Lakewood Childcare Center

Flashcards are good for memorization, but don’t really help when it comes to learning. The brain develops through experience-expectant and experience-dependent behaviors. The brain develops by gathering information through sight, sound, taste, interaction and speech. By offering various activities and experiences through the senses, we are providing more opportunities to learn and grow. In the classroom, we do not have math flashcards that say “2 plus 2 equals 4”. We use real life examples to help the children learn. For example, at group we will have 2 children stand and then add another 2 children, asking the rest of the children how many total children are standing. When we learn our letters, we seek out where we would find letters, like on signs, books and labels around the room. We sing songs and read stories that include letters and sounds to become familiar with the letter. Try going to the grocery store and looking for the first letter in your child’s name. See how many you can find. Did you find it in a color? Was it written big or little? Be creative in learning the alphabet, it can be fun for you too!