Samantha Perry, Author at Bubbles Academy

Preschool ready! Independent tasks your child should be working on

by Samantha Perry | Jun 10, 2019 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog, Early Childhood Education, Parenting

Preschool is an entirely new social context for your child. Not only are they in a room full of their peers, for perhaps the first time, but they are also transferring their caregiving model to their teacher. This requires a whole new level of independence; for your...

by Samantha Perry Jun 10, 2019 No Comments

Should you teach your child Sight Words?

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by Samantha Perry | Apr 8, 2019 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog

Sight words, having a child memorize the shape of most commonly used words such as “it” “the” “is” etc., are a popular trend in literacy education. However, there is no research to indicate that this method supports long term...

by Samantha Perry Apr 8, 2019 No Comments

Tips for visiting the museum with your preschooler: Bubbles Academy visits the Art Institute of Chicago!

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by Samantha Perry | Apr 1, 2019 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog

This past weekend we took 15 preschoolers (and their grown-ups) to the Art Institute, and no one cried, no statues got knocked over, and everyone had an amazing time! You may be thinking, “Why would we attempt this?” Well, in my classroom we use the...

by Samantha Perry Apr 1, 2019 No Comments

Cultivating Kindness: Raising the next generation of kind and caring helpers

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by Samantha Perry | Feb 4, 2019 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog, Early Childhood Education

Cultivating Kindness in young children can seem like an impossible task at times, in large part because developmentally the brains of toddlers and preschoolers are still forming the neural connections that help them to understand that other people have feelings,...

by Samantha Perry Feb 4, 2019 No Comments

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

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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...