Developing motor skills is an important step toward your preschooler’s growing independence. As your child enters the preschool years, they'll begin to have greater control over their hands and fingers—this is known as fine motor control. These skills allow them to do...
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5 Ways to Spark Creativity in your Child
With more children sitting home than years before, it can be tricky fielding all the “I’m bored” comments from them daily. While it might be easier to tell them tall tales of times when we didn’t have computers or animatronic toys to keep us entertained, we could...
Entry Activities for the Classroom
When students are entering the classroom in the morning, teachers have the opportunity to focus on goals like, a) making that transition calm and peaceful, with intentional activities planned and, b) infusing a quick yet valuable learning opportunity...
An Open Letter to all Kindergarten Parents
Dear Kindergarten Parent, Sending your child off to school for the first time is an exciting milestone...and one that can tug at your heartstrings. If you’re feeling a little sad about sending your little one off to school, here are a few things this...
Why Do We Over-Schedule Our Kids?
It’s the beginning of the school year which means we are also pressing the restart button on all of the after-school and extracurricular activities. Buckle your seatbelt and get ready to be your children’s personal Uber driver! If you have a chance to...