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How to Teach the Alphabet

alphabet practice

The Alphabet: Learning, Teaching & Practice

Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners are like sponges. As they interact with others in their environment, they “soak up” basic...Continue reading

Teaching Tips

How to Demonstrate So Children Can Imitate – Teaching Handwriting

Teaching Handwriting

Remember playing Follow the Leader?

The Leader showed how to do something while the Follower imitated…what fun! Imitation is a developmental learning tool used to teach and show...Continue reading

Summer, Teaching Tips, Home Connection

5 Ways You Can Prepare Children for Kindergarten this Summer

What a year this has been.

 

If you’re a teacher, parent, or caretaker to a Pre-K child, you might be worried about what this school year means for children’s...Continue reading

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Why Typing Is Important for 21st Century Learners

Why Typing Is Important for 21st Century Learners

Take it from me, a 23-year elementary school teacher, we need to teach our students BOTH skills of handwriting and keyboarding in our world today and here's why. 
 

Throughout my...Continue reading

Multisensory Learning

12 Musical Activities for Preschoolers

Music Activities for Preschoolers

Music is one of the most powerful gifts in the universe.

  • It has the power to make us feel.
  • It can calm and relax us.
  • It can make us happy or sad
  • ...Continue reading