👶🏽👧🏻👦🏾🧒🏼👧🏿Kids are born with the strongest learning tools ever called the five senses: 👅 taste, ✋🏽 touch, 👂🏽hearing, 👁 sight and 👃🏽smell. – 🧸With these tools young children engage in activities I refer to as “Smart Play My Way”. When children play by themselves and with others they make sense of their world and come to know who they are as people. This…
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How to Encourage Learning during the Holidays
🍎🍇🍋🥬🌽🥕🍠During the holidays, children look forward to family, festivities, and FOOD! That is why cooking is such a great way to encourage learning at this time of year. – 🙇🏽♀️In addition to creating tasty things to eat, cooking experiences help your children learn the following: – 1. how to count 2. how to sequence 3….
Shoutout Saturday w/Community Soup
🌻 It’s Shoutout Saturday, and I have to tell you about one of my favorite books entitled Community Soup by @almajfullerton! – 😀 Alma does a great job of communicating and illustrating international communities and their experiences with mixed media art. – 💯 Community Soup is a fun read with early learners! I highly recommend this book to…
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👶🏻👦🏾👧🏻🧒🏽🧒🏼👧🏾Early childhood is the most important developmental period in a person’s life. _ 💁🏽♀️Would you consider helping me use my 40 years of experience as an early childhood professional to unlock the genius in every child? _ ✅ You can join my Patreon family by subscribing for as little as $3/month today! _ 📲Just click the…
Throwback Thursday With My Daughter
😊I’m pulling out another photo from my archives this throwback Thursday, and it is very special to me. _ 🤱🏽Here I am holding my firstborn child, my daughter and namesake @martacyoungblood! (…I’m also rocking a pretty sweet afro 😁.) _ 🥰Marta and I now have the privilege of working together, and that is a blessing from…
Where to Find Great Deals on Kids Books
QUICK TIP #10: Where to Find Great Deals on Kids Books _ 📖 Everyone loves a good book and a great deal! _ 💁🏽♀️ Did you know you can find both at @goodwillintl? You can find all kinds of great kids books for your home library there, even some vintage books that are out of print. It’s…
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🌻 Happy Monday! _ 🤗 Welcome to everyone who would like to help me unlock the genius in every child, and thank you to everyone who has joined me in my efforts thus far! _ 🌟 As of today, I am only $6 short of $100 in support of my Ask Dr. Marta Patreon goals! _ 💁🏽♀️ Would you…
Looking for a Girl Powered Holiday Gift?
It’s Shoutout Saturday, and I have to tell you about a wonderful book I bought by @ladygracebyers entitled I AM ENOUGH. _ 👧🏾👧🏻👧🏿👧🏼👧🏽 Every girl needs to hear the message that they are enough and see themselves in a big, bold, and beautiful way! _ 💯🅰️ I highly recommend this book! It would be a great holiday…
90s Throwback Thursday
🤗 It’s throwback Thursday, and I thought I would share a fun family picture with you! 👩🏽🧑🏽My children have been a huge inspiration for my life’s work, and I’m grateful to be able to share what I’ve learned with you! ✅ Like and 💬 comment with a ✋🏽 if you still rock 90s fashion!
How Grandparents Can Encourage Literacy in Early Learners
Grandparents hold a special place in their grandchildren’s hearts and vice versa. How can we as parents and grandparents facilitate this special relationship and literacy opportunity with our (grand)children, especially when they are far away? __ 📲Make audio and/or video recordings of you reading their favorite books! This way children can see the love in…
Literacy…the road to human progress
👩🏽👨🏾🦱👩🏻🦳🧔🏽👩🏻🦱👨🏻🦰👨🏽🦳👵🏾 As parents, grandparents, and educators, we are the best facilitators and motivators for our children’s learning. __ 💁🏽♀️ What effective ways do you use to encourage literacy with your children or students? __ ✅ Like and 💬comment below! __ 📲 Share with your friends!
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