When it comes to children’s education, you can never start too early. At Little Minds Matter: Monsters 2 Munchkins, they understand that early child education is essential to a child’s development and are dedicated to nurturing all aspects of it. With two locations throughout Wisconsin, one in Eau Claire and the other in Durand, they offer supportive, encouraging, and comprehensive learning environments for children as young as six weeks to adolescents 12 years of age.
As extensive as the curriculum is at Little Minds Matter: Monsters 2 Munchkins, they know that there are so many great opportunities to be found at home and that early childhood education begins with something as simple a household routines. Toddlers and very young children
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Predictability creates stability. When things get overwhelming or confusing, a routine becomes an anchor. They also help instill self-esteem. As children become more familiar with a schedule, the more comfortable they will be in completing tasks and this confidence will help them handle any new challenges.
If you don't already have some household routines set up, Little Minds Matter: Monsters 2 Munchkins suggests starting small. Here are three easy ways to do it:
Begin in the Morning: Having everyone together for breakfast at the same time every day is a wonderful way to start. After all, it's the most important meal for the day! This will also give you an opportunity to review the upcoming tasks and events with them.
Set Up Mini-Routines: A small routine is better than none at all. Incorporating them throughout the day is simple, take a bedtime ritual for example. Make it a point to stick to a particular sequence: washing up, putting on pajamas, getting into bed, then finally reading a story.
Acknowledge Transitions: Before moving straight onto the next task, let your child know when the current one will be ending. If dinner follows playtime, tell them when they have 5 minutes left before they have to put away their toys and wash up for
There are so many things I learned in this course that applies to working with infants, toddlers and two year olds and their parents. One of the things I specifically learned was how important routines are younger kids. I knew daycares always had routines and the teachers would try their hardest to follow them, but I didn’t realize how beneficial it was for the children. Routines are needed for infants, toddlers and two years old because it helps them improve their self-discipline skills along with giving them a sense of security. Another thing I learned was how important it is to build a relationship with the parents of the children you work with. This is important because the parents are the ones who knows the kids best, so if the child is having difficulty with something, the parents could provide
The second sub stage of Piaget’s theory of sensorimotor stage is mental representations. Toddlers in this stage are beginning to understand how to use their minds and think about possibilities on how to reach their desired outcome. This is the stage where toddlers develop a sense of creating mental representations of objects, people, actions, and ideas. (Arnette, 2013,
As most preschoolers like clay modeling and building blocks, teachers can use them too. Make models of sphere or box. Instruct preschoolers to make a similar one in size, shape and color. Let them take their own time. Once they have finished the work show them a bit more complicated model and repeat the above activity. The same technique can be used with building blocks too.
Researchers Gottfried and Flemming conducted a study concerning the knowledge of persistent preschoolers. The test subjects were 56 toddlers, 3 and 4 years of age. The nature of the test was to show if toddlers are retaining any knowledge when rewards are used as an incentive. The remaining 14 toddlers were evaluated on their knowledge without any incentives. Two test were used to complete this test. The 56 toddlers used noveled pictures versus the remaining 14 toddlers used peg boards. The results showed that the 56 toddlers retained
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how educators in the early childhood field can create an environment for children that is beneficial to development and enhance their thinking and learning skills. The author states that over the years, more and more observations of early childhood programs across the U.S. and some other countries to see what environments help to convey knowledge better for children. The authors states a caution that, “…we have seen: whether in Alaska, Florida or Massachusetts, all programs are starting to look like an early childhood catalog. Centers do not reflect the identity of the families and communities” (Curtis and Carter, 34). They then goes on to say that many programs apply
Robert Fulghum list three simple things in his book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. The first is put things back where you found them. Another thing he mentioned was to play and work some every day. The last was to hold hands and stick together. I honestly think if everyone followed these three simple rules it would enhance our lives.
The Munchkins Summer Camp is a summer program designed to provide preschoolers with a memorable one-of-a-kind experience within a caring environment. Every camp assistant is assigned a group of preschool campers, and is expected to lead them through the planned activities. Therefore, a camp assistant for the Munchkins Summer Camp must possess excellent leadership skills, patience, teamwork abilities, organization, and initiative. I have admirably demonstrated all of the desired character traits during my time as a camp assistant; proven by my success during Munchkins Summer Camp in 2015.
Early Years Matters (2012) outlines the following aspects of Understanding the world; exploration and investigation; the children investigate objects and materials, learning about changes and patterns whilst looking for similarities and differences. This improves their questioning of how and why things work. Design and making where children learn about the construction process and the tools and techniques used to assemble materials. ICT is used so that the children learn how to use appropriate technology such as computers and programmable toys that are supporting and enhancing their learning. Time is when children find out about events that have occurred in the past or present which are relevant to their own lives or those of their families. Place is when the children become aware of and show an interest in the natural world. Beginning to find out about their local area, knowing what they like and dislike about it. Finally, communities is about how children begin...
The Educational System in Ontario, Canada has been implementing a new curriculum to ensure a successful, practical and functional early education, where children of three, four and five years old could benefit in the short term from a new early intervention educational system. This group of legislators believes that during the following four years with full day educational intervention (FDEL) will bring new changes within the old philosophy that will affect the way young children’ are leaning . (OCDE, 2006).
The question regarding what is considered developmentally appropriate practice for preschoolers (i.e., three to five-year-olds) has been widely debated in recent years. The various practices include approaches such as teacher-directed learning activities and child-directed activities. This paper will focus on specifically these two approaches and the aspects they introduce regarding early childhood development. Most approaches agree on many educational goals such as promoting self-esteem, encouraging emerging literacy, using materials and activities that are of interest to children, and encouraging parent involvement, among others. It is the manner of which they are implemented that varies and how they affect
Children are naturally curious human beings. Children’s preschool years are essential to their social emotional and cognitive developmental skills. When children begin with preschool, they should be exposed to a variety of activities. In developing my curriculum, I would like to mold young children to become great achievers. My curriculum name is LA Mona. I will base LA Mona curriculum with High Scope, Project Approach and Montessori. Children in Preschools or Head Start programs who use this curriculum, will developed skill on which their future education will be built. By planning my own curriculum, I will select activities and topic that appeal to your child’s needs and desires. For my curriculum, I will focus on specific goals that the parents or guardians have for their child.
Children need and appreciate structure in their lives. It teaches them what to expect, thus provided security. Have a routine and stick to it. If a child knows that he must eat breakfast, brush his teeth and get dressed before he can watch TV or go out and play, this provides the
By having short conversation about experiences after each session your kids will develop a communicative relationship with you.
Nutbrown, C. (2006) Threads of Thinking. Young Children Learning and the Role of Early Education. London: Sage Publications.
Lastly discipline is another very important responsibility. The best thing to do is to pick your battles, because if you are constantly saying “no” your child will tune it out. You also have to be consistent. For example, you can’t let your child eat candy before dinner one night and then tell them not to the next night, you will be sending them mixed signals.