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Practicing fine motor skills for bilingual learners

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

Practicing fine motor skills is an essential part of education. Regardless of language skills, your students need to practice fine motor skills to succeed in other areas.

Many of those learning tasks require that students master how to hold writing tools, scissors, and be self-sufficient. Creating bilingual activities for ELL or dual-language learners is also crucial for self-advocacy.

While practicing fine motor skills, bilingual learners will also be able to use manipulatives during math lessons.

How can you create fine motor skills activities for your bilingual learners?

Math apps for kids: a practical guide for learning

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

Math apps for kids are easy to find on your personal device. Whether you use your cell phone, tablet, or computer desktop, there’s more likely a math app for kids.

Application to interactive games has revolutionized how children learn math. After all, these apps have supported children, especially ELL students, in learning new math skills.

Although not necessarily a counterproductive learning tool, many apps now appear everywhere. But, what are the criteria to decide what a valuable math app is for learning?

Measuring activities for preschoolers

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

Measuring activities for preschoolers might not be an easy concept to teach. You can represent the idea of measurement when you talk about how long or short items are.

However, when preschoolers encounter other objects in everyday life, the concept of measuring might not be apparent.

Of course, when you use simple items like flowers, toys, food, or other natural objects, preschoolers would engage with measuring in one way or another.

Summer Craft Ideas for Preschoolers

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Barbara Mascareno

Summer craft ideas for preschoolers can consist of many fun ways to use household items. While the weather is warm and sunny, you can do many activities outdoors.

For instance, you can play with water sprinkles or even with beach balls. Sometimes, though, you want your preschoolers to experience summer in different ways.

Most likely, your preschooler will get ready to attend a more structured learning environment at a school or learning center.

So, while having fun is vital to encourage preschoolers to learn, make use of summer craft ideas to enhance their learning experience.