Early childhood educators use several learning centers in a classroom to target growth in different developmental areas, but as a preschool teacher, the author was always impressed by how children addressed multiple areas of development at the sensory table. Understanding that sensory experiences were important for preschoolers, the author wanted…

Notes that children from birth to age 6 learn best through their senses and gain understanding when involved in activities that bring them into direct contact with the natural world. Suggests that the challenge for early childhood educators is to encourage students to use all of their senses and provide them with excursions outdoors to build…

How can language and literacy enhance emotional development in the very young (birth to three years)? Although all children begin to understand their world through language and social interaction, literacy differs from culture to culture. It can range from oral stories of personal and cultural relevance to songs of ethnic pride and includes a…