"Building Empathy: Practical Tips for Parents and Teachers"
Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial trait to instill in children during their formative...
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Neha Chopra
Jul 23, 20223 min read
Be a buddy, not a bully!
Bullying behavior is something that no one should tolerate as it can cause immense damage to the person being bullied and can create...
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Neha Chopra
Feb 24, 20223 min read
All About Holi! Books, games and learning activities
I have yet to come across a child who doesn't enjoy the festival of Holi. Imagine being allowed to get soaked in colours and water...
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Neha Chopra
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Simple ways to instill gratitude in children
Gratitude is a life tool that can help transform your life for the good. Research says that an attitude of gratitude makes people happier...
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Neha Chopra
Aug 10, 20214 min read
School Admissions: How to choose the right school for your child?
Choosing a school for your child can be a daunting task and it needs to be done with a lot of thought and clarity as you will be putting...
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Neha Chopra
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Teach spellings by allowing your child to make mistakes!
Yes! you read that heading correctly. Being a walking dictionary for your children, correcting their spellings consistently and asking...
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Neha Chopra
Apr 21, 20212 min read
Easy activities to celebrate Earth Day!
Earth Day is around the corner and its a great opportunity to talk to young children about how they can make a difference and take care...
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Neha Chopra
Mar 16, 20211 min read
Holi Craft Idea!
Holi is a spring festival celebrated in India. It is also called the festival of colours. During the celebrations, people gather with...
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Neha Chopra
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Arctic Animals!
The next day, we dive deep into the arctic region and create a schema chart to record our previous knowledge. The sensory bin made out of...
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Neha Chopra
Jan 8, 20213 min read
All about Snow!
Snow is fascinating for young children and it makes for a perfect unit of study during winter season. We don't get snow where we live but...
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Neha Chopra
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Teaching Syllables to grow a successful reader!
Identifying syllables in words is an important phonological awareness (the awareness of sounds within words) skill that young readers...
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Neha Chopra
Jul 23, 20207 min read
Engaging Activities to teach about the Human Body!
Before you start reading this post, I just want to let you know that this is going to be a long one, so get comfortable and grab your...
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Neha Chopra
Jul 6, 20202 min read
Build oral language with these 5 books!
If you have young readers at home, books with repetitive text are a must. These books help children to participate in the reading process...
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Neha Chopra
May 31, 20201 min read
Sunday Story Time!
Welcome back for Sunday Story Time. Today we are sharing a book abut animals called "Dear Zoo" by Rod Campbell. It is a simple book which...
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Neha Chopra
May 17, 20202 min read
Sunday Story Time!
Welcome back for Sunday Story Time. Today we are sharing a fun book about a spider called "The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle. This book...
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Neha Chopra
May 10, 20202 min read
Sunday Story Time!
Make Sundays extra special for your children by sharing a fun story with them. Every Sunday, for the next four weeks, Totknots will...
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Neha Chopra
May 4, 20201 min read
Sunday Story Time!
Welcome back for Sunday Story Time. Today we are sharing a famous song book called 'Five Little Monkeys'. This song is a lot of fun to...
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Neha Chopra
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Teaching Children to read!
After your child learns to read the whole alphabet, the next step is to get them on the bandwagon of reading CVC (Consonant Vowel...
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Neha Chopra
Apr 3, 20203 min read
The Misconceptions About Sharing!
Are you a parent who is always telling your child to share? Do you feel embarrassed when your child says 'no' to other children? Do you...
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Neha Chopra
Nov 27, 20193 min read
Why music needs to be an essential part of early childhood classrooms?
Music is all around us and is part of every culture. It is an integral part of our lives from celebrations to movies to religious...
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