How to Use Costumes and Rhymes to Encourage Play All Year
Play is the highest form of research. – Albert Einstein Halloween is one of our favourite times of year—families can have so much fun together
Play is the highest form of research. – Albert Einstein Halloween is one of our favourite times of year—families can have so much fun together
One activity that always brings me back to childhood is singing nursery rhymes. This includes clapping, skipping, and group rhymes, and anything learned from friends
Who? Anyone can learn a rhyme and use it. Moms, dads, grandparents, childcare providers, siblings, everyone! Where? You guessed it, anywhere! The obvious place is
A favourite song in many languages, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” is fun to do with your child and can be used in different ways throughout
Children love to pretend, and they love animal stories. When their favourite adult plays pretend with them, it can be like opening a door to
“Silent night, Holy night. All is calm, all is bright…” You have probably sung this song to yourself, or along with a choir or the
Our babies can talk to us? What does that look like and how do we respond? Serve and Return Early forms of communication between parents
Have you ever had to wait with a toddler in a doctor’s office listening in vain for those sweet, sweet words, “He’s ready for you,”
Nursery rhymes and lullabies for adults? The goal of the Centre for Family Literacy is to empower adult caregivers with the skills necessary to teach
It’s December already! Do you feel a little frazzled, the way I do? I’m rushing around and running out of time to get things done
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