by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 22, 2023 | Content
Learning shapes isn’t just about teaching your child to draw a circle or square. For toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners, recognizing shapes is an important Core Skill, one of the 6Cs at the heart of the Begin Approach to helping kids thrive in school and...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 19, 2023 | Character, Collaboration
When we think of kindness, we often think of being friendly, generous, and even considerate—and those attributes are important! However, beyond surface-level politeness lies something deeper than just being “nice.” Looking for kindness activities to do with...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 19, 2023 | Content, Core Skills
As a parent, you may have heard the term “sight words” but might not really know what it means. We read sight words every day without thinking about it. They are words like “the,” “he,” and “where,” for example, that are very common but not easy to sound out. Learning...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 17, 2023 | Content, Core Skills
What are the best activities for 4-year-olds? There’s so much going in kids’ lives at this age that it can be tough to tell. Should you focus on letters and numbers? Playing pretend? Arts and crafts? Getting outdoors? At Begin, we focus on the 5 C’s that help kids...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | May 16, 2023 | Character, Communication
Understanding feelings lays the groundwork for kids to develop Character, one of the 5 C’s at the heart of the Begin Approach to helping kids thrive in school and life. Kids with well-developed Character skills tend to be calmer and more emotionally resilient, do...
