by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Nov 22, 2017 | Educators, Holidays, Parents, Resources
As we approach the holidays, buying gifts for young children often becomes part of the fun of the season. This article offers information about how and why children play, and what equipment facilitates the creative play process for children at different ages. Through...
by Liisa Hale | Nov 22, 2017 | Behavior, Educators, Holidays, Parents, Pedagogy, Resources
Parents and teachers are eager to share cultural traditions with children – sometimes so eager that children end up with lots of disassociated ideas floating in their heads which they try hard to assimilate into their construct of the world. I fondly remember a...
by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Aug 16, 2017 | Art, Publications, Resources
From “The Bridge to School: Aligning Teaching with Development for Ages Four to Six” by Claire Bainer, Liisa Hale, and Gayle Myers. The book is available here and use the discount code FLR40 for 20% off. Skills Learned While Painting For some time now...
by Claire Bainer | Aug 16, 2017 | Art, Resources
The developmental progression in children’s paintings Between the ages of 2 to age 5 ½ preschool children, between 32”inches and 45’’ inches tall , children of every size, shape and walk of life; paint. They face a blank sheet of paper 24” inches high and 18” inches...
by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Jul 19, 2017 | Pedagogy, Resources
A good teacher is a good problem-solver. An Early Care and Education classroom bubbles with human growth and emotion … and sometimes it bubbles over! To orchestrate a smoothly running classroom, the teacher anticipates rough spots with preventive strategies and can...
by Claire Bainer and Liisa Hale | Jul 19, 2017 | Behavior, Resources
Infants and toddlers are totally egocentric, believing that the world revolves around their needs and desires. Their brains are too immature to recognize that others feel pain, or that other children are any different from the toys they play with. A one-year-old may...
