Drawing development in children

Children love to draw. As teachers and parents, we encourage our children to express their feelings through aesthetic engagement like drawing. While children are enjoying themselves, adults may feel a bit lost. We may ask ourselves, "Should I draw with them and show them how they should draw a star properly?" "My daughter is 3 years old already, should she be able to draw a portrait?" "At 6

Summer Song #5 - Yellow Bird

What does the bird in this song look like?
Yellow Bird
Yellow Bird, up high in banana treeYellow Bird, you sit all alone like meDid your lady friend leave your nest again?This is very sad, makes me feel so badYou can fly away, in the sky awayYou're more lucky than me!
I also had a pretty girl, she's not with me todayThey're all the same, the pretty girlsTake tendernes, then they fly away
Yellow

"Why? Why? Why?" Children ask.

In my eyes, my dad knows everything. As a child, I always ask him "Why?" about anything that crossed my mind; and I don't remember a time when he didn't treat my questions seriously.  He's the first teacher who showed me how to treat little kids with respect.  I think I read a research somewhere saying that on average children ask at least 70 questions per day. (Although I doubt it...the number

Summer Song #4 - After you've gone

Can you name all the instruments you hear?


A little more about this song
The performer featured in this video is called Benny Goodman.  He is a famous American jazz musician, a.k.a. "King of Swing."  He is a fantastic clarinetist.
Do you like this particular style of music?  If you do, you may want to go to Jazz For Young People Website to find out more about this music genre!