by Bubbles Academy | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Early Childhood Education, Sensory Art
A great way to keep your little ones entertained for hours is using sensory bins. If you can get outside in your backyard, or for a walk, I recommend finding some natural materials, leaves, sticks, rocks, pinecones, anything that draws your child’s attention. Natural...
by Anna Rhoads | Mar 30, 2020 | Early Childhood Education
I have never met a person who didn’t like at least one kind of music. Music and rhythm are inherent to being human – whether that means being a natural musician or simply listening to and appreciating it. In the womb, a mother’s voice sounds melodic when she...
by Brittny Congleton | Mar 26, 2020 | Blog, Early Childhood Education
Virtual Classes and Interactive Digital learning is amazing and we’ve relished providing it, but there is also something very special that sprouts from a word we’re often scared of: Boredom! I remember, as an only child, my kindergarten teacher told my parents “Well,...
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 | 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 | 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...
