When it comes to sparking imagination, building language skills, and having fun with words, there’s nothing quite like poetry for kids. Poetry introduces little ones to rhythm, rhyme, and creative expression—all essential ingredients for early literacy development. With World Poetry Day (March 21st) just around the corner, there’s no better time to dive into the […]
At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse & Preschool, our Creatively Shine™ curriculum this month, “Can You Build It? Discovering STEAM Through Construction”, is all about encouraging hands-on exploration and critical thinking. By integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM), we’re helping children unlock their inner builders and innovators. To help you nurture creativity and curiosity at […]
Looking for some amazing new books for your little one? 2024 was a fantastic year for children’s stories, bringing us everything from silly adventures to heartfelt tales. Whether your child is just learning to love books or already a little bookworm, there’s something new and exciting out there. Explore the best books for preschoolers from […]
This month’s Creatively Shine ™ curriculum, “Exploring Literature: Expanding Our Imaginations Through Storytelling,” encourages children to dive deep into the world of literature, using their imaginations to explore new stories and ideas. As part of our theme, we’re excited to share an at-home activity that your child will love: Story Bag Adventure!
To help parents bring this theme home, we’ve curated a list of ten classic children’s books that encourage imaginative play, creativity, and the joy of reading. These books are not only delightful to read but also provide valuable lessons and themes for young readers.
The theme for June is “Magic in Motion: Exploring Science Through Sports and Movement.” Here is our list of 10 books that support our monthly curriculum theme.
For bookish types, every day is a day to celebrate reading. But for the rest of the world, March is National Reading Month. Aside from honoring the written word all on your own with your family, you might want to think about joining in on the fun all year long with Read Across America and its yearlong salute to story.
The statement “you should read to your child” isn’t one many people would contradict. There are lots of obvious reasons that reading to children is a good idea. (We’ve already talked about the magical benefits of reading.) The incredible thing about reading, though, is it can have effects on kids that seem truly magical.
If you’ve ever had the privilege of watching what happens when you introduce kids to books, you may wonder if something magical is happening. Amazing things occur in the brain of a child when they are introduced to books and storytelling at a young age. And when we say young, we mean young. As in “read them a book 10 minutes after they are born” young.
