Engaging in regular physical activity is especially important for young children, as it helps build strength and develop healthy bodies, and can even enhance academic performance. Here are ...

PITTSFIELD -- The school year may be coming to an end, but for early childhood educators and advocates, it's never too early to start preparing children for kindergarten. The Berkshire Museum, through ...

These activities use simple materials to create highly engaging experiences for preschool students all summer long.

Want to support your kindergartner's physical health? Here are some tips that experts suggest. School districts vary widely in the amount of physical education they offer in the curriculum, so it's ...

Learn how to raise an environmentally conscious child to care about the environment without guilt or dread using these environment activities for kindergarten children. Before I became a full-time ...

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OBJECTIVE: To compare the physical activity levels of overweight and non overweight 3- to 5-y-old children while attending preschool. A secondary aim was to evaluate weight-related differences in ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

A new buzzword in educational circles is “transitional kindergarten.” This term is for a class in traditional education that ...

From phonics to piano, music to drama, activity classes for pre-schoolers are growing fast—and so is the cost of raising a well-rounded child.