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OUM: Playing with food - inspiring kids to eat healthier, enjoy vegetables

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OUM: Playing with food - inspiring kids to eat healthier, enjoy vegetables

If you're a parent with young kids who're fussy about food, mealtimes can be misery, especially if you're trying to nudge them toward a balanced diet. Is there a way to make carrots and cauliflower cool for children?In the first part of our series of food-related interviews with senior faculty members of Open University Malaysia, we spoke to Dr Aliza Ali (Chair of OUM's Cluster of Education and Social Sciences, as well as Director of OUM's Bachelor of Early Childhood Education with Honours programme) on how to motivate children to eat healthier.EDKL: Hi, Dr Aliza! Do you have children?DR ALIZA: I...


Letter Rolling – Alphabet Activity for Preschoolers

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Letter Rolling – Alphabet Activity for Preschoolers

Ready to be the coolest parent ever? Try letter rolling! You will amaze your kids with this fun, educational alphabet activity for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergartners while playing with playdough. Alphabet Stamping Learning the alphabet is a fundamental part of every child’s education. The alphabet provides the necessary building blocks for reading and writing and […] The post Letter Rolling – Alphabet Activity for Preschoolers appeared first on 123 Homeschool 4 Me.


Lessons from family quarantine

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Lessons from family quarantine

Iken Ethington, 15, left, talks to his little brother, Hendrix, 4, during breakfast at their Midvale home on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Pictured with the brothers are Marley, 13, Ava, 13, father and mother, Brickmann and April Ethington, Harper, 5, Mitchell, 16, and Nixon, 4. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News As families venture out, there are aspects of COVID-19 isolating they’d like to keep — and some they hope to shed. SALT LAKE CITY — When the novel coronavirus pandemic first disrupted American lives, the plaintive question for most seemed to be “When can we go back to normal?” Amid...


Simple Early Literacy Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten Kids

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Simple Early Literacy Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten Kids

Helping children along the path to reading and writing can be a bit daunting. But it doesn’t have to be! These early literacy activities are fun, engaging, AND help set a great foundation. Be sure to add them to your list of activities for preschoolers at home or school. Simple Early Literacy Activities All of the literacy activities you’ll find below are easy! When I say “easy” I mean that they’re simple to set up and don’t use too many materials. This simplicity doesn’t take away from all of the learning the kids do though! These ideas are perfect for...


Round-Up of Great Toy Deals from Amazon: Save up to 60%!

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Round-Up of Great Toy Deals from Amazon: Save up to 60%!

Here’s a round-up of some great toy deals from Amazon! Save up to 60%! Everything comes to you with high ratings (4.0/5.0 stars or above) and ships either Free or Free with Prime or a $25.00 order. This Amy&Benton Toy Piano for Baby & Toddler is reduced to $20.39 (regularly $59.99)! As an educational musical instrument, this keyboard piano is a perfect gift for kids in the early ages, especially suite for preschool, which develops babies’ hand-eye coordination, music theory cognition, hearing, memory and EQ. Record and Replay mode mode helps baby to learn better and find out their mistakes of...