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Articles In This Section:
Learning to Share
- This fact sheet
will help you help children learn to share. Also, it will help you to
understand young children and know what to expect from them.
(Added June 17, 2000)
Making The Most of
Outdoor Play - As I write this,
snow is on the ground and the temperature is below freezing. However, the
days are increasingly longer, a sure sign that spring will soon be here.
By the time you read this, you and the children you care for will like
nothing better than spending many hours outside.
(Added June 17, 2000)
Math, Science, and
Girls: Can We Close The Gender Gap?
- In 1992, Mattel Toys put the first talking Barbie doll on the
market. Barbie's first words were, "Math class is tough." Mattel
thought they were simply expressing the feelings of most school-age girls.
Many parents and teachers, though, thought Barbie should keep her mouth
shut. As a result, Barbie stopped talking.
(Added June 17, 2000)
Music
And Movement Activities
- Music and dancing are inside each
child. All caregivers do is let them out. That is good news for those of
us who are not gifted in these areas. It tells us that all we need to do
is encourage, not "teach" music and movement. Here are some
ideas that may help you "let the music out." (Added June 17, 2000)
Reading
Aloud With Preschoolers - While
connecting experience to language is an important foundation for learning
to read, giving children direct contact with books is equally important.
In fact, the single most important activity for building the knowledge
required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. (Added June 17, 2000)
Creative
Play Helps Children Grow!
- Every
child is born with creative potential, but this potential may be stifled
if care is not taken to nurture and stimulate creativity. Creativity shows
one's uniqueness. It is the individual saying: "I can be; I can
do." Isn't this what we want for our children?
(Added July 11, 2000)
Sensory
Materials: More Than Playdough
- Sensory materials are often goopy,
messy things that children can't wait to get their hands into. They're
what our moms told us not to play with. Any material that stimulates
several senses, especially the sense of touch is considered a sensory
material. (Added
August 17, 2000)
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