Posts

Working in the Reggio Way

Image
The Reggio Way Worked with Jacqueline Cadena and Brielyn Dowling Are you a student or teacher in the United States? Are you tired of going over the same standards every year? Have you had enough of being taught the boring way that provides no life long growth?  What if I told you that there is a way that could put the students interest at the center. A way that engages the entire community to come together and produce a life long learning and growing experience. Well, if that relates to you then lets go take a trip to Reggio Emilia in Italy to dive deeper in working the Reggio way!

Preschool Toy Evaluation

Image
Evaluating Young Children's Toys at Target I went to Targets toy section to observe the different types of toys available for young children. The first toy I found was a  Fisher-Price Classic Infant Trio Gift Set. This toy includes many different options of play. The suggested age range for this toy is 18 months and up. This toy set includes the Rock-a-Stack, which consists of many rings to stack up like a tower. It includes Baby's First Blocks, which is a box with different shaped holes and different shaped blocks that can be used to build something or problem solve by placing the blocks into the correct hole. There is also a Classic Xylophone, which features a string and wheels to be carried around while the child makes music. This toy set offers a ton of options of play and also different options of development for the child. Each toy fosters finger and hand dexterity and hand-eye coordination, so the young child is learning while they play. I was able to connect this toy wi...