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Category: Preschool Education

Get Off the Phonics Train Early: Functional Reading After Phonics

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 by Amber

Teaching children how to read is often regarded as an aggravating, difficult, hair-pulling exercise and it need not be. The… Read more Get Off the Phonics Train Early: Functional Reading After Phonics

You’re Right: Traditional Education Sucks

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Amber

It is totally infuriating to me when someone says something like “Only 20% (sometimes 5%) of students think and work… Read more You’re Right: Traditional Education Sucks

When Caregivers Just Don’t Understand

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Amber

I document age-related childhood difficult behavior and probably the #1 question I get is how to deal with caregivers who… Read more When Caregivers Just Don’t Understand

3-1/2 Year Olds: They Are a Meltdowny Mess and Love Science Experiments

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Amber

I have been doing work, done in a community of parents, to characterize the typical age-related behaviors of children. I… Read more 3-1/2 Year Olds: They Are a Meltdowny Mess and Love Science Experiments

Practice Safety by Building a Model Neighborhood

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Amber

So often I hear parents worried about the safety of their children around roads. How can they deal with a… Read more Practice Safety by Building a Model Neighborhood

Easy Discipline: Doing “EXPERIMENTS!” with my Preschooler

Posted on October 25, 2016March 4, 2018 by Amber

My son, 4, lately, has taken to taking things out of our pantry and doing “experiments!” with them. This includes… Read more Easy Discipline: Doing “EXPERIMENTS!” with my Preschooler

Teaching Colors to Toddlers

Posted on August 17, 2016August 19, 2016 by Amber

Teaching colors to toddlers is one of my favorite activities. Teaching colors is by nature reality-oriented. You can only teach… Read more Teaching Colors to Toddlers

Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Amber

I had read an idea in Help Your Preschooler Build a Better Brain to make dinosaur fossils using dinosaur figurines… Read more Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

Teaching a Preschooler to Write Equations

Posted on July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 by Amber

We have done much hands-on work with my preschooler for learning to count and add. See: How I Taught My… Read more Teaching a Preschooler to Write Equations

Putting on a Beauty and the Beast Play with a Preschooler

Posted on July 6, 2016July 6, 2016 by Amber

One thing that has been really powerful in reinforcing story comprehension in my preschooler has been putting on plays about… Read more Putting on a Beauty and the Beast Play with a Preschooler

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