Educational Insights
Why Themes?

Young children are always looking for meaningful relationships in their environment. Studying themes promotes development of concepts rather than unrelated facts.

What is the Educational Value of each activity?

Each activity addresses different developmental skills.
> complete list of skills

Why are the activities organized day by day?

The Kits are organized in this way to make it easier for the parent, teacher or caregiver to plan how they will use the kit and materials. Of course, the “calendar” is only intended as a guide and can be rearranged according to your schedule and your child’s interests. See our Kit Comparison to see which kit fits your schedule best.

Why don't you provide time estimates for activity lengths?

We have purposely excluded an estimated length of time to complete each activity. Every child has different skills and interests, so what may take one child 5 minutes to do may keep another busy for 2 hours.

You may find that your child will want to repeat an activity several times over the week or you may want to try an activity again on another day if it doesn’t catch your child’s interest on the first try.

Let your child be your true guide. Remember, the exploration of an activity and following the child’s lead as to when to take an activity further is more valuable than getting all of the activities done within an allotted time. The value of the process will always outweigh the importance of the finished product.