We can help your school aged child develop both at home and at school. Find suggestions about teaching responsibility, fostering self esteem and following instructions. Get advice on health and safety issues, as well as finding a pediatrician. Looking for fun and educational activities to do with your kindergartner? Check out our suggestions, including playdough fun, and outdoor learning.
Kindergarten Learning
- 5 Activities to get your kids moving
- Get the kids moving! Its an important part of development, for both gross motor skills and fine motor skills. But more importantly, to me as the parent, to keep a sane household!
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- 5 Christmas craft ideas for kids
- The Preschool toolbox shares 5 fun Christmas crafts to do at home
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- 5 Fall activities for kids
- Some fun Fall activities from The Preschool Tool Box.
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- 5 useful painting and playdough recipes for kids
- Making your own paints and play dough provides your children with a chance to see what goes into craft items that are typically bought.
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- 7 ways to develop good reading habits
- Easy ways to encourage good reading habits every day.
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- Activities for teaching your child about money
- Below are some activities to help teach your child about money.
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- Activities to do with your 5 year old
- Here are a few ways you can assist your 5 year old child's learning and development.
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- Autumn crafts with leaf rubbings (age 5)
- Use leaf rubbings to make these easy and effective autumn crafts for kids.
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- Baking with kids
- For some families it is common for kids to help in the kitchen.
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- Block Play Constructs a Math Mind (ages 5-6)
- If you have a young child, you need a set of blocks. It is really that simple.
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- Brain boosters for kids
- Want to help your child learn?
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- Children and pets
- Children and pets: nothing is more endearing. As parents, we watch our children develop bonds with family members, other friends, and us.
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- Choosing appropriate viewing for your child
- TV, DVD's and movies are a part of many young children's lives. Here are some tips about choosing appropriate viewing for young children.
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- Choosing the right toy for your child
- We, as parents, are not only our child’s first and best teacher, but we are also her first and best toy.
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- Cold weather fitness ideas for kids
- It's that time of year when getting kids to move can pose a challenge. Here are some suggestions for keeping kids active, fit and happy even on the most blustery days.
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- Computer use and young children
- A guide to computer use and young children.
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- Creating indoor play spaces
- Children are driven to play. Early childhood educators even say that play is a child’s work.
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- Creative play with cardboard tubes
- A young child’s eyes light up when he or she sees something common used in a new way. A common object like a cardboard tube can become a source of fun and exploratory learning.
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- Creative play with cotton balls (age 5)
- Simple activities and crafts to do with cotton balls.
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- Creative play with ice for kids
- A child’s eyes light up when he or she sees something common used in a new way. A common object like a piece of ice will become a source of fun and exploratory learning.
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- Developing written language skills
- Writing is a uniquely human activity; and therefore, a wonder to watch develop.
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- Developing oral language skills
- Tips for encouraging communication and oral language skills.
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- Emotional intelligence and little kids
- Emotional intelligence involves understanding your feelings, managing your feelings, motivating yourself, and productively persisting in the face of setbacks.
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- Encouraging creativity in young children
- As parents, we are tempted to believe that our children’s thought development follows the same pattern as their physical development.
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- Enhancing memory and recall in kindergarten
- Kids are sponges! The growing brain of a child literally mops up information.
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- Explaining disasters to your child
- Because our children are exposed to television and other media, it is important that we teach them how to cope with the news about disasters such as the Gulf Oil Spill or a local home burning down.
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- Fall crafts
- We, as parents, often take the turning of the seasons for granted—after all it happens four times a year (for most of us).
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- Gardening with kids
- Gardening with children can be lots of fun and a great way to encourage healthy eating.
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- Gifted children - Case study of a twice exceptional child (K)
- A parent shares her story of her 'twice exceptional' son.
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- Gifted children - Challenging gifted kids
- What to consider when challenging gifted kids.
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- Gifted children - Parents share their story (age 5)
- Parents share their stories of how and when they found out their child was gifted.
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- Gifted children - Signs your child is gifted
- Raising and nurturing a gifted child can be an exciting yet daunting challenge. Unfortunately, these complicated little people do not come with instruction manuals.
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- Gifted children and global awareness (K)
- Teamed with the advanced cognitive ability, many gifted children have traits that include global awareness, sensitivity to complex issues, and a tendency to worry about injustice and dangers that often are beyond a child’s control.
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- Halloween - Learning ideas with candy
- Your young child craves stimulation from you as much, maybe more, than sweets—really.
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- Halloween alternatives - Non-spooky celebrations for little kids
- If the sights and sounds of Halloween frighten your child, he’s not alone. For many young children the scary costumes, dark decorations, and eerie noises can be quite upsetting.
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- How boredom fosters creativity (age 5)
- Do your children complain of being bored?
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- How to roughhouse with your kids
- You know roughhousing when you see it: wrestling, pillow fights, jumping off beds, and sliding down stairs.
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- How to set limits with screen-time (age 5)
- Here are some practical tips for limiting your child's screen time.
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- Is my child ready for school
- How do you know if your child is ready for kindergarten? Here is a list of things to think about to ready your child for school.
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- Learning about patterning
- A pattern is a set of shapes, objects, letters, or numbers that are repeated over and over.
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- Learning more than one language (kindergarten)
- In an increasingly diversified and multilingual world, more and more young children find themselves in an environment where more than one language is used.
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- Learning to share
- A parent’s concern with developing their children's social skills and particularly for learning to share, is a common one.
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- Media literacy - Advertising (age 5)
- What can you do to help your child become media literate when it comes to advertising?
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- More than rubber duckies - Bathtime fun
- Bathtime routines are an important part of providing your child loving care. However, standard activities can become tiresome and fraught with predictable conflicts.
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- No-cost or low-cost activities for little kids
- Turn the screens off—TV, iPods, computers etc and enjoy these activities with your kids.
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- Nurturing creativity in young children
- Children who grow up with self-confidence and acceptance will be more open to explore creative ideas and to attempt artistic expression.
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- Outdoor play learning opportunities (age 5)
- The great outdoors are full of learning opportunities. Take advantage of your backyard and beyond to have fun and learn.
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- Pencil grip - Activities to improve pencil grip
- Helpful information and activities to help your child achieve the correct pencil grip.
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- Playdough fun (age 5)
- Here is a tip sheet that includes a recipe for play-dough and ideas on what you can do with it.
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- Promoting Self-Care
- As your child learns to care for himself, he begins to take responsibility for his own health and well being.
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- Raise a reader in 3 easy steps
- Oprah Winfrey said “Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.”
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- Road trip games- Number search (ages 5)
- Traveling provides children with lots of opportunities to practice number recognition as well as counting skills.
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- Science and nature walk
- Nature study gives your child an abiding love of the outdoors and, with guidance, can form the habits of scientific thinking.
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- Setting up a child workspace at home
- Tips for setting up a child's desk or workspace at home.
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- Talking to little kids about death
- Sadly death is a part of life. Helping young children to understand death can give them the tools to cope with it as positively as they can.
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- Talking to your children about the economic crisis
- How can you help your kids deal with tough situations and make them feel safe in times of economic crisis?
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- Teaching Kids How To Manage Money
- Ever bought your child that candy bar or comic book at the checkout counter to calm a tantrum?
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- Toys for 5 year olds
- We all need some ideas and suggestions for what our children may need for their play life. Here is a start.
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- Water fun with kids
- Let’s have some fun playing in, and with water at home.
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- Why read to your child
- A child can learn and benefit greatly from being read to right from the day they are born.
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