Discover Your Hidden Superpower! Are you a neat freak or a toddler’s best friend? Have you invented the most creative sensory bin ever? Do you secretly LOVE budgeting? Every educator…
Teaching Diversity to Preschoolers Without the “Tourist Approach”
Because of the varied nature of the family and living situations of children today, it’s important to focus on teaching diversity to preschoolers in a way that helps them understand…
Why Preschool Small Group Activities Are So Important
Incorporating small group activities into your daily schedule is essential for teaching cooperation and teamwork skills to preschoolers. By creating multiple learning stations in your classroom, you will help to…
Physical Skill Development in the Preschool Classroom
Episode #129: Physical fitness in an early childhood setting is key to supporting cognitive and affective development from birth to five. What can you do as an educator to structure…
How to Facilitate Risky Play in the Classroom
Risky play is important to a child’s development, but is it a risk that your center is prepared to take? Here’s how to facilitate safe risky play.
Preschool Cognitive Development Overview & Techniques
During preschool and kindergarten (2.5 – 6 years old), children are beginning to develop and learn new skills through play. Play encourages all the important areas of development, which include:…
Place-Based Outdoor Learning in Early Childhood Education
Episode #135: We are always trying to provide our little ones with quality outdoor time, but this is usually just a small part of their day. What would it…
The Importance of Math in the Early Years
Early math skills are being used by children throughout their activities, experiences and daily routines, whether at school or at home. For example, becoming familiar with their routines such as…
Incorporating Nature into the Early Childhood Classroom
Episode #123: In this episode, Julie Travaglini, Education Program Director at Allegheny Land Trust, teaches us how to incorporate nature into early education classrooms. From risk-taking to motor skills to…
What do Children Learn from Loose Parts Play?
What are Loose Parts? Loose parts are natural objects or materials, which provide children with endless opportunities to build on their play. Loose parts offer children: Opportunities to create and…