The Art of Observation

It’s natural, as we work or play with young children, to look back on our own experiences in school and act as our teachers acted. Sitting back and just watching can feel awkward, maybe even boring. But young children learn by doing. Real doing, like coming up with ideas and acting on them. Experimenting. Problem-solving. [...]

Collaboration in Preschool

Today I spent part of the day working with a group of 3 and 4 year olds. We used a variety of recycle materials to create hats. Some of the items included:

paperboard boxes
toilet paper rolls
construction paper
paper bags
tissue paper
duct tape
berry cartons
cardboard boxes
egg cartons

The kids looked through the materials and we talked about the different kinds of [...]

Simple Activities Can Have a Big Impact

In the July issue of Zero to Three’s newsletter for parents I came across a great article about young children, art and writing. The article begins describing a typical 15 month-old’s experience with crayons:
At first, it’s all about just figuring out what these cool things called crayons can do. Then your child discovers the [...]

Activity to Explore the Outdoors

For a quick and easy way to get preschool and school-age kids exploring the outdoors, try this simple leaf rubbing activity. All you need is:

a few pieces of paper
a couple of crayons with the paper wrappers removed
a hard, flat surface (smooth table top, floor or hard cover book)
a bucket, basket or bag for collecting [...]

WoWKit Activities and Special Needs Programs

For years now I have been getting a lot of positive feedback from customers working with children with special needs. I know our activities work well for all children because they are child-centered. Children are presented with a learning opportunity and can work through it at their own pace. Our activities are fun. We start [...]