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Preschool - Experiential Learning best way to Learn

Dear Parents Little Saplings Preschool at Ravet operates the school based on guiding principle of Dr Maria Montessori and technical know how from Kreedology Bangalore.  Let us understand what is Experiential learning and normal preschool. Children of the age group 2 to 6 years are constantly trying to learn the surrounding environment, socializing with people but all this is happening on their own terms and their own comfort. We as grown ups need to guide them and not go on teaching them  The above photo shows how a preschool should be planned. You can see the study material racks, the height of which is fully comfortable for the child. The child can pick up the material which he/she likes.  We encourage child to take the material from the rack and take to their place of working. This helps the child to develop balancing skills, hand eye coordination. We guide the child to take on their won the seating mat. Unroll and roll back after the activity is c...

Lock down due to covid 19 - Handling Children of Preschool age group

Dear Parents We all are going through a very challenging time of lock down due to scare of Corona virus. Social distancing and hand hygiene is prime importance. Frequent washing of hands with soap is very crucial. Demonstrate this to children and request the child to repeat washing of hands frequently with soap. Please do this and it is very important. We will win over this Corona with combined efforts of all our citizens. With every passing day the environment is becoming very challenging. With children of preschool age it is further challenging. Children at this age are full with energy and are always in action. This energy need to be channelized skillfully by the grown up, adults and parents around. Following actions can be taken by parents: Keep engaged with children Introduce them to new things, games and keep playing with them. If you play with children they will be diverted from electronic gadgets. The playful activity with children helps them develop many lif...

Can we teach Preschooler

Dear Parents Early Child hood education is extremely important period in once life span. We all have learned our schooling with the means that some one is teaching us. Teacher comes narrates the things to be taught and asks the students to repeat what has been taught. Human beings perform excellent when they do acts/ actions as per their choice, liking and pace. Forced or instructed actions are not liked by human beings. Elders working in offices have frequently come across this feeling that senior has told and hence we have to and do not have a choice. The belief / feeling that this action is mine and self, society benefit from my action is not developed. This feeling is at stage when we are grown up. What must be happening with the children of age group 2 to 6 years? They are on the mission of experimenting the entire surrounding around them with their senses, trying to get familiar with concepts, checking happening of this, enumerable activities they do. This is developme...