by Samantha Perry | May 4, 2020 | Arts Integrated Preschool, Blog, Early Childhood Education, Parenting, Virtual Classes
If you’ve got a little one at home who will be 5 years old on or before September 1st, 2020, you were probably preparing for their transition out of preschool and into Kindergarten. But then COVID-19 happened, and so many parents’ nerves about this upcoming transition...
by Anna Rhoads | Mar 30, 2020 | Early Childhood Education, Virtual Classes
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 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 | 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...
