Angel L. Avery-Wright Having children move throughout the day promotes cognitive learning and physical health while reducing behavioral issues. Moving helps children focus better. “When you move, you stimulate all the nerve cells that we use to think with, and when you stimulate those nerve cells, it gets them ready to do stuff,” said Dr....Read More

Barbara Bredell-Searle Question: Have you visited the Pennsylvania Key website to register for professional development courses? If your answer is yes, you may have seen opportunities to register for professional development courses such as Moving and Grooving, Music and Movement, Movement and Menus or Let’s Move. You can find other selections of trainings to help...Read More

Bobbi Philson Stevie Wonder tells us the truth: “Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand; with an equal opportunity for all to sing, dance, and clap their hands.” Early childhood educators around the globe accept the importance of music in children’s development. Why does music play such a small part...Read More

Michelle Mallonee Long Confucius said, “What I hear I forget. What I see I remember. What I do I know.” Research has proven that the more senses involved in learning, the greater the impression and the longer the retention. We retain: 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 39% of what we...Read More