Interaction is something as obvious as brushing your teeth every day. After all, it concerns the interaction of persons, objects or phenomena. We do not live in isolation, but in different kinds of relationships and dependencies. Everyday working and private life is...
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Putting ideas in order: the gears of the mind
Some children find logical and arithmetical difficulties when solving problems. They have acquired skills in arithmetical calculation but, some of them cannot apply the same operations in different contexts. In primary school a crucial step in skill development is...
Exploring mathematics through digital books for young children
Digital books can offer interactive and exciting mathematics activities for young children, enabling them to recognize, understand and experiment math concepts they already encounter in their daily lives. We would like to introduce the RecreaMaths Erasmus+ project....
Is image reading important?
Why do we need to read images? When reading a children's picture book, there are a few things you can address to create an enjoyable and interactive reading experience. Here are some suggestions: Explore the cover and title: Start by examining the book cover with your...
The benefits of reading ebooks for children
In the digital age, the question of giving children access to ebooks often arises. Indeed, our children are growing up in a world where digital technology is omnipresent, and parents often wonder about the use of digital books compared to paper books to give their...
The recipe for an interesting story for children
Is there anyone who has not grown up reading fairy tales or listening to stories, traveling to dreamy worlds? Stories that soothed us, that taught us values, that helped us to be strong and that filled us with excitement and happiness. But how does one write a story?...
With a child and a tablet on the go
So far, in the articles on this website we have spent quite a lot of time on the issue of the use of interactive books in the school environment and during lessons. I would now like to address the issue of reading and the use of interactive books in completely...
The voice: the first musical instrument for children
Reading aloud to children from an early age is a very engaging activity and strengthens the adult-child relationship. Pediatricians indicate that shared reading during the first three years of life is the most important thing parents can do to support the child’s...
Basic literacy and numeracy skills acquisition (2/2): mapping out the role of print knowledge in the digital age
In a previous article, we saw the importance of print knowledge for the acquisition of both literacy and numeracy skills, as well as the concern that a factor aiding future academic performance should rely on a pre-educational acquisition, usually most complete among...
Storytelling – the Essential Teaching Tool
The Story-driven Brain Neuroscientists are becoming increasingly aware of an essential mode that our brain uses when interacting with the world and receiving information. Just like linguists such as Noam Chomsky posited the „grammar-brain” some 50 years ago, more and...
Write your own stories for children
Reading stories to children is an important part of their intellectual and personal learning. Through them, they learn new words, concepts, notions, etc. They will also develop their imagination and curiosity. Do you want to write stories for children yourself? All...
Erasmus + “ABIbooks” – Meeting of partners in Romania
The second live meeting of the Erasmus+ ABIbooks program took place in Timișoara, Romania from 29th to 31st August 2022 with representatives from France, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Greece. The agenda of the meeting included presentations, discussions, and...