Learn more about the word gap….for teachers?  Then tell us what you think. Click here.

Slow Down to Real Time has shown to improve children's brains. Read the article  by clicking the underlined link and think about the implications for preschool education.

Watch the video at this link and talk about what you have observed or experienced with loose parts.

Scientific method

Let Me Play

Halloween is celebrated in the USA with jack o' lanterns (the carved pumpkins in this photo have candles in them at night to make those faces even spookier); trick or treaters in all kinds of costumes (children going door to door collecting candy); and sometimes VERY scary movies and decorations and pranks. Do you celebrate Halloween in South Africa, Peru, or wherever you are? If so, what do you do? If not, is there another time of year when people dress up in costume?  Here is a link to a collection of halloween ideas for preschoolers. What do you think of all of this as it might relate to young children?

Book vs Movie?

Soon, the movie of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day will be in the theaters. But that movie is based on a classic preschool picture book.  Click here to listen to a read aloud of Alexander and the Terrible,  Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Then talk about how you might use this book in a preschool setting.