Children love scissors. However the skills required to use them are not completely developed till they are around six-years-old, though even a three or four-year-old can have developed some ability to snip and cut. This is because proper use of scissors requires adequate finger manipulation – the ability to use the thumb separated from the …
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A good preschool sets the foundation for social and emotional growth, educational learning and the development of motor skills. There are various ways that a good preschool helps prepare your child for life ahead. Allows social interaction Preschools provide an ideal environment for children learn to interact with their peers and people outside the home. …
A large percentage of toddlers join preschool around three years old. However, there are some who join as early as two and a half and some maybe aged four. However, there is no right or wrong age. Why do some children join preschool at a younger age? It is quite common for some toddlers to …
Preschools – a window to the world Why opt for a preschool? Most studies have concluded that preschool or a formal collective learning environment is more enriching and stimulating for toddlers than basic home-based learning. Preschools are not only more conducive to learning, but help the overall development of toddlers taking the first steps towards …
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Summer Camps – Fun in the Sun! Summer camps bring the fun into learning something new. There are camps that run over a week or two that teach various forms of art, music or design, develops hobby interests or initiate interest in various sports. Others could be intensive, focused on a single sport or creative …
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Summer camps are fun for children and an ideal investment for parents. If you spend some time in finding one that provides the right stimulation for your child and at the same time also promotes your values and concepts as a family, then you can sit back and enjoy the summer, maybe even get in …
What is the purpose of summer camp? What activities can be done in summer camp? What do you learn from summer camp? It’s summer. The best time of the year to enjoy the outdoors, absorb the beauty of nature. Time to play, dance, explore, trek, travel, swim. It’s also the time to get active, get …
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Creating a beautiful, light, spacious and accessible learning environment is one of the most attractive features of the Montessori method of teaching. According to this way of teaching, children learn at their own pace assisted by specially designed learning aids. Montessori encourages children of different age groups to learn together, based on their belief that …
According to the Orton Gillingham Academy, “The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia. It is most properly understood and practiced as an approach, not a method, program, or system. …
Online Preschool – the way of the future Schools the world over have had to change the way they approach teaching and students have had to adapt to a whole new world of learning and submitting their work. Preschool is no different. While chatting with a friend who has two pre-schooler’s it just dawned on …