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Welcome to the HIPPY Halton Blog! Here you will have access to content dedicated to preschool education, crafts and activities designed to develop reading, writing and math skills.
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3 Ways gross motor skills can help your preschooler get ready for school
Did you know that gross motor skills can help your preschooler get ready for school? Gross motor skills enable us to use our large...
World Wildlife Day!
Every year on March 3rd, World Wildlife Day is commemorated. This is a worldwide celebration of all of the amazing wild animals and...
One of the most powerful things you can do for your children
Infants and small children are like sponges, soaking up everything in their surroundings. Reading with your child is one of the most...
Prescription for Kindergarten readiness
Treatment schedule - reading aloud for 5 minutes several times a day Children who are read to regularly, learn pre-reading skills that...
Stay in the present
We almost all feel the need to compare ourselves to others as parents. Do not dwell on past mistakes or be concerned about future ones....
Can rhyming make you a better reader?
“Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are four...
Discover magic within the pages of a book!
This is your cue to take some time today to sit back, relax, and get lost in a good book. Taking the time to read shows a love of...
One of the first steps of reading...
Yes, we are talking about print awareness! Children need to learn to associate squiggles on a page and icons with words. They do this...
The perfect gift!
Literacy is the foundation for succeeding in school, socializing with others, problem-solving, decision-making, becoming independent,...
4 Ways to develop preschool literacy
Developing literacy is a vital part of every child’s development and there is a strong correlation between literacy skills and school...
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