Early Childhood Education

The Heart of Learning provides heart-centered guidance and essential information for teaching young children and for creating a nurturing and effective learning environment. This educational classic has informed homeschooling families for four decades and continues to provide the foundation of Oak Meadow's K-3 curriculum.

Organized and Engaged: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Executive Function explains what executive function is, why it matters, and how it differs from self-regulation. Discover strategies, activities, and play-based ideas to support children’s classroom success.

Nearly Everything I Learned in Kindergarten Screwed Me Up! takes you back to where the problems began, starting on day one of kindergarten. With honor and respect to the underrecognized and underappreciated educators in our lives, you'll take personal responsibility for overextended lessons that were never intended for life beyond the classroom. Concise, impactful, and highly entertaining chapters will help you deconstruct, one by one, 18 problematic, catastrophic lessons that no longer apply.

في هذا الكتاب سنتعرَّف على أهم الصفات الواجب توفرها في المعلّم حتى يكون معلمًا مثاليًا وأهمية ذلك للطفل وانعكاسه على تكوين شخصيته في المستقبل.

This comprehensive and engaging book is crafted specifically for parents to help them navigate the exciting and sometimes challenging path of advancing their child's English language skills at home.

Emotional regulation, also known as self-regulation, is a critical life skill that affects children from a young age. It occurs when children struggle to manage their emotions effectively, causing outbursts, tantrums, and difficulties in social interactions. While there are common solutions to manage emotional regulation, such as time-outs or rewards, targeted activities can play a significant role in fostering emotional development in 5 and 6-year-olds. Now, let's find out about how these specific elements of emotional regulation activities can stop emotional outbursts!

Nos empeñamos en educar a nuestros hijos de la mejor manera posible, pero ¿y si fueran ellos quienes nos tienen que enseñar a nosotros? "Montessorízate" es la guía definitiva para aplicar el método Montessori en casa.

Welcome to the world of visualization where children learn to learn better, achieve more, and build confidence. What happens when the formal school years hit? Why do so many struggle in school, a place where their curiosity should be encouraged to grow? Too many children are frustrated with the basic academic subjects: reading, writing, spelling, and math. Your child may become a master of avoiding tasks, stressed or anxious or have a behavioral problem. No more.

In "Three Dimensions of Learning," Nooks Teague offers a new enlightened approach to learning. It guides listeners through the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development of the child from life inside the womb to life in the school and provides tips that can help parents and educators recognize the symptoms that flag hidden disabilities. Hidden disabilities like vision dysfunction and sensory processing disorder can "make or break" a child's propensity to learn.

Un’introduzione, vibrante e appassionata, al metodo pedagogico di Maria Montessori, che pone ancora una volta al centro i protagonisti indiscussi del suo lavoro: i bambini! Con una prosa e un'argomentazione che non ha eguali per chiarezza e modernità, Maria Montessori guida ogni lettore, insegnante e neogenitore, in un viaggio alla scoperta dell'intelligenza emotiva e pratica dei bambini e del valore ultimo insito in questa fase della vita di ogni individuo.

«El hombre no deja de jugar porque se vuelve viejo. Se vuelve viejo porque deja de jugar.» Bernard Shaw. Esta frase del dramaturgo irlandés ilustra muy bien hasta qué punto el juego es importante y vital para la existencia de cualquier persona y lo que permite que nuestro cerebro se mantenga joven, activo y, en definitiva, vivo.

The COVID-19 pandemic proved that reliable, high-quality childcare is more essential than ever, and center directors are the industry’s indisputable backbone. Learn how to become a director and what exactly a director does. Whether you call your program a mother’s-day-out, a preschool, an early childhood learning center, daycare, childcare, nursery, or school, you still need to have a good understanding of the daily roles and responsibilities of the administrator/director.

Giocare. Ecco l'attività principale, la più importante negli anni dell'infanzia. Attraverso il gioco il bambino scopre la realtà, conosce se stesso e il mondo che lo circonda, sviluppa le sue abilità psicomotorie, allena le competenze cognitive, impara e... si diverte. Insomma, giocare è una cosa seria. Ecco perché è fondamentale che i genitori accompagnino il bambino in questo percorso di scoperta, apprendimento e maturazione.

C'è un'età nella vita di ogni bimbo, e di ogni genitore, nella quale ogni giorno è una scoperta, una sfida, spesso una lotta. Da quando imparano a camminare a quando iniziano a frequentare la scuola materna, i piccoli non desiderano altro che acquisire indipendenza, sperimentare le proprie capacità, mettere alla prova la pazienza di chi li accudisce e la solidità delle regole.

Negli ultimi quindici anni gli adulti che hanno avuto a che fare con il mondo dell'infanzia, insegnanti o genitori, hanno dovuto confrontarsi in modo graduale ma inesorabile con una crescente terminologia medico-psichiatrica: disturbi dell'attenzione, autismo, dislessia, discalculia... Le certificazioni sono aumentate in maniera esponenziale e molti bambini - che un tempo sarebbero stati indicati come turbolenti, indisciplinati, in difficoltà - oggi hanno una diagnosi precisa.

Early care and education for many children in the U.S. is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a critical time for child development, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children's lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Yet, compared to other advanced economies, high-quality child care and preschool in the U.S. are scarce and prohibitively expensive for many middle class and most disadvantaged families.

This is an inspirational and educational childen's book that is great for bedtime stories. In addition, it teaches important life lessons.

"Gamification for Young Learners" bridges this gap by offering a comprehensive guide designed for educators and parents committed to making education both effective and enjoyable.

In this short audiobook Paula Eleta explores the theme of the value of the puppet in the pedagogical field, mainly in early childhood (zero-six years), as an effective tool to improve the quality of the educational service through play. Under the direction of the educator, the puppet can become an excellent ”assistant” to build new educational contexts, able to offer all those who live in the services different accesses to a common and shared space.

You and your child are about to embark on a transformative journey of growth, learning, and strengthening your bond as a team. With the simple tools offered in this book, you’ll no longer worry about their education, doubt your parenting skills, make costly mistakes, or feel anxious about the upcoming chapter in your child’s life.