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Matching activities are popular for toddlers. For instance, the Lovevery play kit for months 19-21 has a match pictures activity (e.g. matching the image of a butterfly to another image of a butterfly). The kit for months…

Conversations I recently had led me to a dive into the ‘gifted child’ literature. Are there ways how to make a student a gifted child, i.e. raise a child’s IQ? Conversely, are there things parents should avoid…

People, even small ones, form their own ideas about things based on language, things they observe, etc. While some of these ideas can provide good anchors for new information, others can hinder learning. Study after study has…

I recently came across the concept of morning messages. Morning messages are, apparently, a staple of many classrooms in early education.1 Some states, such as NJ, even mandate morning messages in kindergarten2. Mailbox activities are also a…

Here are ideas to inspire your ‘Letter I’ alphabet box. Alphabet Boxes can be a fun part of a toy rotation, sensory exploration, and language learning. Check out the main alphabet box article for how they work….

Fine motor skills are important for everyday life and academic success. But they also are in decline 41,44 . In this post, you’ll see examples of fine motor skill developmental milestones for children aged 1 to 4…