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5 Benefits of Gardening with Your Child

May, 2019 | Topics: Language & Literacy, Mathematics, Social Emotional, Wellness

Are you planting this season? If so, enlist your child’s help. Children are inherently fascinated with nature and will love getting their hands dirty! Gardening is a meaningful activity for children of all ages. Aside from being a lot of fun, research shows that gardening has a profound influence on…
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Let’s Go Shopping! Fun Learning Opportunities for Kids at the Grocery Store

August, 2018 | Topics: Language & Literacy, Mathematics, Social Emotional, Wellness

The grocery store can provide many teachable moments for children to practice important literacy, math, wellness and social-emotional skills. Below are some fun ideas to keep your child engaged and learning during your next shopping trip. If the store has child-sized shopping carts, encourage your child to help you shop…
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Adding Math to Your Child’s Day, Part 2

April, 2018 | Topics: Mathematics

In January, we shared five easy ways for you to integrate math into your child’s day. We have so many fun suggestions, we had to break this blog into two parts. Here are five more activities that will help your child learn that math is everywhere and math is fun!…
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5 Ways to Integrate Math into Your Child’s Day

January, 2018 | Topics: Mathematics

Children are exposed to math concepts everywhere they go. There are numbers on street signs, shapes in the kitchen, and patterns on clothing. In the classroom, we integrate hands-on math experiences in all components of our curriculum. During science lessons, children make predictions, measure objects, and chart their observations. In…
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Nobel Learning’s Teacher of the Year Explains Importance of STEM in Preschool

March, 2017 | Topics: Digital Interactions, Mathematics, Science & Social Studies

STEM is much more than an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It’s an interdisciplinary approach that makes it fun to investigate and solve real-world problems. At Nobel Learning Communities Inc., we believe that STEM education is critical in the preschool years. Our dedicated teachers create lesson plans that…
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