Children’s play is rich with wonderings and imagination. At The Overfield School, we know that play is also full of opportunities for growth: testing, hypothesizing, discussion, negotiation and critical thinking. A tub full of Legos donated to our Kindergarten classroom provided just such an opportunity for play-based learning. The children seized the chance to discover…
I’m sitting at my kitchen table, cleaning up breakfast dishes when I see it, my daughter’s math notebook. There’s a sinking feeling in my stomach. You see, she’s at school right now. She left her homework at home. She can be disorganized at times, and she also gets very afraid and nervous if she doesn’t…
Do I Really Need Prenatal Care?Keep yourself and your baby healthy with prenatal careWhat is prenatal care?Prenatal care consists of the medical attention and services that you receive before or during your pregnancy. Early and regular prenatal care is one of the best ways for a mom-to-be and her baby to have a healthy…
Fort Ancient Earthworks and Nature Preserve has lots going on during the month of September. Activity highlights include a get-close-to-nature theme with interesting photographic walks to creating mobiles from natural materials and traditional fall experiences that include the preparation and preservation of seasonal foods. Below are a few weekend programs that take full advantage of…
Here are 10 spooky (but not too scary) Halloween movies that will help set the holiday spirit for the entire family. The Nightmare Before Christmas Rated: PG for some scary imagesJack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and…
Print awareness is a broad term that includes the understanding that print has meaning, the knowledge of how to handle a book, and the idea that print is all around us. Print awareness is a really important pre-reading skill and is one that you can work on without too much effort as you read with…
The Cincinnati Zoo will once again be transformed into a “Wild Wonderland” for the 35th annual PNCFestival of Lights beginning November 18. With 3 million lights, Santa & his reindeer, plus new light displays, this family holiday tradition can’t be missed. Get your discounted tickets for the Festival of Lights today — the earlier you purchase,…
If you’re reading this blog post, you probably already know how crazy popular fidget spinners have become in the last 3 months! It’s absolutely insane, but playing with these toys can be a great way to begin fidgeting in the world of science! Fidget spinners work because of physics! That’s right! Kids sit, play and…
It’s time for our second annual Trunk or Treat at Goldfish Swim School! Come show off your Halloween “spirit” by taking part in our costume contest and win fun prizes! This event is FREE to the public and the first 500 kids will get a free trick or treat bag! When: Friday, October 27 from 6:00-…
I’ve been reading a book recently called Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain by Dana Suskind, MD. It focuses on three key ways in which parents can interact with their children to help their child’s brain development: tune in, talk more, and take turns (the “Three Ts”). The book goes into great detail about…
