Snow days are a novelty here on the west coast of Canada. Most of our winter precipitation is liquid, so when it freezes or snows we are all very excited! A winter theme or topic offers many opportunities for children to investigate math and science concepts. Changes in winter weather provide so many possibilities for children to observe and investigate snow, ice, slush, rain and temperature ... continue reading...
KIDS VALENTINE ART
Teach art concepts as you celebrate Valentine's Day. This kids Valentine art activity teaches children about color, value, shape and overlapping . The art is inspired by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault's colorful ABC book, "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Children love this rhythmic, rhyming book. The lowercase alphabet gallivants through the pages to the words, "A ... continue reading...
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
Phonemic awareness is the recognition of basic speech sounds. Phonemic awareness activities help young children know that words are made of sounds. It is the skill of noticing, thinking about and working with individual sounds in words. Separating a spoken word, like cat, into three distinct sounds (or phonemes) requires a child to exercise phonemic awareness. As children learn to hear, copy ... continue reading...
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