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By
Catherine M. Pruissen
All
children need time out during the day to play quietly
by themselves. One such place for them to relax is
the Quiet Centre. Here a child can work on a puzzle,
string some beads, use a flannel board with shapes
and pictures, stack a few toys, simply grab a book
and nuzzle up between a few cozy pillows.
Such
quiet activities exercise the fine motor skills and
teach children concepts of sequences (a math readiness
skill) by allowing children to string beads in a certain
repeated order, recognize and use variations in shapes,
letters, and numbers.
A great Quiet Centre would consist of:
- wooden
puzzles or regular large piece puzzles
- beads
of various shapes, sizes and colours
- string
nesting boxes or rings flannel board and accessories
- card
games
- sorting
objects such as buttons, shells, and rocks picture
dominoes, etc.
For
more information on setting up play centres in your
home or daycare centre, consult the wonderful book,
Start and Run a
Profitable Home Day Care, and check out these
other related articles:
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©
Catherine M. Pruissen
Catherine M. Pruissen is the CEO of About Child Care
Consumer Services and developer of child care online.
She has published numerous child care related literature,
including Start and
Run a Profitable Home Day Care, The
Daycare Alternative, How to Find Good Child Care,
Caregiver Aids: Business
Forms for Caregivers and Parents, Income
Tax & Record Keeping for Child Care Providers,
and a host of workshops and workbooks. She was the editor
and publisher of the bi-monthly newsletter, Parent Care,
Your Child Care News-line. Catherine was also the coordinator
and workshop facilitator for The Child Care Information
Centre in Calgary, Alberta, and ran a successful dayhome
for eight years. |
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