Need the perfect graduation song for a preschool or kindergarten celebration? These songs are for little ones to sing on the big day! Every school year children learn so much, and each school or program has a unique way of celebrating that. These songs are not only good for schools that do graduation but also for programs that are just coming to a close and want to provide a closing celebration View Post
The Best Kid Yoga Videos
Kid Yoga videos are giving teachers and parents an incredible tool to help children learn to: manage stress build their concentration increase their confidence and even work on gross motor skills. I must admit I was a bit skeptical to jump on the kid yoga bandwagon. Did it really work? We started doing family yoga, and my kids loved it. During turtle on the rock, I would crouch View Post
5 Great Ways to Explore the Alphabet
If you're ready to explore the alphabet with your preschooler, here’s a great place to start! Letter knowledge—learning and understanding the alphabet—is one of the Big Five Skills that lay a strong foundation for learning to read. Letter knowledge begins with letter recognition. What Is Letter Recognition? Letter recognition—also known as alphabet recognition—is the ability to: View Post
The Best Potty Training Songs for Children
Get the best potty training songs and potty training videos to help get your child excited about using the potty! Want to hear some potty training advice that works for ALL children? Children love songs, and using music to help with potty training will make the experience much more enjoyable! Potty training is not always sunshine and rainbows, but potty training songs can help make it more View Post
7 Skills Children Need When Learning to Read
Learning to read is as simple as 1,2,3. Literally! Well, no actually not literally. I suppose it is more like counting up to seven, since there are seven areas of phonological awareness. And one of those seven areas is actually counting. Confused? Me too. Ahem - let me try this again. This guest post is from Sarah of How Wee Learn. She is a certified teacher, Reading Specialist, and View Post
A Simple Secret to Finland’s Educational Success
A few years ago I started hearing about Finland's crazy success within the educational system. Finnish students have some of the best test scores in the world. Teachers love working there, and they are well paid. But children don't even begin school until they are seven-years-old. This hardly lined up. I was on a quest to find out more about Finland's educational success. I have been waiting View Post
A Year of Amazing Slime Recipes
Slime is so inviting and calming. It's a play recipe I've used for years with my preschool classes and my own children. We love to make new slime recipes for holidays, seasons, and themes. And now I've compiled some of the absolute best slime recipes. Here is a year of slime recipes that you and your children or class can explore together. A Year of Slime Recipes These slime recipes are View Post
How to Make Perfect Slime
If you are looking for the perfect slime recipe and don’t want a slime fail, you are in the right place. After years of making slime recipes, I have figured out how to make slime right…the first time! I tested this recipe out on my friends who swore they couldn’t make slime and didn’t want to try again. I begged them to try it… just one last time. I'm even including a video of the View Post
How Music Makes Children Smarter
Music has incredible benefits for children! I have found music to be one of the most powerful ways to teach children, and there is a scientific reason behind it. Brain research shows us that music makes children smarter. Miss Katie from Sound Pathways Music is a music therapist who is passionate about music as well as the science behind it, and she has written this article on the benefits of View Post
Brilliant and Easy Toy Storage and Organization Solutions
Some days I just feel buried in toys. At times I have wished we didn’t have any. But then I realized that I just needed easy toy storage and organization solutions…and a little less! I recently made it my goal to go through every single item in our house and to only keep what we really loved. Be careful what you wish for. Since that idea popped into my head we unexpectedly moved – twice. It was View Post