Preschool: School and Academics Articles
The Essential Guide to Preschool Math
Here's our essential guide to all things preschool math, plus expert book picks to make learning fun!
Math for Preschoolers: More Than Just Counting
With all the focus on language and literacy in the early years, math seems to be a forgotten subject. But in order to prepare for the math skills they'll be expected to grasp later, children need early exposure to mathematical concepts.
Preschool Practice: Shapes and Colors!
Recognizing objects as red or blue, round or square might seem like child's play, but it's integral to a child's cognitive development, and sets the stage for math concepts from sorting and patterning to geometry. Try these fun activities to help your child master colors and shapes.
12 Ways to Engage Your Preschooler with Literature
Here are twelve ways to engage your preschooler, every time you open a book.
Preschool Reading: Comprehension and Sequencing
Reading comprehension and sequencing are two pre-reading skills that preschoolers can practice before they can read themselves. Here's how parents can help develop these important skills.
Kindergarten Readiness: More Than Academics
Parents struggle every year to decide if their child is ready to take that first big step into formal education. Even in this day and age, when many children get their feet wet in preschool, not all kids are prepared for kindergarten. True, they may be able to do some basic reading and writing, but ...
Preschool Social Studies: Exploring Me and My World
Social studies permeate the preschool classroom, from learning about holidays and jobs around town to exploring identity in terms of family and community. Help your child gain insights about himself and the world he lives in with these fun social studies activities for preschoolers.
Preschool Math: All Sorts of Sorting!
Sorting and classifying objects helps children begin to notice how items are alike and different, and creates an awareness that is vital for math learning.
All About Preschool: Phonics and Phonemic Awareness
Just what are phonemic awareness and phonics, and how can you help your child master these important early learning skills?
Academic Preschools: Too Much Too Soon?
Once upon a time, many children didn't attend preschool at all, and those who did spent their mornings cutting, pasting, and playing house. These days, preschool is a rite of passage, and "academic" preschools that promise to prepare kids for the cutthroat world of kindergarten are becoming more ...
- Sudbury Schools: A Radical Alternative to No Child Left Behind
- What Do Test Scores Really Say About a School?
- Beyond AYP: Evaluating Your Child's School
- High School Rankings: What Do They Mean?
- Barack Obama on Education
- School Uniforms
- Study Shows the Right Preschool Leads to Later Success
- What is Reggio Emilia?
- What are Charter Schools?
- How Children Learn a Second Language
