by Samantha Perry | Aug 26, 2019 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog, Parenting
Mornings are rough. Especially for parents and caregivers who have to load up their little ones (and all of their stuff), and fight though rush hour to make it to school drop-off in time. Now, if you also have to factor in a toddler or preschooler who fights you every...
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 | 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 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 | 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,...
