Tapping the matching letters. Swiping rhyming words together.
This isn’t preschool. [Read more…]
Whole Child Development
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 1 Comment
Tapping the matching letters. Swiping rhyming words together.
This isn’t preschool. [Read more…]
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 5 Comments
This year didn’t quite start out the way I had hoped. BUT, I did manage to cross off a goal millions of people set at the beginning of the year, and after only a few weeks in.
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized Leave a Comment
The headlines have actually been coming for years, but a new round has been catching everyone’s attention the past few weeks.
“Old-fashioned toys, not video games, best for kids, pediatricians say.”
“So-called ‘educational’ toys rarely really are.”
“Old-fashioned toys better for development than high-tech gadgets, study finds.”
“The best toys are those that support play, new report says.”
Just in time for the biggest gift-giving season of the year, the American Academy of Pediatrics released toy guidelines that suggest that high-tech trends are promoting toys for children that are over-stimulating, ineffective when it comes to development, and in some cases, actually lead to skill delays.
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 9 Comments
In her book, “The Soul of Education”, Rachael Kessler wrote: [Read more…]
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 8 Comments
“Are you a homeschooler?”
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 2 Comments
We each view the world through our own unique lenses. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just the product of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we experience. Through all of that, we then filter how we perceive the world.
by notjustcute Filed Under: Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 8 Comments
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience 7 Comments
The combination of a cold I picked up snuggling my sniffling 5 year old earlier in the week, together with three 1 1/2 hour presentations given in less than 24 hours time, has dropped my voice several decibels and quite likely a full octave.
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience 9 Comments
Enjoy this popular post from last year!
I am a nerd. (It’s OK. While the term might have made me cringe in high school, I have since learned to embrace my nerdiness.) I recently found myself on a short trip with some down time for a little reading, and as any good nerd would, I packed along one of my favorite textbooks from grad school. (I know, I just confessed to having a favorite textbook.)
by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP 18 Comments
While ADD, or attention deficit disorder, is a term frequently referred to in educational and developmental settings (an intriguing article on which can be found here), I’d like to introduce another term, one directed at us as adults. IDD, or Intention Deficit Disorder is not a disorder you’ll find the DSM-IV diagnostic manual, but it’s one I see in frequently in adults working with children, and even in myself from time to time.
In early education, there is too much distance between what we know and what we do. I bridge the gaps that exist between academia, decision-makers, educators, and parents so that together, we can improve the quality of early education while also respecting and protecting the childhood experience.
Content Copyrighted (2008-2024), Amanda Morgan, All Rights Reserved