Imagination Academy

Teacher tuesday! Today's feature goes to Ms. Sonna, our director and online school teacher: "My inspiration for teaching has been my own children. Watching them grow and develop sparked my curiosity and a desire to understand why children do some of the things they do. The more I learned, the more I wanted to be around children and teach them. It’s been a wonderful journey! My favorite children’s book of all time is The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch, a great story abo...ut problem solving and resilience. My current favorite is The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak. This book guarantees a chance for little ones to laugh at us serious adults; useful practice for when they’re teens. My favorite hobby? Who has time for hobbies? But if I did, it would be being creative with my own children. I spend time sewing and crafting, and taking care of the variety of animals my family brings into my life."

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Teacher Tuesday! Our second teacher feature goes to Mrs. Yolanda! Read about her and see her fantastic classroom below: "My inspiration for teaching is having a positive, inspring impact on children's lives and watching them grow. I love seeing their smiling faces. I have taught for 13 years.... My favorite children's books are the Pete the Cat series. My favorite saying is that all children develop at their own pace and in their own way"

Teaching math to preschoolers is a little different than teaching math to older kids. Young children are concrete learners, meaning they need to touch it, feel it, see it, smell it, and sometimes taste it before they can learn it. We use manipulative likes these to help our students learn number sense. A good foundation now means the tough stuff later in school will be easier!

We are doing self portraits in class this week! Not only are these fun to look at but it’s also a great activity for the children. We can use these to see all sorts of skills such as fine motor control, pencil pressure, creativity and imagination. Try it at home: Set up a station with paper, markers or crayons and a mirror, and see what your child does!

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Teacher Tuesday! Our first teacher spotlight goes to Ms. Bernice! Read a little about her below: "I’ve been teaching a little over 32 years. I had always admired my mother and grandmother as they strategically taught us the lessons of life. I always wanted to be in a position where I could teach also. ... Children are the key to our future. I strongly believe that each one of us can teach. Dr Suess has so many favorite books of mine as a child, but the one that stands out is Green Eggs and Ham. This allows me to see a different perspective on choices and giving things a try before passing judgement. I still hold that lesson to this day!"

Brentwood Union School District has recently announced that all public schools will be online in the fall semester. This includes Kindergarten. We at Imagination Academy know how hard it is to teach young students online for a prolonged period of time, especially when you're working. That is why we offer our supplementary kindergarten program for those students concurrently enrolled in public online kindergarten. We will help your child with their online school while also providing in person supplementary activities to further their development. You will also be able to save your child's spot in public school while ensuring all of your child's needs are met! If you're looking for a safe, caring environment for your Kindergartener, send us an email ([email protected]) or call us at 925-754-6771.

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