Let them actually dig and get their hands dirty, add seeds to examine and explore with, help them plant their own seeds, or add fresh smelling flowers. Feeling textures of different materials and plants is very stimulating for sensory development. You can also talk about what types of plants are edible and even let them...
There are so many sensory bin ideas you can do for children to allow them to explore using their senses and get hands on with the garden theme. Give them their own container full of soil, some sticks, and rakes to create a garden. Here are some suggested foods for your edible garden: Lettuce Peas Carrots Cantaloupes...
The best way to allow them to do this is by providing them fun and exciting hands-on activities that also stimulate all of their senses. If you want to get them curious and learn about gardening, give them fun activities related to just that. Activities can include, but are certainly not limited to, things like sensory...
By helping in the garden, preschoolers gain emotional skills as well as strengthening both gross and fine motor skills. Many adults have fond memories of helping out in the garden as children. I can remember watching my grandfather plant gladiola bulbs while I sprinkled radish seeds by his side. In today’s busy world, a garden can seem like...
At our international preschool, we are fortunate to have friends from all over the world. Many of our children’s only exposure to English is at school. Some of the children in our school even come from bilingual families and English is their third language. A child’s formative years (from 0-7/8) are a period where they learn...
Already J. A. Komenský (1592) promoted the systematic upbringing of a child from an early age. He dealt with general theory of education, didactics, created a special methodology for language teaching (Janua linguarum reserata, Door of Languages Open, known as the Gate of Languages Open) and Orbis sensualium pictus (The World in Pictures). Komenský knew that a child...
Every year, on 1st June, International Children’s Day is celebrated to raise awareness of children’s rights and needs. It reminds us that children are our future and we must take care of their well-being. Various cultural, sports and entertainment events take place, but many families prefer domestic events. Are you thinking about a gift and what...
Legumes is a collective term for a group of plants and their fruits including peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, lupins. They are nutritionally high in protein, high in vitamin B, minerals, calcium, phosphorus and iron. They can cause flatulence, which is due to the short-chain carbohydrates that are digested by bacteria in the large intestine, as they...
Twice a year, at Florentinum British Nursery and Preschool, we assess our students and record their progress. The assessments look at appropriate developmental skills and milestones. Areas of assessment include personal care skills as well as social and interpersonal skills. Other areas that are assessed are the children’s fine and gross motor skills as well as...
The practice of pre-school education, as well as the FEP PV, does not operate with art education as a field, as it is not about educating children in this field. However, as art activities represent one of the important means of developing a child’s personality, it is desirable for them to be sufficiently used in fulfilling integrated...
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