Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
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Tattling is very common but it can be shaped by our responses to their tattling. Teach your child this simple rhyme to work...
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Increase critical thinking and curiosity when you read aloud. Take story time to a new level.
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We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...
When your child starts demonstrating behaviors that show they are trying to “fit in” or wants to “belong to a...
Punishment is imposed, discipline is instilled. Consequences must make sense – they must be logical.
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Including children in their own learning process about how to self-regulate is empowering and long-lasting. Here’s how it’s helpful to...
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In the heat of an emotional meltdown, it’s hard to remember what to do. So we use *SKOR* for quick recall....
Tricky topic that’s filled with layers of good intentions and ambitious learnings. It takes effort from both you and your...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
Easy things you can do every day to encourage your toddler to use more language. *Note – Suggestions in this article...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Around the ages of four and five, children begin to tell “tall tales”. They may also begin to tell fibs...
If you’re looking for a didactic list, here’s a theoretical, academic sequence for teaching your child to read. Just remember...
As parents and teachers of young children, we encounter “power play” in a variety of ways – some children like...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...
Your child may not want to learnt to read – *yet*. It’s completely normal and natural. Reading is hard. Reading...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here’s what...
Brain differences make it hard for a child to control their behavior. Understanding your child’s impulsive behaviors can help you...
So easy. So visual. It works.
Make a Cozy Corner or Helper Green Basket to help your child recover from an emotional meltdown – proven techniques...
Here’s a practical tool and script to support your child’s self-regulation and emotional awareness – it provides a shared language to signal...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
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