It’s a few weeks into summer break…summer camps are full and the kids are getting bored already. It’s time for a back-up plan.
KaBoom!—it starts with a playground. — provides fantastic tips for parents and teachers to help cure kids’ summer time boredom…before it starts.
Click here, for more information on “what to do with bored kids this summer” from KaBoom!—its starts with a playground.
Time outs are a common and accepted form of punishment today for parents and caregivers alike. As far as forms of punishment go, there are many compelling reasons to give your child a time out instead of resulting to other physical forms of punishment. Taking a time out can help your child calm down and be able to make better choices; however, the “time-out” is often overused and misused by parents.
To read more on why parents should take time outs visit our friends at GoNannies.com or click here.
Since established in 1955, PACE continually strives to advance the profession of childhood education. California has a diverse population and soci0-econminc composition which has allowed for the development of an equally diverse response to the early education needs of children.
According to the most recent data compiled by California’s Resource and Referral Network (R&R Network) nearly 64% of California’s early care and education is provided by private licensed centers. PACE members, who represent this percentage, advocate for the continued professional development of those who provide early learning opportunities for California’s children and the sustainability of the support services that help strengthen their families.
PACE believes that EVERYDAY is a great day to Stand Up for Children and to be an advocate for California’s early care and education system!
Interested in learning how to become more involved with being an advocate? Visit the PACE Action Center to learn more about how you can Stand Up for Children and advocate for the early care and education system throughout California and our Nation.
It’s easy to overlook the opportunities right where you live. Sightseeing is often a must when you’re traveling, but checking out the history of the place you live or grew up can also be an educational and eye-opening experience. Pretend you are a tourist arriving in your town for the first time, contact your local chamber of commerce or National Historic Society, and see all that your area has to offer. Tour the most historic buildings, discover if any battles were fought where you’re standing, check out monuments and statues, or visit a cemetery to search for the oldest tombstones. Every place has its own legends and history. Discovering what makes your town special can create a meaningful connection to the spot your family calls home.
“We’re going on a bug hunt, a bug hunt, a bug hunt. What do you think we’ll find? There’s a spotted dotted ladybug and a buzzing bumble bee. Or look inside the hollow tree—there’s no telling what you’ll see!”
It’s Spring. The flowers and trees are blooming. Perfect time for a bug hunt.
Bug Hunt by Neecy Twinem is an interactive literary adventure, where you never know what you might find just under the rock or between a rose petal.
Click here to bring this adventure to your classroom today.
Want to continue the bug hunting adventure outside in the garden or school yard? Turn kids into expert bug hunters with an Adventure Kids Bug Catcher Set. Kids can safely capture bugs and view them to see what they really look like.
Did you know that up to 40 percent of children in the United States suffer from seasonal allergies?
Parents Magazine recently published a great article to help you recognize common symptoms of seasonal allergies in children, the difference between seasonal and perennial allergies, and what can happen if allergies go untreated.
Spring Into Allergy Season, and read up on how to alleviate the snivels, watery-itchy eyes, and haziness of Spring time for your children.
ONE MONDAY MORNING by Uri Shulevitz
What happens on your Monday mornings?
In Uri Shulevitz’s, One Monday Morning readers are drawn into an story of how one lucky little boys is joined by some very special guests and how those guests seek out to visit the little boy over and over again.
“The idea of the story is so childlike, the telling of it so effortless, and the book executed with such distinction that it belongs naturally among the true picture books we seem always to have had . . . A book no child should miss.”–The Horn Book
Click here to get your own copy of ONE MONDAY MORNING
A Spring time bicycle ride is a great activity to get out of the house, get exercise and have an adventure with your family. To ensure a safe and fun adventure with your kids, here are some bicycle safety information and tips:
Have a great weekend and stay safe!
Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry.
One of the most essential experiences in shaping the architecture of the developing brain is “serve and return” interaction between children and significant adults in their lives. Young children naturally reach out for interaction through babbling, facial expressions, and gestures, and adults respond with the same kind of vocalizing and gesturing back at them. This back-and-forth process is fundamental to the wiring of the brain, especially in the earliest years.
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child and the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child developed the following video (part two of a three-part series) titled “Three Core Concepts in Early Development”. The series depicts how advances in neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics now give us a much better understanding of how early experiences are built into our bodies and brains, for better or for worse. Healthy development in the early years provides the building blocks for educational achievement, economic productivity, responsible citizenship, lifelong health, strong communities, and successful parenting of the next generation.
Click here to view this video and others from the series,”Three Core Concepts in Early Development”, as well as view additional resources from the Center on the Developing Child.
Do you have the skills needed to prepare, survive and recover from a natural disaster? Join Dante Shields, the internationally famous disaster specialist, and his genius prodigy, Mika, in the high-tech holographic simulation gameshow, Disaster Hero.
Whether it’s a natural disaster or a man-made one, being prepared to keep you, your family and your classroom(s) healthy and safe in the aftermath of a disaster is crucial. On the Disaster Hero website you will find information, tips and resources to help you.
At Disasterhero.com, kids, parents and teachers can develop their own hero and play interactive games as they learn more about how to become best prepared for the natural or man-made disasters that are prone to regions they live and work in.
