In the world of early childhood education, play is much more than just fun and games—it’s a powerful tool for learning and development, especially when it comes to building essential pre-reading skills like phonological awareness. Phonological awareness refers to the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds of language, which is a crucial foundation for reading success. Here’s how you can leverage play-based activities to nurture phonological awareness and reading readiness in preschoolers: 1. Rhyming Games:    Engage children in rhyming

Separation anxiety is a normal process of a child’s development. It usually begins as the child becomes aware of their surroundings. Between 4-7 months of age, babies develop a sense of “object permanence” as they realise that things and people exist even when they’re out of sight.   Some children may experience it later, between 18 months and 2½ years of age, while for others, certain situations can trigger feelings of anxiety about being separated from a parent, such as

Together with our kindergartners, we set out to learn more about the ocean’s temperature – to discover if the temperature remains constant throughout or if it differs the deeper it goes.  Students were encouraged to form their predictions. Some were confident that the ocean was at the same temperature no matter how deep, and some hypothesized that the ocean gets cold on a cold day and hot on a hot day. We poured some water into two transparent bottles. We