Samantha Perry, Author at Bubbles Academy

Half-day or Full-day Preschool – What does my child need?

by Samantha Perry | Dec 6, 2018 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog, Developmental Milestones, Early Childhood Education

The most common answer I get from former preschool parents when I ask them “How’s Kindergarten going?” is “Well, adjusting to a full day of school has been really hard…”. I can only imagine how exhausting it can feel for a 5 year old to be engaged in a classroom full...

by Samantha Perry Dec 6, 2018 No Comments

Moving Toward Literacy: How to help your child learn to read

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by Samantha Perry | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog, Early Childhood Education

The human brain is hardwired to communicate through language. Infants are born being able to orient their gaze toward faces, and turn their heads to look for the familiar voices they might have heard while in the womb as a reflective instinct. Babies don’t need to be...

by Samantha Perry Mar 13, 2018 No Comments

6 Stages of Development with Block Play

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by Samantha Perry | Jan 11, 2018 | Blog, Developmental Milestones, Early Childhood Education

The benefits of block play for young children are almost infinite. Building with blocks builds valuable cognitive skills such as problem solving, communication, perspective taking, representing and reasoning. This is why you’ll find age appropriate building materials...