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Teaching Young Children
http://teachingyoungchildren.wordpress.com/
This blog is dedicated to topics involved in teaching young children (age 0-5). When I say teaching, I don't only mean "teaching academics". I also try to find the best ways to teach values and concepts. I read a lot on the topic, and I share links and reviews of what I learned so far.
Recent Posts
I Am Moving!
Dear readers! I have decided to move my blog to the new location – Mouse Grows Mouse Learns. There are several reasons for this decision: 1. More widgets 2. Ability to comment on other blogs under my Blogspot nickname – Raising a Happy Ch...
Story Stretchers
As I mentioned before, we are not doing any formal curriculum this year. We even pick up books in the library more or less at random – mostly based on various recommendations I found on the net. I think that next year I would like to become a l...
Dealing With Fears
A few days before Independence Day we talked about fireworks. I mentioned that fireworks are rockets exploding in the sky and making pretty lights, and Anna immediately got worried. Her verbal skills and emerging imagination come with a flip side ...
So Much Like Me
When I interact with Anna, sometimes I am blown away by how much she resembles me in so many ways. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. I married someone who is not a carbon copy of me, but has a lot of the same interests and has the same personal...
Another Round of Preschool Doubts
Anna started preschool in February and goes for 2 mornings a week. After the first couple of weeks of hysterical crying, she adapted to the new situation, and we were very pleased with how happy she appeared to be. She was in the class of 3-5 year ol...
What My Child Is Reading – July 02, 2009
First of all, let me proudly announce the winner in our house. We checked out The Little Engine that Could before, but Anna was not that interested. Now she was completely mesmerized by the story and gleefully predicted how “not good” eng...

