2023

The Pros and Cons of Using Behavior Charts

Child development
A behavior chart is a reward system that uses checklists or stickers to encourage a particular behavior in a child. You can use ...
Feb 9, 2023

A Teacher’s Guide to Musical Intelligence

Child development
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do! These notes aren’t just from the classic film The Sound of Music; they’re also the building ...
Feb 8, 2023

Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies for Young Children

Child development
Infants and toddlers often have outbursts and tantrums because they haven’t learned to regulate their emotions independently. ...
Feb 1, 2023

Perceptual Motor Skills in Early Childhood Development

Child development
For young children, playing and being physically active is about more than just staying healthy—it’s a crucial part of their ...
Feb 1, 2023

Attachment Theory in Early Childhood Education

Child development
“But I don’t want to go!” If you’re a parent or primary caregiver of a young child, you may have heard some version of this ...
Feb 1, 2023

Temporal Awareness: Understanding the Timing and Rhythms of Life

Child development
Temporal awareness is one of the building blocks of perceptual motor skills, or movement-related abilities that children need to ...
Jan 31, 2023

Spatial Awareness: A Key to Movement Efficiency and Coordination

Child development
The world can be confusing for children as they discover and learn. However, they begin to understand more about their place ...
Jan 31, 2023

Fitness and Physical Activities for Preschoolers

Child development
Preschoolers should be physically active throughout the day for holistic growth and development. Therefore, starting early is ...