Category: Duncan Cran Preschool
SD60 wants you to know … you are your child’s first and best teacher
Tip of the month for March – Go outside and play!  Outdoor time is good for children.  They engage more in active play when they are outside.  Outdoor time provides:
exercise
enhances imaginative &SD60 wants you to know … you are your child’s first and best teacher
Tip of the month for February – Playing Games!  When playing games children learn to concentrate, reason, negotiate, problem-solve, get along with others, develop small and large motor skills, take turns, follow rules, and take risks.
SD60 wants you to know … you are your child’s first and best teacher
Tip of the month for January – Reading!  Children who sit with their parents and handle both paper and digital books have an easier time learning to read.  By taking time to talk about the story,
SD60 wants you to know … you are your child’s first and best teacher
Tip of the month for December – Tummy Time! Holding your child and giving tummy time will help build strong core muscles and develop your child’s brain. Holding their head up and moving their bodies are essential activities for development.
SD60 wants you to know … you are your child’s first and best teacher
Tip of the month for November – Words Around Us!  Recognizing words and letters will help your child learn to read and write.  These monthly tips are aimed at helping families enrich the preschool lives of their children.
SD60 Wants you to know, you are your child’s first and best teacher …
Tip of the month for October – Singing! Singing rhymes helps your child learn patterns in language and builds vocabulary.  It also helps with predicting, an important skill when reading.  These monthly tips are aimed at helping families enrich the preschool lives of their children.
SD60 Wants you to know, you are your child’s first and best teacher …
Tip of the month for September – Talking & Listening.  It’s as easy as talking about everything you see while you drive, walk, play or even cook supper. Children who are exposed to a lot of language early on are more successful with language and reading later on.
Planting Today for Tomorrow!
Today we were invited outside to help the kindergarten children plant in the garden boxes. The following is a copy and paste of a news posting about the “NEAT food security program”:
NEAT teams up with schools to teach students food security
(POSTED BY: MONTANA CUMMING FEBRUARY 19,Art-Michelangelo Style!
What is Art????
At what age does someone begin to appreciate fine art?
Are children too young?
I question who decided what is “child’s art” and “adult art”?
When looking at art of any there is no age to begin to
question the following:
*What do you see?