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Full-Day Kindergarten: Yay or Nay?

Caution: lots of steam ahead! We had a bit of a shock yesterday. Our provincial government has long been debating the merits of full-day kindergarten, with the government trying to figure out how to foot the bill for this program. This means that five-year-olds in our area would go to school from 9-3 from the age of five. Some children would be four when they started the program. Yesterday, our government decided to move ahead with the plan, adding extra funds to ensure that nearly all children of kindergarten age would be able to attend. Now, I realize that for … Continue reading →

Help Your Preschooler Get Ready to Write!

I remember my grade three teacher well. Unfortunately, I mostly remember her for the little plastic triangle that she would place on my pencil in an attempt to get me to write with the correct hand position. I was a sweet and docile student, but I bit that little plastic triangle in half. Yes, I bit it in half, and continued to write in an incorrect hand position that I still use to this day. Later, in grade seven, I was a straight A student, with the exception of handwriting. For that, I got a solid F. Little wonder that … Continue reading →