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<title>Maegan Wong - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I am a mother of three children and an accountant by profession, owns and manages a daycare center for children ranging from 3 to 12 years old. I became interested in children education when like all loving mothers, I wished to learn how to teach my own children on how to utilize the marvel of their brains to distinguish them as individuals having their own unique gifts and talents and training them how to use their whole brain to think like a genius. I researched extensively on well-known brain stimulation programs like Shichida Method, Kumon, BrainGym, Tony Buzan, Edward de ... ]]></description>
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<title>Stages of Artistic Development in Preschoolers and Toddlers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Art is an important aspect of learning in early childhood education and must be carefully designed to enhance their artistic development and nurture an appreciation for beauty in their world. Art enriches the lives of all preschoolers and toddlers as it provides experiences for them in finding meaning about themselves and the world around them.]]></description>
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<title>How to Use Preschool Worksheets to Identify Their Playfulness</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learning centers provide many opportunities for integrated learning. While playing in an imaginary grocery store, children learn math through the use of numbers and prices, literacy by recognize familiar labels on foods and develop social skills through role play as the shopper, cashier or manager and develop their physical skills by learning how to arrange cans and groceries in make-up shelves. Play has been the focus of many research studies in early childhood as playing provides a wonderful and creative way for them to interact.]]></description>
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<title>How to Teach Preschoolers and Toddlers to Speak Well</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:53:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Parents can provide opportunities for their preschoolers and toddlers to become effective communicators when they understand the different types of oral communication. Listening and speaking are the basis for language development and are as important as completing their written activities or perfecting neat handwriting.]]></description>
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<title>Simple and Fun Brain Teasers For Kids</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:38:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Brain teasers for kids can come in many forms. Encouraging them to play with puzzles develops their cognitive thinking skills. Riddles encourage them to think in unconventional ways with given constraints in mind.]]></description>
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<title>Preschoolers and Toddlers - How to Decorate Their Bedrooms</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:24:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Decorating preschoolers and toddlers bedroom is not as easy as it seems. Parents have to think of the safety features and blend them with childlike fantasy. They need separate areas for sleeping, playing and studying.]]></description>
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<title>Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes in Motion</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:13:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The activities described in this article allow your children to make-believe through Mother Goose nursery rhymes. I always like to use the classics because of their simplicity and rhyme which make them easier for the children to remember the words and to recite them with you. When the rhymes are repeatedly recited with them, the children will tend to use the words and phrases in their own play, thus nurturing their creativity and imagination.]]></description>
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<title>Kid Activities For Living and Playing Together As One Family</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:23:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most parents are so preoccupied with their work, business and other things to pursue financial stability that their family life is neglected. With this busy lifestyle, where then can quality time with the family fit?]]></description>
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<title>Preschool Activities to Nurture Children's Creativity</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:33:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children are eager to show their teachers or their parents what they already know and can contribute. I have a girl aged 5 years old in my daycare center who likes to do her own thing. We were doing a project on creating a recipe book but this girl was different from the rest of the class in that she did not follow what was written on the board but she asked for some old magazines from the teacher, and copied the pictures of food and drinks as pictures meant more to her than the few rows of words.]]></description>
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<title>Classical Kids Math Games I Would Love Kids to Play</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:14:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most kids have difficulty learning the difference between right and left and to develop a sense of navigation or spatial skill is one of the important concepts of math. Kids with well developed spatial skills are very creative, dramatic, artistic and musical. There are many fun kids math games developing such spatial skill which I enjoy playing with the kids at my center but the games described below are some of my favorites.]]></description>
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<title>Funny For Kids' Animal Games</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:36:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Develops good social skills - laughter helps to break the ice and creates bonds between people. Develops pre-reading skills - kids love poems and nursery rhymes for their rhyming words or nonsense syllables.]]></description>
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<title>How to Make Kindergarten Learning Fun and Creative</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:59:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kindergarten learning is the period of life where they learning to develop their motor skills, cognitive thinking, social skills, creativity and it is very important to ensure that they are having fun and enjoying themselves. During this period, they love to play and creating games which are fun are most effective for learning.]]></description>
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<title>Preschoolers Activities For Pre-Reading Skills</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:30:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Songs, poems and finger plays are some of the preschoolers activities that promote pre-reading skills. These activities help them to strengthen their vocabulary, develop memory capacity, hear syllables, gain phonological awareness, learn auditory discrimination, play with rhyming, understand sequencing and hear the rhythm and flow of language.]]></description>
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<title>Funny and Playful Kindergarten Games That Promote Kindergarten Learning</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:51:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children laugh when they are doing playful and funny kindergarten games and laughter can stimulate both sides of the brain, increases learning and retention and breaks down communication barriers and creates bond between people. Children will roar with laughter when they hear, read, do or see something silly or funny.]]></description>
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<title>How to Match Preschoolers' Activities to Their Learning Styles</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:16:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every preschooler is unique and if they are guided or shown preschoolers activities that are easy for their brain to do, then they are most likely a good match to help them attain a higher level of outstanding competence. The first step in the matching process is to identify their learning styles which can be categorised into: 1.	The Follower Preschoolers falling under this category love routines, orderly and are thus very predictable and are self-organized.]]></description>
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<title>5 Benefits When Kids Math Games Are Made Funny For Kids</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:07:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Understanding math concepts do not just involve practice but is a developmental process as it is understanding the concepts and applying them to the environment and your daily lives and teaching these concepts can be made more enjoyable, funny and lively for your kids when you know how to inject some humor, fun and creativity into the games. Try these funny kids math games...]]></description>
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<title>Fun Games For Kids</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:34:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cognitive development develops at a fast pace during the early years of a child. When they are 2 years old, the brain has grown to 75 percent of its adult weight and by 5 years old, 90 percent. That is why during these early years, they need to be stimulated and challenged. Young children are naturally self-motivated, curious and are eager to explore almost everything and to help them, we must provide them concrete materials to manipulate, toys for example, problems to solve, and the opportunity to experience with the environment and encouraging them to ask questions.]]></description>
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<title>Amazing Preschool Books - &quot;Mind Power Series&quot;</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:35:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You can find many preschool books in the market, but to find one which not only keeps your children happy and busy, but at the same time nurtures their development in terms of their motor, cognitive and creative skills is not an easy task. I would like to share with you a series of new and innovative preschool books which do more than developing the children intellectual gifts but realizes the importance of the element of fun and has creatively woven humor into their games.]]></description>
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<title>Funny For Kids - A New Discovery in Kindergarten Learning</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:22:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Adults often laugh when they hear or see something funny but when kids laugh, it might mean many things as they might only be mimicking the adults or other kids as they naturally model their behavior on what they see and feel around them. Parents who often laugh when they read, hear or see something humorous are subconsciously living a model for their kids to develop a good sense of humor. Culturing a good sense of humor can help to develop the kids pre-reading skills, creativity and cognitive thinking.]]></description>
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<title>Preschool Letter Games - Creative, Fun and Affordable Preschoolers Activities</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:26:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many activities on the market which are designed to keep the children busy and happy but the above activities do more than that as they are more of building their literacy skills and maximize the time you spend with your children by playing games that develop meaningful growth. Playing appropriate fun preschool letter games stimulate a child's brain and nurtures their interest and arouse their curiosity to want to learn more.]]></description>
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<title>Kindergarten Activities - 30 Minutes Craft Activities</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:57:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children are creative on their own but when they are provided with appropriate kindergarten activities, their creative skills are further enhanced. There are many creative 30 minutes craft activities which you can play with the children.]]></description>
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<title>Kindergarten Activities - Creative Kids Math</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:02:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Engage your kids in creative thinking activities the whole day while you are preparing your meals, gardening or clearing your laundry by asking open-ended questions which are worded in such a way that there is no one correct answer. An example is while clearing your groceries asks your kids what they can do with this tomato. Open-ended questions like this engage the kids in divergent or creative thinking to come up with a whole range of brilliant and imaginative ideas.]]></description>
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<title>Preschoolers Activities - Coloring For Kids</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:39:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kids love coloring and is one of the most fun and creative preschoolers activities. Coloring helps the child to plan, make decisions on what colors to use and encourages them to think creatively on how best to make their picture beautiful with colors. There are many materials a child can use for coloring - color pencils, crayon or watercolor paints but ensure that they are lead-free and nontoxic.]]></description>
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<title>Kindergarten Games For Creative Kindergarten Learning</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:36:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All children love to play kindergarten games. They are fun, engaging and develop motor skills. What about creativity? Do all these games involve the child in developing their creativity skills? Children are packed with creativity but their potential to create remains dormant if it is not put into practice. Creativity requires exercise to grow and it is one skill which children can develop to varying degrees.]]></description>
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<title>Fun Games - Playtime is Essential For Child Development</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:31:23 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At the end of the 20th century, scientists have discovered that our brain never stops growing and this astounding discovery has dispelled the belief that we are born with only so many brain cells and cannot be reproduced anymore and if these cells are not stimulated, they will be lost forever. Every kind of play is a learning opportunity for child development.]]></description>
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