Because children learn best when fully engaged in challenging activities, I try to provide playful, engaging activities that support children's healthy brain development and learning. Here are some of the elements that are a part of our every day activities,at A Place To Grow Childcare.
Observing: watching, examining, gathering information
Comparing: noticing similarities and differences
Predicting/Estimating: speculating outcome, educated guessing
Classifying: sorting objects and ideas into a variety of categories or sets
Matching: putting similar objects and ideas together
Sequencing: organizing objects in a row or series based on size or time
Patterning: creating a repeating linear design such as ABAB
Determining cause and effect: reaching logical conclusions based on experience
Inferring: reaching logical conclusions from given or assumed evidence
Deducing: reasoning from the general to the specific
Creative thinking: Brainstorming, using materials in different ways
Flexible thinking: looking at things and ideas in new ways
Perceptual-motor: taking in and processing information through body movement
Expressive and receptive language: speaking and understanding spoken language
Sensory-motor: taking in and processing information through the senses
Cross-lateral integration (cross-crawl): coordinating both sides of the brain through body movement
Memory: retaining and retrieving information
*Brain-Based Activities for Young Learners
by Ellen Booth Church
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