During these times of heightened stress due to COVID-19, children and their families want to be seen and to know that they matter. Without this recognition of their humanity and their lived experiences from teachers...
Dr. Brian Wright asks teachers to let families, especially Black and brown families, know that they are seen and their contributions to their children's learning are valued.
That was a good time to remind myself that making mistakes actually makes you smarter, especially if you try to fix the mistake. Brain science backs this up.
The farm to early care and education initiative includes a variety of strategies that encourage the use of local foods in meals and snacks, gardening opportunities, and food-based learning activities that promote children鈥檚 health and well-being.
As teachers, we need to begin by reflecting on our own spiritual experiences, biases, knowledge bases, and identities. Regardless of our beliefs, we should consider how these views could impact daily interactions.
In this article, we explore the key roles that teachers, families, and community initiatives like those underway at some laundromats play in helping children become ready to read.
Use the practical information and ideas in this book to develop and embed a culture of family engagement in all aspects of your early childhood program, from curriculum planning to addressing children鈥檚 individual needs.
Research shows that children thrive when their families are involved in their care and education. Here are some ways you can collaborate with your child鈥檚 teacher to create and maintain a great relationship.
Any one of these family activity ideas will welcome children and families into your program and set the stage for family involvement. Teachers can also adapt these activities to keep families engaged throughout the year.
Para ser responsables, los nin虄os deben darse cuenta de que es necesario hacer, pensar en opciones u虂tiles y sentirse orgullosos de sus contribuciones. Aqui虂, le mostramos co虂mo fomentar la responsabilidad.
Salir a caminar o ir a un parque son excelentes maneras de ayudar a sus hijos a aprender. Adema虂s de pasar tiempo en los juegos, tomen tiempo a explorar: 驴hay a虂rboles que puedan contar, vecinos a los que puedan saludar o sen虄ales viales que puedan leer?
Los nin虄os tienden a imitar las actitudes de los padres sobre la matema虂tica. Cuando juegue a estos juegos, 隆divie虂rtase! Si se divierte, los nin虄os tambie虂n se divertira虂n. Trabajar en un desafi虂o es tambie虂n lo que hace que se disfruten los juegos.
El juego apoya el aprendizaje de los nin虄os de muchas maneras. Asegu虂rese de que su hijo tenga tiempo para jugar y de esta forma promueve el desarrollo cognitivo, del lenguaje, de la alfabetizacio虂n, fi虂sico, social y emocional.
