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		<title>Educational Fall Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[</p> <p>Fall may be a terrific time of year for fun crafts but you don&#8217;t want<br /> to be so focused on the fun that you forget about the great educational opportunities<br /> that the season presents. Sure, it&#8217;s great to carve pumpkins and make<br /> Thanksgiving turkeys out of construction paper during these months. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Fall may be a terrific time of year for fun crafts but you don&#8217;t want<br />
  to be so focused on the fun that you forget about the great educational opportunities<br />
  that the season presents. Sure, it&#8217;s great to carve pumpkins and make<br />
  Thanksgiving turkeys out of construction paper during these months. But in addition<br />
  to these arts and crafts, you can come up with a number of different fall activities<br />
  which give your children great educational skills. In fact, there are fall activities<br />
  to cover all of the basic school subjects and then some.</p>
<p><strong>Here are some educational fall activities for each subject:</strong></p>
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<h2><strong>Math </strong> </h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Counting </strong>activities using fall themes. The &#8220;5<br />
          Little Pumpkins&#8221; song is just one example of a fall-themed counting<br />
          activity that can be enjoyed by kids while they learn some new skills.</li>
<li><strong>Measuring</strong> and counting when making fall recipes.<br />
          Use cooking activities during the fall to warm up the house or classroom<br />
          and get the kids using math during daily activities.</li>
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<h2>Reading / Writing </h2>
<ul>
<li>There are many different<strong> stories</strong> out there about fall.<br />
    Look for those that are about the changing of seasons as well as those that<br />
    relate to the fall holidays.</li>
<li>Work on learning the <strong>alphabet</strong> by practicing with fall themes.<br />
    For example, &#8220;P is for Pumpkin&#8221; is a good way to work on that<br />
    particular letter.</li>
<li>Make a <strong>fall story book</strong>. Paste leaves and other fall items<br />
    into a scrapbook and then work with kids to write a story that relates to<br />
    fall.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Science </h2>
<ul>
<li>Go outside and <strong>observe the changing seasons</strong> with kids.<br />
    Keep photo and written journals about these changes.</li>
<li><strong>Fall animals</strong>. Activities involving squirrels and acorns<br />
    are great for teaching kids about animals and fall.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Social Studies </h2>
<ul>
<li>Use the holidays such as Columbus Day and Thanksgiving to teach kids about<br />
    <strong>history</strong>.</li>
<li>Explore how <strong>different cultures</strong> explore holidays in different<br />
    ways to teach kids about diversity.</li>
<li>If you taught kids about Labor Day early in the season, you can reinforce<br />
    these lessons by bringing them back up again. Point out that <strong>work<br />
    and community</strong> are important educational areas at all times of the<br />
    year.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Other subjects </h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Music</strong>. Kids love music and they learn a lot from it so<br />
    incorporate fall themes and music this season. One great activities making<br />
    musical shakers out of gourds by cleaning them out and filling them with beans.</li>
<li><strong>Motor skills</strong>. The arts and crafts that are associated with<br />
    fall themes are good lessons in and of themselves because they teach kids<br />
    motor skills which are an important part of the rest of their education.</li>
<li><strong>Environmental lessons</strong>. Kids can learn environmental lessons<br />
    during the fall months by getting out and exploring nature. Take kids hiking<br />
    or camping before it gets too cold and use it as a way to teach them about<br />
    how to treat the earth kindly and why that&#8217;s important.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Preschool September Themes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[</p> <p>September is rapidly<br /> coming to a close but that doesn&#8217;t mean that it&#8217;s too late to incorporate<br /> some great September themes into your preschool lesson plans.<br /> September is a fun month because it&#8217;s all about going back to school,<br /> meeting new people and getting ready for the holidays ahead. That [...]]]></description>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">September is rapidly<br />
  coming to a close but that doesn&#8217;t mean that it&#8217;s too late to incorporate<br />
  some great <strong>September themes into your preschool lesson plans</strong>.<br />
  September is a fun month because it&#8217;s all about going back to school,<br />
  meeting new people and getting ready for the holidays ahead. That makes September<br />
  a terrific month for transitional themes that allow you to really explore some<br />
  creative lessons. You can begin teaching fall themes during the month of September<br />
  but you can also use themes that aren&#8217;t related to any particular season<br />
  so it&#8217;s still an in-between kind of month.</font></p>
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      terms of holidays, the big one in September is <strong>Labor Day</strong>.<br />
      Of course, that&#8217;s passed now but that doesn&#8217;t mean that the<br />
      important lessons it brings with it should be over. Reinforce what the preschoolers<br />
      learned about work and community all year long. September usually isn&#8217;t<br />
      a terrifically busy month so it&#8217;s a great time to do some <strong>community<br />
      service with preschoolers</strong>. You can make sandwiches to be taken<br />
      to a soup kitchen or you can have the kids learn a song and go share it<br />
      with the elderly at a nearby home. Set something up with someone in your<br />
      community to help kids <strong>learn that the important lessons of Labor<br />
      Day should be lived out all year long</strong>.</font></td>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>September<br />
  is a great month for all kinds of outdoor activities</strong>. It&#8217;s usually<br />
  not too cold in most places to really get out and enjoy the weather. Take the<br />
  kids outside for lots of physical education. Go on field trips and treasure<br />
  hunts. Have the kids start noticing what is changing in the area, such as the<br />
  changing leaves as well as subtler changes in the weather. September is a great<br />
  month for taking the time to help kids notice what&#8217;s going on in the world<br />
  around them.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Of course, there<br />
  are plenty of indoor activities that are great for September as well. Did you<br />
  know that <strong>September is classical music month</strong>? This makes it<br />
  a terrific month to <strong>incorporate music themes into your children&#8217;s<br />
  days</strong>. Classical music CD&#8217;s and DVD&#8217;s for kids can be used<br />
  during rest times. During more active times, children can learn to make this<br />
  kind of music themselves. They&#8217;ll have fun doing it, build up their motor<br />
  skills and probably even experience a boost in self-esteem from the praise they&#8217;ll<br />
  get for performing for family and friends. <strong>You can incorporate short<br />
  lessons about the history of classical music to supplement this type of theme</strong>.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Interestingly, <strong>September<br />
  is also National Chicken Month</strong>. This is terrific because September<br />
  is a great time to teach kids a lot of <strong>lessons about nutrition</strong>.<br />
  This can sometimes be difficult to do in the months that follow since we all<br />
  make exceptions to our dietary rules for Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Winter<br />
  Holidays. But in September, we can eat relatively healthy. <strong>Teaching<br />
  kids about the health benefits of chicken</strong> compared to red meat and<br />
  of free-range or organic chicken as compared to other chicken can be part of<br />
  the chicken theme for September. Of course, coloring activities and cooking<br />
  activities will go well with these. Even physical education can be worked in;<br />
  a <strong>group of preschoolers can play chicken, chicken, turkey instead of<br />
  duck, duck, goose</strong>.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">September may be<br />
  more than halfway over but there is still time to incorporate new <strong>September<br />
  themes</strong> into your preschooler&#8217;s day. And of course, some of these<br />
  themes can easily spill over into next month which means that all your planning<br />
  will actually be done in advance!</font></p>
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		<title>How to Make your own Preschool Lesson Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[</p> <p align="left">Are<br /> you homeschooling your preschooler? Or perhaps your child simply isn&#8217;t<br /> challenged enough in her preschool class and you&#8217;d like to make your own<br /> lesson plans to supplement what&#8217;s being learned at school? Whatever the<br /> case, making your own preschool lesson plans can be a great<br /> way to [...]]]></description>
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<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Are<br />
  you homeschooling your preschooler? Or perhaps your child simply isn&#8217;t<br />
  challenged enough in her preschool class and you&#8217;d like to make your own<br />
  lesson plans to supplement what&#8217;s being learned at school? Whatever the<br />
  case, <strong>making your own preschool lesson plans</strong> can be a great<br />
  way to give your child an education that incorporates all of the things that<br />
  it&#8217;s important to you that she learns. It can sound a little intimidating<br />
  at first. After all, you aren&#8217;t a teacher so how would you know how to<br />
  make your own preschool lesson plans, right? But <strong>making your own lesson<br />
  plans really isn&#8217;t that difficult at all</strong>.</font></p>
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<td width="75%" align="left" valign="top"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The<br />
      first thing that you need to do is sit down and brainstorm as to what you<br />
      want to make sure that your child learns from these lesson plans. Most parents<br />
      want their children to have well-rounded lesson plans in all of the basic<br />
      school subjects such as math, reading, writing, social studies and science.<br />
      Some parents also want to make their own preschool lesson plans that incorporate<br />
      life skill such as sewing and cooking. Still other parents want to make<br />
      sure that their lesson plans include some sort of religious or spiritual<br />
      education. Don&#8217;t forget that physical education should be on the list<br />
      as well.. <strong>Brainstorm a complete list of what you want to cover</strong><br />
      so that you can make your own complete preschool lesson plans.</font></td>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Next, you should<br />
  <strong>brainstorm a second list about all of the things that your child is<br />
  interested in</strong> or engaged by. Does she have a favorite color? Does she<br />
  love animals? Are pop-up books her favorite way to pass the time? Make an extensive<br />
  list of all the things that she loves so that you can incorporate these into<br />
  the lesson plans. This will help your child be more actively interested in her<br />
  own lessons which will make your lesson plans more successful. Don&#8217;t forget<br />
  to think about the activities that she enjoys as well. If your child loves to<br />
  sing, you will want to incorporate songs and singing games into your preschool<br />
  lessons. Having all of this information in front of you on paper will make it<br />
  easier to make your lesson plans.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Once you know what<br />
  you want to teach and what types of activities and topics will be of the most<br />
  interest to your child, you need to <strong>learn how to make some basic lesson<br />
  plans</strong>. The best way to do this is to get samples of plans that are<br />
  already out there. You can go online to websites for homeschooling and for preschool<br />
  teachers and find lessons there or you can go to a bookstore or teaching supply<br />
  store and pick up a book or two of lessons. Use these as the basis for making<br />
  your own lesson plans. Change them to incorporate the lessons that you want<br />
  to be sure to teach your child and the things which interest her most. For ongoing<br />
  creative ideas, consider signing up to receive a daily lesson plan idea from<br />
  the <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/subscribe.html?adxnnl=1&#038;adxnnlx=1190312115-KGgSZlJplox90ImhK/D6NA" target="_blank">New<br />
  York Times Learning Network</a></strong>. These lesson plans should be the starting<br />
  point from which you use your own creative ideas to make your lesson plans.<br />
  </font> </p>
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		<title>Preschool Software &#8211; Give your Preschooler a Head Start in Education</title>
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		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Computers are not<br />
  the wave of the future; they are the way that we operate right here and right<br />
  now. Because of this, it&#8217;s important to <strong>make use of computer software<br />
  as early on as you can in your child&#8217;s education</strong>. Preschool software<br />
  is designed to get your children used to using computers so that they&#8217;ll<br />
  be able to maximize their learning potential in the years to come. Preschool<br />
  software also makes use of multiple methods of learning to make sure that your<br />
  child learns quickly in the formative years when education is picked up quickly.<br />
  And preschool software is also great for parents because it enhances the learning<br />
  process and gives you more tools for educating your child.</font></p>
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<td width="75%" align="left" valign="top"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Software<br />
      that is designed for preschoolers can help your child get a jump start on<br />
      their education</strong>. Kids start using computers in school in the early<br />
      elementary years and your child will be ahead of the game if she already<br />
      knows the basics about using a computer. By becoming computer-ready at an<br />
      early age, she&#8217;ll be more equipped than others to adapt to changes<br />
      in technology that will inevitably come along during the years that she&#8217;s<br />
      in school. And she&#8217;ll also be more skilled at using the computer as<br />
      a tool for learning which is supplemental to her non-computer education,<br />
      giving her a range of different tools to maximize her learning.</font></td>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In addition to preparing<br />
  your child for the years to come, <strong>preschool software is great for the<br />
  education that your child needs</strong> right now. When appropriately selected<br />
  to match her developmental stage and to coincide with the rest of her <strong><a href="http://www.abchomepreschool.com/" target="_blank">preschool<br />
  curriculum</a></strong>, preschool software can actually teach your child some<br />
  of what she needs to know. It makes use of multiple types of learning styles<br />
  to really help your child develop her brain in a variety of ways. Audio tools<br />
  can be used to enhance language skills and to use music for improving preschool<br />
  curriculum. Video tools can be used to engage your child&#8217;s attention and<br />
  assist with visual learning. And interactive preschool software can help your<br />
  child&#8217;s kinesthetic learning abilities. By using preschool software to<br />
  develop your child&#8217;s different methods of learning, you can help her to<br />
  adapt a multi-modal approach to learning that will make it easier for her to<br />
  learn her preschool curriculum. And it will also help her learning in the future.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And preschool software<br />
  doesn&#8217;t just help your child; it helps you as a parent. <strong>Preschool<br />
  software provides you with a number of different tools for improving your child&#8217;s<br />
  learning.</strong> This is great for the home school parent who wants to make<br />
  use of as many tools as possible for his child&#8217;s education. And often,<br />
  this software comes with helpful tips and resources that make educating your<br />
  preschooler even easier. Of course, this does require some additional work.<br />
  You&#8217;ll want to make sure that you understand the software and review it<br />
  before using it along with your preschooler. But the advantages far outweigh<br />
  the changes you&#8217;ll have to make to incorporate preschool software into<br />
  your child&#8217;s life.</font></p>
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		<title>Preschool Printable Worksheets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Preschool<br />
  printable worksheets</strong> are practically a staple of the home school education.<br />
  And even those parents who aren&#8217;t homeschooling their kids find that these<br />
  printable worksheets are good for preschoolers to pass the time while learning<br />
  new and important skills. They&#8217;re great for parents because they&#8217;re<br />
  cheap to locate and easy to print out so kids can have as many as they want<br />
  to work on. And kids usually want a lot of them because they think it&#8217;s<br />
  just something fun to do.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here are some things<br />
  that you might want to look for when seeking out <strong>preschool printable<br />
  worksheets</strong> that will be good for your child:</font></p>
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<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look<br />
          for worksheets that are age-based</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<br />
          This helps you to identify the preschool printable worksheets that are<br />
          right for your child at any given time and gives you an idea of how<br />
          your child is doing in terms of his or her development. It also lets<br />
          you easily identify the next set of printable worksheets that will be<br />
          good for your child after the ones that are currently being used.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Explore<br />
          a variety of different subjects.</strong> There are preschool printable<br />
          worksheets for math and science, reading and writing and a number of<br />
          other different subjects. Mix them up so your child gets a well-rounded<br />
          education.</font></li>
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<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Keep<br />
    an eye out for color!</strong> Sure, it costs a little bit more money to print<br />
    out color worksheets but your preschooler will be more drawn to these. You<br />
    can mix them in with black-and-white printable worksheets to save on cost.<br />
    When your preschooler is working on the black-and-white ones, encourage the<br />
    use of colored pencils and crayons to liven up the page and keep her interested<br />
    in the work.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Find<br />
    worksheets that have easy-to-understand directions</strong>. As your preschooler<br />
    gets older, you&#8217;ll want to encourage her to read some of the directions<br />
    for herself so find worksheets that are designed with this goal in mind. Often,<br />
    these include pictures with the directions to make it easier for your child<br />
    to identify what she&#8217;s supposed to be doing.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Use themed<br />
    worksheets around different holidays and events</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<br />
    You can find preschool printable worksheets for various holidays as well as<br />
    for general seasons (like summer). These help to inspire your child to integrate<br />
    learning and the rest of life.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Consider<br />
    creating your own printable worksheets</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<br />
    You can modify existing printable worksheets on your computer to make them<br />
    more interesting for your child. For example, change the names in stories<br />
    to your child&#8217;s name on reading worksheets. These little changes can<br />
    really personalize her preschool education and make it more relevant to her.</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Of course, preschool<br />
  printable worksheets aren&#8217;t the only thing you&#8217;ll want your child<br />
  to work off of when doing learning at home. If you can find a <strong><a href="http://www.abchomepreschool.com/Preschool-Program.htm" target="_blank">Preschool<br />
  Program</a></strong> that incorporates worksheet use into a bigger curriculum<br />
  that has related projects and other activities, you&#8217;ll really complete<br />
  your child&#8217;s preschool learning. But you should definitely make use of<br />
  the printable worksheets that are out there to help your child learn new concepts<br />
  and practice various skills.</font></p>
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		<title>Lap Books &#8211; A Great Tool to Teach Your Child Preschool at Home</title>
		<link>http://abchomepreschool.com/PreschoolEducationBlog/2007/08/09/lapbooks-preschool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>LapBooks<br />
  are a terrific part of a good home preschool program.</strong> Lapbooks combine<br />
  all of the work done in a single subject area to really pull it together for<br />
  your child. They can be reviewed at later dates to make sure that learning is<br />
  cumulatively building itself. But more than this, they give your preschooler<br />
  (and older kids as well) something to look at where they can see their progress.<br />
  This can be a great source of pride which allows children to be more successful<br />
  in their learning over the long run. And they&#8217;re fun for you to put together<br />
  with your child; they basically take the joy of scrapbooking and apply it to<br />
  education.</font></p>
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<td width="75%" align="left" valign="top"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lapbooks<br />
      are something that you can make yourself with your child. They use a file<br />
      folder system which makes organization easy but you can add your own touches<br />
      to this system to make the lapbooks more personalized. <strong>As you&#8217;re<br />
      putting the lapbooks together with your child, you&#8217;ll be reviewing<br />
      the subject matter that she&#8217;s already learned which helps to reinforce<br />
      that learning.</strong> And every time that your child takes out the lapbooks<br />
      to show them off, she&#8217;ll be re-learning that material again.</font></td>
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</table>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And she will definitely<br />
  want to show off her lapbooks. Children of all ages, and especially preschool<br />
  children, love to be proud of themselves. They like showing off their independence<br />
  and their knowledge to others who are supportive of their developmental growth.<br />
  So whenever favorite aunts and uncles, family friends and grandparents come<br />
  to visit, you can <strong>pull out the lapbooks so your child can show off<br />
  all that she knows.</strong> She&#8217;ll be proud of herself which will encourage<br />
  her to continue on with her studies, learning more so that she&#8217;ll have<br />
  more to share. And as you watch her sharing all that she&#8217;s learned, you&#8217;ll<br />
  be proud of her &#8230; and maybe even a little bit proud of yourself for all<br />
  of the education that you&#8217;ve already given to her.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Besides being a<br />
  terrific tool for compiling your child&#8217;s work and encouraging her to continue<br />
  it, <strong>the lapbooks are a great activity that you can share with your<br />
  child.</strong> They&#8217;re a part of the learning process that is truly just<br />
  fun to do. You and your child can work together in scrapbook style to get everything<br />
  put together. And when your child looks back on what her home school education<br />
  was like, she&#8217;ll probably remember these times as fun. Add to them by<br />
  creating a ritual like listening to music, making and eating pop corn together<br />
  or going shopping for stickers to add to the lapbooks. These little touches<br />
  will make creating the lapbooks a shared experience that you&#8217;ll both<br />
  look forward to &#8230; and then look back on fondly!</font></p>
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		<title>Preschool Online – Using The Internet To Teach Your Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>The Internet<br /> has changed education. It has changed the way that research is done.<br /> It has changed the sheer amount of information that both parents and students<br /> have access to. And it has changed the way that parents help their children<br /> learn. So if you haven&#8217;t gotten used to using the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>The Internet<br />
  has changed education.</strong> It has changed the way that research is done.<br />
  It has changed the sheer amount of information that both parents and students<br />
  have access to. And it has changed the way that parents help their children<br />
  learn. So if you haven&#8217;t gotten used to using the Internet to teach your<br />
  child, you&#8217;d better jump on the bandwagon. This tool is here to stay and<br />
  you&#8217;ll want to start in the preschool years to make sure that your child&#8217;s<br />
  educational foundation is well-laid in those early years.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>But where<br />
  do you start with using the Internet to teach your preschooler?</strong> After<br />
  all, there is such a vast amount of information on the Internet and it often<br />
  has conflicting information and confusing approaches to preschool education.<br />
  You&#8217;re sure that some of it&#8217;s great and you&#8217;re equally sure<br />
  that some of it is probably not good for your preschooler at all. So if you<br />
  aren&#8217;t knowledgeable about preschool online, where do you begin?</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here are some <strong>tips<br />
  for using the Internet to teach your child:</strong></font></p>
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<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look<br />
          for programs with an offline component.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
          It&#8217;s easy for any old person to throw up a blog site or a web<br />
          store selling you information and software for online preschool. It&#8217;s<br />
          much more difficult to set up an actual business that uses both online<br />
          and offline resources for preschool online. So, if you&#8217;re looking<br />
          for quality, you&#8217;ll want to look for a place that is as happy<br />
          to provide you with workbooks as it is to send you a preschool software<br />
          CD.</font></li>
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<ul>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Find<br />
    programs that make use of a number of different learning styles.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
    Some children are naturally good listeners whereas others needs hands-on interaction<br />
    to really understand the lessons they&#8217;re supposed to be learning. Find<br />
    preschool Internet options that use all different types of learning methods<br />
    to better enhance your child&#8217;s online education.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Take<br />
    a class yourself.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
    If you aren&#8217;t proficient with the Internet yet, it&#8217;s about time<br />
    that you got started. After all, in a few years, you&#8217;re going to have<br />
    to concern yourself with issues about your child&#8217;s safety online and<br />
    you want to know what you need to know about using the Internet. So get yourself<br />
    up to date and keep yourself abreast of new information.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Review<br />
    all sites and software alone before using it to teach your child.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
    Sure, this takes some added work. But there are unsafe sites on the Internet<br />
    that aren&#8217;t going to help your child&#8217;s education. Find the ones<br />
    that work best for you and share only those with your preschool, monitoring<br />
    all computer activity while it occurs.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Use the<br />
    Internet as just one part of an overall program.</strong> You should be engaged<br />
    in interaction with your child that includes all kinds of different things.<br />
    Preschoolers need to play with blocks and other tactile things as much as<br />
    they need to learn online. And they need to be out in the sunshine getting<br />
    some physical education as much as they need to have their downtime. Using<br />
    the Internet to teach your child is important but it&#8217;s only one of the<br />
    many education tools that you have at your disposal.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Make<br />
    use of the resources available to parents online.</strong> Most good online<br />
    preschool programs provide some additional information and website links for<br />
    parents to assist them in using the site. Make use of these tools so that<br />
    you can do your best to educate your child on the Internet.</font></li>
</ul>
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		<title>Preschool Curriculum Kits</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There are a wide<br />
  variety of different <a href="http://www.abchomepreschool.com/Preschool-Program.htm" target="_blank"><strong>preschool<br />
  programs</strong></a> to choose from so narrowing down the right one for your<br />
  child can be a difficult task. You&#8217;ll want to make sure that you find<br />
  a preschool program which has a <strong><a href="http://www.abchomepreschool.com/" target="_blank">preschool<br />
  curriculum</a></strong> that meet all of your child&#8217;s different learning<br />
  needs. But even knowing what your child needs at this young age can be difficult<br />
  for a parent, especially if this is your first child. Don&#8217;t worry; it<br />
  isn&#8217;t that hard to find out what you should be looking for when you&#8217;re<br />
  checking out what different preschool curriculum kits have to offer.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Here are<br />
  some tips on what to look for in preschool curriculum kits</strong> to make<br />
  sure all of your child&#8217;s educational needs are being met:</font></p>
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<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Choose<br />
          a kit that can be started at any time during the year.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
          Many preschool curriculum kits follow a standard September &#8211; June<br />
          school calendar. However, your child may work more quickly or slowly<br />
          than this pace. Find kits that can be started at any date.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Find<br />
          preschool curriculum kits that are age-specific.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
          General preschool kits expect that a two-year-old and a five-year-old<br />
          will be learning basically the same skills using the same methods. This<br />
          obviously doesn&#8217;t make any sense since children of these ages<br />
          are very different. Find preschool curriculum kits that offer something<br />
          different for different age groups. One for <strong><a href="https://www.abchomepreschool.com/products.php?category_id=14" target="_blank">two<br />
          year olds</a></strong>, another for <strong><a href="https://www.abchomepreschool.com/products.php?category_id=15" target="_blank">three<br />
          year olds</a></strong> and a third for <strong><a href="https://www.abchomepreschool.com/products.php?category_id=16" target="_blank">pre-kindergarten<br />
          ages</a></strong> would be a good choice.</font></li>
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<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Look<br />
    for kits that have workbooks, tear-out sheets and supplemental projects.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
    You want to be able to stimulate your child&#8217;s learning in a range of<br />
    different ways. After all, she&#8217;s going to be bored if she&#8217;s just<br />
    working out of a workbook every day. Good preschool curriculum kits will have<br />
    project ideas. Some even have computer software to enhance your child&#8217;s<br />
    learning options.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">See if<br />
    you can find a curriculum kit that has some re-useable materials.</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
    Some preschool curriculum kits come with workbooks that use <strong><a href="https://www.abchomepreschool.com/products.php?category_id=5" target="_blank">wipe-off<br />
    markers</a></strong> to allow your child to re-use the pages. This is terrific<br />
    because it lets children practice the things that are difficult for them in<br />
    order to master them.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Seek<br />
    out multi-subject preschool curriculum kits</strong>. You want your child<br />
    to have a well-rounded education so be sure to find kits that include a number<br />
    of different basic educational subjects. For example, a kit that has reading<br />
    / writing materials, science and social studies education and some supplementary<br />
    subjects will provide your preschooler with the right tools to do well in<br />
    her upcoming educational years.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Use preschool<br />
    curriculum kits that work for you.</strong> You don&#8217;t want the hottest<br />
    new thing on the market if it&#8217;s not going to work with the style you<br />
    prefer for teaching your child. A kit that you are naturally inclined towards<br />
    is the best way to go. Also, one which has additional resources for parents<br />
    is always helpful.</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The fact of the matter is<br />
  that you&#8217;re probably going to make some mistakes as you educate your preschooler.<br />
  That&#8217;s part of the learning process for both of you! But you don&#8217;t<br />
  want to make the mistake of choosing the wrong preschool curriculum kit because<br />
  that&#8217;s the foundation of those learning years. So, rely on some basic<br />
  tips, go with your gut and don&#8217;t be afraid to choose a new program if<br />
  the one you&#8217;re trying doesn&#8217;t work for you.</font></p>
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		<title>Classical Homeschooling &#8211; Is it the Right Choice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve<br /> started to look in to the options for homeschooling your children, you&#8217;ve<br /> probably already realized that there are many different educational approaches<br /> that you can take to homeschooling. One of those choices is to use the &#8220;Classical<br /> Homeschooling&#8221; model. Of all of the homeschooling methods that<br /> are available [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you&#8217;ve<br />
  started to look in to the options for homeschooling your children, you&#8217;ve<br />
  probably already realized that there are many different educational approaches<br />
  that you can take to homeschooling. One of those choices is to use the <strong>&#8220;Classical<br />
  Homeschooling&#8221; model</strong>. Of all of the homeschooling methods that<br />
  are available to you, this is the one that relies most heavily on the major<br />
  works, which are eventually studied in public schools (and even later on in<br />
  college!) In order to make a decision about whether or not classical homeschooling<br />
  is right for your family, you need to know a little bit more about it.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Here is<br />
  what you should know about classical homeschooling:</strong></font></p>
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<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Classical<br />
          homeschooling</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br />
          is the name for an educational style that is based on the underlying<br />
          assumption that the &#8220;classics&#8221; once taught in all schools<br />
          should be the foundation of a child&#8217;s education. It believes that<br />
          these teach logic and communication, which are critical tools for learning<br />
          to think and express yourself.</font></li>
<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There<br />
          are two segments in classical homeschooling &#8211; trivium and quadrivium</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<br />
          The latter is for the university level and does not apply to what you&#8217;re<br />
          seeking today except that you should know that you are preparing your<br />
          child for this when using a classical homeschool curriculum.</font></li>
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<li><strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">There<br />
    are three basic areas of education, which make up the trivium stage of Classical<br />
    Homeschooling</font></strong><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">.<br />
    The first is grammar, which is made up of learning basic facts in all areas<br />
    of education. The second is dialectic which is the teaching of logic and reasoning.<br />
    And the third is rhetoric, which applies the basic facts and reasoning skills<br />
    of the other two stages to communication and expression.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Things that your<br />
    child might study using a classical homeschooling education include <strong>classic<br />
    works of literature </strong>(such as Shakespeare, poetry and classic fiction),<br />
    languages (Latin, English and possibly a third classic language), history<br />
    and philosophy, classic art and music (including Renaissance art history and<br />
    composers such as Beethoven) and basic math and science.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Classical<br />
    homeschooling is considered one of the most difficult kinds of homeschooling</strong><br />
    in terms of the material that children learn and the strictness with which<br />
    they study. Children that are likely to enter a competitive school in the<br />
    future often benefit from the classical homeschooling style.</font></li>
<li><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In general,<strong><br />
    classical homeschooling comes from a foundation in Christian thinking</strong><br />
    and education.</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In summary, classically homeschooling<br />
  clearly relies on a well-rounded exploration of the major topics ultimately<br />
  covered in public schools and universities across the nation. It tends to address<br />
  these topics more thoroughly than many public schools do today and is often<br />
  considered difficult as far as homeschooling curriculums go. Parents who are<br />
  interested in educating their children in the classics and who are comfortable<br />
  providing a homeschool setting, which is more structured than loose, will probably<br />
  find that this is an appealing method of approaching homeschooling.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If classical homeschooling<br />
  interests you, you can learn more about it by checking out some of the popular<br />
  resources about it on the web today. One of these is The <a href="http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/" target="_blank">Classical<br />
  Christian Homeschooling Site</a>, which provides you with some great basic information<br />
  about this style of education for the K-12 level. Another is <a href="http://www.classicalcurriculum.com/" target="_blank">Classical<br />
  Home-Schooling Consultants</a>, which should answer some of your questions about<br />
  curriculum design. And finally, check out the Classical Christian Education&#8217;s<br />
  <a href="http://home.att.net/%7Ebandcparker/cchlinks.html" target="_blank">Links for Homeschoolers</a>.</font></p>
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		<title>Why Music Is Important In Preschool</title>
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		<dc:creator>TheNanny612</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p align="left">Would<br /> you believe that your preschooler inherently knows what is good for her? Maybe<br /> that&#8217;s not always true (after all, she&#8217;ll grab the tater tots over<br /> the spinach every single time) but in the case of loving music, she&#8217;s<br /> automatically right. Although it may be to varying degrees, almost all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Would<br />
  you believe that your preschooler inherently knows what is good for her? Maybe<br />
  that&#8217;s not always true (after all, she&#8217;ll grab the tater tots over<br />
  the spinach every single time) but in the case of loving music, she&#8217;s<br />
  automatically right. Although it may be to varying degrees, almost all preschool<br />
  children love music. Some naturally start to dance when they hear it. Others<br />
  enjoy clapping along in a group with sing-song games. And many enjoy singing<br />
  to themselves or with others. This love for music is natural, and it&#8217;s<br />
  something that&#8217;s great for your child.</font></p>
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<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">That&#8217;s because<br />
  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st/002-5161108-1806454?keywords=preschool%2Bmusic&#038;rs=1000&#038;page=1&#038;rh=n%3A1000%2Ck%3Apreschool%2Bmusic&#038;sort=newrelevancerank" target="_blank">music</a><br />
  is important to the healthy development of your child. In the preschool years,<br />
  love of music remains mostly uninhibited by the influences from the outside<br />
  world (like being too embarrassed to sing aloud). This encourages the growth<br />
  of creative impulse in your preschooler. But more than just encouraging creativity,<br />
  supporting music for your preschooler also helps to forge important pathways<br />
  to the brain which have been shown to improve math and thinking skills. Additionally,<br />
  musical children tend to be more capable of developing and controlling their<br />
  physical movements. And finally, music is something which inspires joy and a<br />
  joyful child is a happier, more well-developed child.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">First and foremost,<br />
  a child who is encouraged to enjoy music during the preschool years is a child<br />
  who is likely to have a well-developed sense of creativity. Music is one of<br />
  the first primal instincts that we have in terms of creative urges and the chance<br />
  to explore those urges in a supportive environment gives your preschooler a<br />
  sense of safety in regards to exploring her own creative self. By telling your<br />
  child (even implicitly) that it&#8217;s great for her to make up her own songs,<br />
  tunes and dances, what you&#8217;re really telling her is that it&#8217;s okay<br />
  to take a chance on being creative. This openness to creative thinking will<br />
  benefit her throughout her lifetime.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At a more physiological<br />
  level, music can actually help to forge pathways in the brain that are important<br />
  to your preschooler&#8217;s development. By improving the links between neural<br />
  pathways, music actually helps your child learn all kinds of different things<br />
  that you might not at first associate with music. Music can improve abilities<br />
  to learn math, language development and other educational areas. Research into<br />
  this is still being done but studies have consistently proven that there is<br />
  some link between an enhanced ability to learn and enjoying music during the<br />
  preschool years.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Of this research,<br />
  that which is most supported is the idea that music in preschool can assist<br />
  children in developing improved spatial-temporal reasoning. This refers to the<br />
  type of reasoning that allows you to look at a two-dimensional picture and manipulate<br />
  it in your mind. It forms the foundation for logical thinking. This is interesting<br />
  because kids who listen to music are often thought of purely as creative individuals,<br />
  and often as dreamers, but kids who are musical in preschool may actually be<br />
  more logical thinkers as they get older.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Musical kids will<br />
  also be better able to control their bodies as they grow up. They&#8217;ll learn<br />
  movement more quickly and potentially be better athletes because of this. The<br />
  reason for this is that music gives us a sense of rhythm. Kids who not only<br />
  listen to music but who are also encouraged to play musical games and enjoy<br />
  <a href="http://www.abchomepreschool.com/PreschoolEducationBlog/childrens-musical-instruments/">musical instruments</a> will be more likely to make well-rounded use of this skill<br />
  by translating it over into improved body control.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">And finally, despite<br />
  all of these great things that are happening to your kids as they enjoy music<br />
  in preschool, they really do just simply love it. For kids, music is fun. And<br />
  that kind of fun translates into a joy that is beneficial to your child overall.<br />
  After all, picture a class of kids who are asked to sit at a desk all day and<br />
  then picture a class of kids who have music incorporated into every lesson.<br />
  Which group is more likely to be healthy? Sure, these may be extreme examples<br />
  but when applied to your preschooler&#8217;s education, you can see the importance<br />
  of including music in the day&#8217;s curriculum.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Preschool<br />
  Music Resources:</strong></font></p>
<ul>
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    Education</a></font></li>
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