It’s that time of year again! A season for family traditions… decorating gingerbread houses, baking holiday cookies, advent calendars, decorating the tree, Christmas Sing A Longs and letters to Santa (to name a few). Amidst it all, do you find yourself trying to shift the focus from the material side of Christmas to the meaningful [...]
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She has a very strong grasp of the letters and their sounds and is able to work her way through sounding out some words. She is very excited to be able to look at a book and see more than just letters jumbled on the page.
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December 7th, 2011Phonics, Phonemes and Phonetic Awareness: What does it all mean?
October 26th, 2011Your preschooler is able to recognize the letters of the alphabet, so now what? Next step…making the letter and sound connections! Perhaps you have heard parents say, “my child learned to read phonetically” or “I know of a good phonics program” or “phonetic awareness is important in learning how to read”. What exactly does all of that [...]
October Book Review: The Bear’s Autumn
October 5th, 2011Author: Keizaburo Tejima Translated from the Japanese by Susan Matsui Have you ever experienced the joy of watching a child do something all by themselves for the very first time? Whether it be learning how to hold their own bottle, feed themselves, tie their own shoe, ride a bike, learn how to sound out a word…All [...]
Pre K Scholars to Launch Phonics-Based Letter-Sound Recognition App
September 30th, 2011Pre K Scholars to Launch Phonics-Based Letter-Sound Recognition App Pre K Scholars (http://www.prekscholars.com) is collaborating with Digital Attic (http://www.digitalattic.com) to develop a phonics-based app to make letter-sound recognition a fun adventure for 3-5 year olds. The iPhone app is scheduled for completion in September 2011 with the Android version anticipated soon thereafter. The app will [...]
Pre K Scholars Kindergarten Readiness Kit Wins Media of The Year Award 2011
September 28th, 2011Pre K Scholars Kindergarten Readiness Kit Wins Creative Child Magazine 2011 Media of the Year Award Pre K Scholars is delighted to announce that its Kindergarten Readiness Kit won Creative Child Magazine’s 2011 Media of the Year Award in the Preschool Educational Classroom Products category. The Kit, developed by former kindergarten teacher, Amy Schwary, is [...]
Function vs. Fashion
September 21st, 2011Daily we are frustrated with the dated, sliding, mirror closet doors that are in each of our daughter’s bedrooms. Those of you that have girls, know how often girls access the varying pieces of their wardrobes and the number of outfit changes per day they make. Aside from the amount of laundry this produces..the problem [...]
Back to School: Introducing Pre K Scholars Kindergarten Readiness Kit DVD
August 31st, 2011We have headed back to school! It’s time to make up for lost time, lapsed posts and fill in the blanks as to what Pre K Scholars has been up to in the past few months. Where to begin?… Pre K Scholars launched it’s newest product “Kindergarten Readiness Kit DVD” in March! WooHoo! In an [...]
The Gift of Recognition
January 13th, 2011Happy New Year! As I do every year at this time, I’ve been reflecting back on the holidays, the special memories we made with family and friends and the moments remembered of the year passed. I take inventory of the mind and soul so that I can decide where my attention needs to be focused [...]
Planting pumpkins
October 11th, 2010This season is all about pumpkins, and this year we bought an envelope of seeds to give growing our own a shot. Wow! What fun we’ve had! The learning experiences and smiles have been endless. I was inspired by a post from www.trailmix.net. TrailMix inspires parents to mix up educational activities and outdoor adventure—isn’t that [...]
Separation Anxiety and Kindergarten
October 7th, 2010The first day of Kindergarten is a day of excitement for many, but when your little one is hanging on just a little more tightly to your pant leg, and you feel the tears welling up in your own eyes, it’s a sign that both of you may be going through a little separation anxiety. [...]
