Kindergarten

Today’s question is: What if you were invited to speak to a kindergarten class? What would you discuss? I would discuss how to be kind, friendly and compassionate towards others, and the importance of those qualities. Teach kids young how to spread kindness and compassion and I’m fairly sure you…

“I didn’t need to be strong, I needed to feel safe.” All over social media, you will find a plethora of f*%-yous to the mantra “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” or some saying to that effect. I don’t disagree with any of them. …

The sweetest year of school from a mother’s point of view It’s a rainy day spring here in Oklahoma…and not the kind of rain that has you glued to the screen on the lookout for severe storms. It’s the perfect kind of rain, the kind that kids want to play…

Doctor Kasenene Recommends Bang! Bang! Peanut Butter. It's Thursday, and at Little Cranes Montessori Kindergarten, it's a day when parents come and have a one-on-one with the teachers about their children's process at the school. What is missing in this picture are the children and a bundle of sticks to…

On April 21st of each year, the United States celebrates National Kindergarten Day. This day acknowledges the importance of early childhood education and the role that kindergarten plays in shaping the minds of young children. …

Teaching is never boring. Some years the Administration finds fault with everything you do. Some years my “gifted and talented class”, turned out to be “unruly and insane”. Some years it is the parents. Usually one parent who simply feels they know best. That was the case, the year I…

As a parent, you want to give your children the best opportunities to learn and grow. Often we get sucked into a competitive thought process that only with specific academic, focused, or directed opportunities will our children develop and learn. Considering the research, we couldn’t be more wrong. Play allows…

I met with English when I was 10 years old, and I said to myself that I wish we met before because of that I decided to start my English process as a teacher from the beginning : “kindergarten” and now I would like to talk about my teaching experience…

Toddlers are naturally curious and eager to explore the world around them, and they begin learning from the moment they are born. However, formal education typically begins when a child reaches the age of 3 or 4, when they enter preschool or kindergarten. Before formal education begins, parents and caregivers…