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Six Shape Activities That Involve Movement

June 27, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Geometry is only one of the six primary strands of math that is considered foundational to later mathematical learning.  (The others are number sense, arithmetic operations, algebra, measurement and data analysis and probability, but I’ll save those for future posts).  Basic geometric principles connect directly to other mathematical concepts and skills, such as naming, constructing,…

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Filed Under: Development, Games, Geometry, Gross Motor, Mathematics, Motor Skills, Pre-writing Skills, Shapes, Shapes

Editable Letter Identification/Sound Assessment for Preschoolers

June 25, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

If your preschooler is learning her letter names and letter sounds, you may be wondering where her skills are. An editable letter identification assessment is what you need to understand exactly what your preschooler is capable of. And there’s a bonus, too!   As many of my readers already know, I own and operate a preschool out…

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Filed Under: alphabetic principle, Development, Letter Identification and Sounds, Literacy, phonological awareness, Preschool Planning, Skills Assessments, Social / Emotional Development

ABC Letter Stack Game

June 11, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Here’s a simple letter identification game that is sure to be a tumbling success! Play again and again to practice letters and fine motor skills. One of the many advantages of being the daughter of a cabinet maker is my ongoing access to wood craft supplies. It’s like I have my own private manufacturer because my…

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Filed Under: alphabetic principle, Development, Fine Motor, Games, Letter Identification and Sounds, Literacy, Motor Skills, phonological awareness, Play

Stacking Fruit Loops and How It Develops Fine Motor Skills

June 1, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

The term “fine motor skills” seems sometimes to be used lightly without much thought to its actual meaning. Fine motor skills involve the small muscle control in the fingers, hands, and wrists. Development begins in infancy, when a baby grasps for her mother’s finger, clutches a toy, passes a stuffed animal from one hand to…

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Filed Under: Development, Fine Motor, Invitations to Play, Motor Skills, Play, Playdough

Pretend Play and How It Creates Critical Thinkers

May 18, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

One of my favorite things as a parent is to listen to my toddler jabber while he plays independently.  I love hearing the dialogue that takes place between him and his toys, I love listening to conflicts and resolution, and I love watching the way he manipulates his play space to meet the needs of…

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Filed Under: Cognitive Development, Play, Play Research, Pretend Play

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs!

April 26, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

It all began with one of our weekly trips to the public library.  After carefully selecting about ten picture books, the kids and I headed over to the juvenile non-fiction to browse.  William loves reading books, and he doesn’t seem to care if the text is informational or story-like, so when we visit the library…

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Filed Under: Thematic Activities

Indoor Play-10 Physically Active Rainy Day Activities

April 12, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Spring has officially sprung in our neck of the woods.  Trees are budding, daffodils have bloomed, the grass is greening, and spiders are crawling about.  And, the sun it out…for a little while, at least, until it rains, followed by the breakthrough of a little bit more sunshine, only to pushed away by more rain. …

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Filed Under: Development, Gross Motor, Motor Skills, Play Tagged With: Gross Motor, Indoor Play

Environmental Print

April 10, 2012 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

The other day I was driving with the kids down the main part of town when we soon came to a four way stop. “Look, Mom,” William said to me. “Stop. It’s not our turn.” William was reading the stop sign ahead of us. Many parents believe that children don’t learn to read until they…

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Filed Under: Literacy, print awareness Tagged With: featured

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