Archive for the 'Preschool Age' Category

Million Word Challenge UPDATE

  Help students read to succeed! Join the Million Word Challenge. Over the last week, 134 schools across Los Angeles County have taken on the challenge of encouraging their students to read millions of words outside of school.  These Literacy Champions are joining us in increasing literacy rates among our students. Together, we are creating [...]

February 02 2012 | Child Education and Cultural Education and Language Skills and Preschool Age and Primary School and Single Parent | No Comments »

The Million Word Challenge: Register today

Challenge your students to read millions of words! Register today for the Million Word Challenge: www.millionwordchallenge.org The 2012 Million Word Challenge is a literacy campaign that encourages preschool – 12th grade students to read millions of words outside of school time. Each year, hundreds of schools participate in the challenge. Join them to promote a [...]

February 02 2012 | Child Education and Homeschooling and Language Skills and Preschool Age and Primary School and Single Parent | No Comments »

Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!

Thank you for supporting literacy through Read with Me/Lea Conmigo, a family engagement program designed to improve the early literacy skills of infants and toddlers, preschool children, and students in kindergarten through 1st grade. Expand your Read with Me program today for the low, one-time cost of $100 per student.  Also, please feel free to [...]

May 12 2011 | Child Education and Cultural Education and Preschool Age and Toddlers | No Comments »

Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!

Expand Your Read with Me/Lea Conmigo Family Literacy Program!  Thank you for supporting literacy through Read with Me/Lea Conmigo, a family engagement program designed to improve the early literacy skills of infants and toddlers, preschool children, and students in kindergarten through 1st grade. Expand your Read with Me program today for the low, one-time cost [...]

April 14 2011 | Child Development and Child Education and Preschool Age and Primary School and Single Parent and Toddlers | No Comments »

How to Deal With Tantrums

Tantrums are a normal part of childhood development. This article looks at things that may cause your child to have a tantrum and what you can do to deal with it.

March 10 2008 | Child Development and Preschool Age and Toddlers | 2 Comments »

Easy Crafts For Kids Aged 3-5 To Make For Mother’s Day

By: Nicola Kennedy Kids are always wanting to make mom a gift for Mother’s Day. They want something that is all their own, without much help from anyone, so here are some ideas that are both inexpensive and easy for them. A home-made jewelry box: Give the child a small paper mache box – sort [...]

March 01 2008 | Mothersday, Fathersday and Preschool Age | No Comments »

7 Ways to Jumpstart Preschool Learning for Your Child

“Perschool learning begins at home.Most of this learning takes place naturally. A child shows great ability to learn and aquire new skills during the preschool years. Therefore parents should make extra effort to teach their children.Numerous researchers have underlined the great importance of preschool learning. Preschool education also provides an ideal platform for your child [...]

January 20 2008 | Child Education and Preschool Age | No Comments »

The Day Care Dilemma – How Do I Choose?

By Karen Fusco Years ago, simply asking a friend or neighborhood teen to babysit for you was as easy as picking up the phone. Or you might have found an advertisement in the local newspaper. But with day care centers and providers springing up like daisies, the choices today are far and wide. Don’t worry! [...]

December 29 2007 | Baby sitter and Child Care and Child Development and Preschool Age | No Comments »

Elementary Math Success Using Base Ten Blocks

I’ve been a teacher for over a decade. When I became a teacher I was eager to teach kids differently than I had been taught. So much of how I was taught as a child was motivated by results, scores and performance. If I did well on the standardized test that proved that I was [...]

December 16 2007 | Child Education and Preschool Age and Primary School | No Comments »