February 2 is Groundhog Day. Remember the movie, where the same thing keeps repeating over and over? It’s the same for learning having to repeat something over and over and over again. That’s how the brain establishes connections. For children’s learning we need to do these things over and over:
read books and tell stories and- sing songs, say nursery rhymes, talk and share
- play each day
- spend some time in nature
- stretch, shake, hop, jump, walk, run–include ways to for bodies to be active
Doing these often will support your child’s learning and readiness for kindergarten. It may seem like a continuing Groundhog day, but it’s building your child’s future. Can you suggest some other learning activities that kids need over and over?