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Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days. Today I am addressing a question about teaching kids from home. This came from Joy: “Since you have done childcare for so many years, I was wondering if you could do a post or two about effective learning strategies for those of us who are going to be teaching our kids at home this fall.  Maybe some tips for setting up a learning area and how...

For kids learning a second language, the benefits extend beyond being able to converse in more than one language. As explained in this article, bilingual children may experience improved cognitive development such as problem solving and logical thinking skills. This is due to bilingual children’s brains actively switching between two different language systems. Bilingual and multilingual children may also demonstrate higher levels of abstract thought and find it easier to learn other languages. Moreover, social-emotional development can be boosted as bilingual children may show better self-control. WordUnited has a wonderful range of learning resources to help children learn a new...

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Nowadays, it is important to be equipped with the right device to support today’s various learning needs—may it be for education, creativity, or well-being management. With this, Samsung recently launched the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite to empower all kinds of learning.Here are the reasons why this newest device is the best learning companion for everyone:1. Write and draw with easeThe tablet comes with a precise, ergonomic S Pen which makes drawing and jotting down notes easier than ever. Parents can use this feature to encourage creativity among children through visuals—may it be in the form of painting or other types...

There's something particularly fascinating about cars, trucks, airplanes, and boats - specifically to growing toddlers.Something about things moving freely and fastly that sets them off and into wonder. Even as an adult, I can see why! Who doesn't like to get up and go, go, go?Which is why these transportation-themed count and clip cards are the perfect counting games for toddlers and preschoolers.Back when my kids were smaller and even when I was teaching preschool, I ALWAYS had to have these types of printable counting games.WHAT WILL YOU NEED:Setting up is relatively easy. Once you've downloaded and printed the count and...