2 strategies for inspiring creativity during art class
There are tried and true strategies for organizing artistic activities that keep kids engaged and provide tangible benefits. |
3 tips for better storytime
Reading aloud helps children down the path of lifelong literacy. |
4 Online Classes for Early Childhood Education
If you want to work with children during their early years, you need to take a few online classes for early childhood education from ProSolutions Training. |
5 benefits of outdoor play for toddlers
As a child care provider, outdoor play can offer the following five benefits to your students. |
8 ideas for incorporating STEM learning in the preschool classroom
If you want to incorporate STEM learning into the curriculum in your preschool classroom, consider trying the following eight ideas. |
Building children's Phonemic awareness
Helping children build their phonemic awareness is crucial to their ability to develop literacy skills. |
CDA Classes That Integrate Coding Into the Classroom
We offer CDA courses to help incorporate STEM practices into your classroom. Students of all ages receive the tools they need to succeed post-graduation. |
CDA Renewal Course for Difficult Behavior
ProSolutions Training offers many CDA renewal courses. One of the courses available is our Creating Positive Outcomes from Problematic Behaviors course. |
Childhood Development Training for Infants
Meta: Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Get the courses you need to advance with Prosolution’s Training child development training. |
Cut out the noise to support healthy toddler vocabulary development
A new study shows that toddlers have difficulty learning new vocabulary when they are consistently exposed to significant background noise. |
Developing and strengthening children's skills through sensory play
Making sensory activities a part of your classroom allows children to explore basic scientific processes as they play, create and investigate different materials. |
Exploring math with preschoolers
One of the best ways of introducing mathematical concepts to preschoolers is integrating them into children's daily activities and interests. |
Fall and Pumpkins
Fall would not be complete without a hunt for the perfect pumpkin. Starting in October, no matter where you live there is a pumpkin patch or store with pumpkins not too far away. When I was working as a program director, I encouraged the staff and children to decorate pumpkins using storybook themes. |
Fun outdoor science activities for young children
Use these outdoor activity ideas to get your students excited about science. |
Get your preschoolers exercising
A recent study has found that preschoolers are not getting their recommended amount of daily activity. |
Helping infants develop language skills
Though the infants you care for may not be talking yet, it's important to be intentional about helping them to gain the skills they will eventually need for verbal communication. |
How can you make math engaging in your classroom?
To get your students interested in math, make it a game and make it real through engaging activities and lessons. |
How CDA Classes Make Language Learning Fun for Young Children
To encourage language development, here are two fun activities you can use in your classroom. |
How music helps build mathematical understanding
Music is another method through which children can engage in mathematical thinking. |
How to create an effective ECE lesson plan
To organize the materials and topics you plan to introduce in a way that will best to help your students learn, start by creating an effective lesson plan. |
How to fight the summer break boredom blues
Don't let your student waste away in front of a screen all summer. Use one of these strategies to get them moving and having fun! |
How to make science fun for your kids
You must organize meaningful science-focused learning opportunities for your students. |
How to make Valentine's Day special in your classroom
Make your Valentine's Day party fun with these two party ideas! |
How to Stop Bullying: Training for Child Care Professionals
Here are two methods for making your classroom bully-free. |
How to teach preschoolers about science
Just as it's important to teach preschoolers basic reading, writing and math skills, early childhood educators should also focus on science. |
How to throw a great winter party in your preschool classroom
To make sure your winter party is a blast, here are a few food and activity ideas your students will love. |
How to use technology as a teaching tool
As new technologies enter the early education classroom, they bring their fair share of advantages and concerns. |
How Your CDA Certification Helps You Teach Social and Emotional Development
One of the areas of focus when completing your CDA certification will involve the social and emotional development of young children. Explore some courses. |
Integrating playful learning into the preschool classroom
Playful learning encourages children to interact with their peers and think critically. |
Integrating social studies into lessons for young children
Here are a couple of activities to help young children learn about social studies. |
Integrating technology into the preschool classroom
To introduce technology effectively in your preschool classroom, consider these four ideas. |
Learning to support your students with ADD/ADHD
Here are a few suggestions to help support your students with ADHD. |
March is National Nutrition Month
March marks National Nutrition Month, a reminder of the importance of serving children healthy foods. |
Math is key to school success
Here are simple ways to incorporate math into your preschool classroom's daily routine. |
Modernizing block play in your classroom
Before you break out the blocks, look over these methods for modernizing block play. |
New study reveals 2-year-olds with better vocabularies are more prepared for kindergarten
A new study reveals that 2-year-olds with larger vocabularies are more prepared for kindergarten both socially and academically. |
Playtime to promote healthy brain development
Here are some helpful suggestions on how to boost your baby's brain development through meaningful playtime. |
Preschool activities using pumpkin seeds
With the passage of Halloween, you may be wondering what to do with your classroom's leftover pumpkins. |
Promote STEM fun with these engaging fall activities
If you are looking for ways to include STEM activities into your lessons, here are a couple fall-related experiments your students will love! |
Simple ways to teach math in the ECE classroom
ECE teachers can facilitate fun hands-on learning experiences that help toddlers and preschoolers develop rudimentary mathematics skills and understanding. |
Slime!
Wilson attends a half day preschool program that follows the public school system’s calendar, so his year ended two weeks before Walker was born and the new year just started in late August. He LOVES school, but the first couple weeks he experienced some separation anxiety that was a little out of character for him. |
Spring Break Scavenger Hunt
A couple weeks ago, Wilson’s preschool was out for spring break so he was home with me while I worked – and I needed to come up with some activities. Like his mama, Wilson is a creature of habit and routine. He loves and needs the structure of preschool to provide a routine while allowing his wildly creative side to be expressed through play. |
Study: Reading to young children helps spur brain development, reading skills
A new study draws a direct link from reading to children to an increase in their brain development activity and later adoption of reading skills. |
Teaching children background knowledge
Equipping students with background knowledge of the world around them will help them as they progress in school. |
Teaching friendship to preschoolers
Here are ideas for teaching preschoolers about friendship. |
Teaching preschoolers the seasons and weather
Now that we've passed into a new season and fall is underway in most areas of the country, early childhood educators have a great opportunity to teach preschoolers about the seasons and different kinds of weather. |
Thanksgiving activities that also build children's math skills
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, we wanted to compile holiday-related activities that also offer the chance for children to build their skills in other areas, including math. |
The benefits of music for children
Not only can activities involving music and movement be enjoyable, they are also beneficial to children's development. |
The benefits of music in the classroom
If you work in early childhood education, there are a number of benefits that music can offer the students in your classroom. |
The Great Treasure Hunt
Wilson is REALLY into pirates – he regularly goes out in public dressed as a pirate. He has a pirate costume he puts on as soon as he wakes up in the morning and it is only removed for sleeping. We also have a lot of pretend treasure hunts around our house. Exhibit A: Dressed and ready for the grocery store, Target, church…you name it. We went to visit my in-laws for a week earlier in August and they live in Florida at the beach. |
Three activities to help hone toddlers and preschoolers' fine motor skills
Teaching toddlers and preschoolers how to effectively and intuitively make fine, precise movements with their hands and grip instruments like pencils and crayons are key parts of their education. |
Two fun activities to promote creativity in young children
Here are two activities to promote young children's creativity. |
Using technology to support young students
Technology can be beneficial for your young students. Here are two ways you can leverage it to support your young students. |
Walk the number line: Exercises that teach preschoolers math and counting skills
A number line activity is a great way for preschoolers to practice their counting and math abilities, while also gaining familiarity with recognizing difficult numbers. |
What you should and shouldn't do when reading aloud in your classroom
Here are a few suggestions for what to do and what not to do when reading aloud in your classroom. |