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Parent-Child Time: The Heart of ECFE
By: Angy Talbot I believe in the statement that parent-interaction time is, “The heart of Early Childhood Family Education programs in Minnesota’s programs for parents with young children”. It is a...
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RTI for Kindergarten Readiness-Helping Children Early in the Classroom
By: Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer RTI stands for Response to Intervention and is used to reach the needs of all children by providing early instructional interventions. In Discovery Learning, when...
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Reading: start early with your child
By Ms Rebecca, ECFE Teacher As a preschool teacher and mother of a toddler I love reading children’s books, and I think that it’s such a fun and easy way to connect with children. Starting reading with...
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TACSEI Interventions in the Classroom
By Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer TACSEI stands for Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children. With TACSEI we use many different practices to improve and support...
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Helping Your Child Become a Reader
By Ms. Rebecca, Early Childhood Teacher As a preschool teacher and mother of a toddler I love reading children’s books, and I think that it’s such a fun and easy way to connect with children. Starting...
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D.I.Y. For Kids
By Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer Quite often parents will ask me what they can do at home to help prepare their child for school. One suggestion I always mention is to have their child begin to help out...
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Hands-On Math for Preschoolers
By: Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer Two years ago our Discovery Preschool Programs adopted a new math curriculum called, Real Math – Building Blocks. Real Math is, “the first program to fully integrate all...
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Modifying your classroom to meet childrens’ needs – TACSEI
By Ms Angy, ECFE Blog Writer At this moment, I am observing the children working on Visual Phonics. The children are reciting the letter name, letter sound, picture that starts with the letter, and a...
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Visiual Phonics-How they can help your child
By: Ms. Angy In our preschool program we use Visual Phonics to help teach beginning alliteration skills. Visual Phonics is a combination of picture cues, hand gestures, letter names and letter sounds,...
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The Importance of Play
By Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer Play is one significant way that children learn and play is important for children’s healthy development. Through play, children explore and use their imagination by...
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Connecting Children Through Art
By: Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer Art is more than something exquisite or interesting; art can be an expression of someone’s soul. Art can tell a story, make you feel, and keep you guessing. There are...
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Summer Fun Destinations!
By: Ms. Angy Summer is the perfect time to enjoy all the fun places you can go in Minnesota with the kids! Listed below is a list of activities and places of interest around our state and town:...
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The Wonders Of The Nature Classroom
By: Ms. Angy – ECFE Blog Writer As I look outside and see my daughter playing, as a mother I am thankful that she has a place to discover with the grass beneath her feet and the sun shining on …...
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The Meaning Of Reading
By: Ms. Angy (Discovery Teacher and ECFE Blog Writer) I remember in school learning how to read. It was challenging to make since of words that sometimes I could sound out and other times I needed to...
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My Top 10 Books For Young Children!
By: Ms. Angy/ECFE Blog Writer Often parents ask me what books do I like to read to the children at story time in my classroom. Below is a list of my top 10 favorite children’s books. It was hard to …...
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The Benefits of Music
By: Ms. Angy (ECFE Blog Writer) “I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.” ~ Plato...
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The Curiosity of Science
By: Ms. Angy (ECFE Blog Writer and Discovery Learning Teacher) Science gives children the opportunity to explore, discover, experience, observe, and problem solve. Science stimulates inquisitiveness...
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RTI for Kindergarten Readiness-Helping Children Early in the Classroom
By: Ms. Angy, ECFE Blog Writer/Discovery Learning Teacher RTI stands for Response to Intervention and is used to reach the needs of all children by providing early instructional interventions. In...
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Memorial Day of Remembrance
By: Ms. Angy (ECFE Blog Writer) “But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, the greatest glory of free-born people is to transmit the freedom to their children.” ~ By...
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Top Ten List of Children’s Musical Artists
By: Ms. Angy (ECFE Blog Writer and Discovery Learning School Readiness Instructor) In our early childhood classrooms we use music for transitions, circle time and group activities. As a parent, I often...
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