Exploring Authors, Inventions & Music that Changed the World!
Many children, between the ages of 2 and 5, have not yet begun to wonder where things in their daily lives come from. They have not asked the question, “Mom, where do light bulbs come from?” or “How did Spider Man come to be?” or maybe even, “What was life like when Elvis was ‘ The King’?” This month at Fusion Schools we intend to start many of these conversations with our preschool students and get them to start asking questions about their world. Each preschool classroom throughout the month of February will be dedicated to exploring people...
Read MoreThe Old Fashioned Art of Play
As a child, play was always a part of my day. Whether I played with my friends at school, in the fields surrounding my house, or in my room with my sister, play was an integral component of my life. Play for me involved blocks, dolls, cars, sticks, rocks, bugs, and really anything else that I could safely get my hands on. I also remember always being on the lookout for potential items that may help me design and build my latest living-room fort. Play was always allowed and encouraged in my home. Play began once homework was finished and didn’t end for my sister and me until the sun went...
Read MoreBeing Your Child’s Teacher Starting with the Kindergarten Years
Most of us know by now that today’s Kindergarten is not the Kindergarten of our past. Its focus is no longer play and make-believe, but about making strides toward literacy and academic preparedness for the many years of education ahead. Those of you who have had a child go through Kindergarten recently know how much is expected of them in this precious precursor to their first year of elementary school. Students are, amongst many other things, expected to already know many of the basics upon entering Kindergarten: name writing, alphabet recognition and sounds, number recognition, alphabet...
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