Category: Kindergarten

Introduction While play naturally occurs during childhood, its presence in early childhood development research was relatively unheard of until the twentieth century (Farné 2005). Much of the research on play within developmental psychology has been inspired by the theoretical writings of Vygotsky (1978). During play, when it is spontaneous and child-initiated, he argued, children exercise…

Explore sounds, rhythms, and language structures with guidance and on their own (e.g., generate rhymes, including nonsense words; identify syllables through actions, such as clapping, manipulate sounds and words in shared, guided, and independent activities, such as singing songs or chants or participating in finger plays). Listen and respond to others for a variety of…

Children are respected, nurtured, and challenged and they are given the variety in their daily schedule in this kindergarten. The surroundings are bright and colorful while the kindergarten classroom looks neat and orderly. The displays on the wall tend to be colorful and fun for young children to reduce anxiety for those separated from their…

When all children reach a certain age, and they are no longer so dependent on their parents, it is normal to consider whether you want to send your child to a kindergarten or not. This is an option now widely available in many countries and has many benefits for both the child and the mother…

If you’re a kindergarten-going child, you probably know that the beginning of this school year is anything but sweet. Its not uncommon for kindergarten teacher to share their experiences of nervous and excited parents walking through the door. For the kids, its the start of the new adventure of formal learning, and everyone involved including…

Project STAR covers kindergarten to third-grade pupils in 80 Tennessee schools launched in the 1985/86 school year. Boyd-Zaharias (1999) emphasizes that all schools in Tennessee, which were able to provide a minimum of one of each of the three different treatment classes, more specifically small (13-17 pupils), regular (22-25 pupils) and regular with a teaching…

Eric can tell stories and jokes and describe incidents from his own experiences using a clear voice. He is able to retell stories, ordering events using story language. Eric has made excellent progress using his phonetic understanding to read and spell unknown or difficult words. He can write simple stories independently demonstrating good knowledge of…

Introduction to My Teaching Aspiration Graduation is just around the corner and I need to figure out what I am going to do for the rest of life. In my senior year, I took the Ready, Set, Teach class. That class helps assist students and teachers and gives you a feel of what it is…