Articles, information, ideas, tips, and advice on toddler, preschool, baby, and kids emotional, physical, and mental development as well as learning types and how kids learn with different learning differences, including autism. For parents, caregivers, and teachers.
Best Free Apps for Learning ABC’s
Learning our ABC’s is one the the greatest milestones in toddler world. It’s never too early to start reading, singing, and repeating the alphabet to your little one. Children as young as 16-18 months are able to recognize and repeat […]
Teaching Shapes to Kids: 4 Simple Tips
Learning shapes is one of the first fundamental skills in early math. Teaching shapes to kids is essential not only geometrically, but cognitively in the brain’s ability to recognize anything from your face (which is made up of shapes!) to the […]
5 Ways to Boost Positive Thinking in Kids
Before you accuse Cubic Frog® of going all ‘kumbaya’ let’s talk about some very real research on positive and negative thinking.
Negative thinking isn’t all negative; in fact, it can be useful in very stressful situations. The body is programmed during […]
What is Play Based Learning Really About?
What is play?
Before we talk about play based learning, it’s helpful to define what we mean by the word ‘play’. Play is an activity a person does that brings enjoyment to them. Sometimes playing can include moments of frustration, disappointment, […]
4 Ways Being Multilingual Makes Children Smarter
There’s an incredible gift you can give you kids that is totally free: a second language. Historically parents were warned against using more than one language in the house because it was thought to ‘confuse’ children. But research has shown […]
When Kids Start Kindergarten Around the World
Potentially one of the most important decisions a parent can make: when their child should begin schooling? When should kids start kindergarten? And just how big a difference does it make to begin one year instead of another?
In the USA, […]
5 Fun Ways to Teach Toddlers Numbers!
All parents and teachers know, to teach toddlers numbers is not always as easy as 1, 2, 3. Being creative is essential in making sure little ones are having fun while learning the all important skill of counting. Using a […]
5 Amazing Ways Music Boosts Kid’s Learning
Cubic Quiz:
Cubic Frog® has it’s very own line of singalong learning songs because:
A) We are extreme music lovers, have our own office playlists, and say at least twice per day ‘HAVE YOU HEARD THIS!?’
B) Every single person who works at Cubic […]
10 Fantastic, Easy STEM Activities for Toddlers
What is STEM?
STEM is the acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math. STEM education is a branch of learning that specifically incorporates these four types of thinking. Most importantly, STEM education emphasizes that all four parts are interconnected, therefor creating […]
9 Amazing, Free Color Learning Activities for Toddlers
When it comes to learning colors, there are as many activities as there are colors of the rainbow! Here are 9 Cubic Frog® favorite, effective, free color learning activities for toddlers:
1. Sing along!
Cubic Frog® is so proud to debut our […]
5 Simple Secrets to Help Kids Love Reading!
There are all types of reasons a child may not be enthusiastic about reading; it’s important to ask lots of questions to your young one about these feelings. Are they frustrated? Bored? Scared? More seriously, it’s possible a child can […]
9 Inspiring Tips to Empower Kids for a Successful New Year
It’s January, aka the ‘Monday’ of all months; which means another set of resolutions and a need for some serious motivation to make those resolutions stick.
And if you’re like us here at Cubic Frog® studios, perhaps this year you’d like […]
Change the World and Volunteer this Holiday Season: How to
Here at Cubic Frog® we believe the best gift you can give to your kids, family, and self is to inspire the spread of joy, generosity, and gratitude to both themselves and those around them in need.
Our number one holiday […]
Are You Making Math More Difficult for Your Child?
Math is a problem, and we don’t just mean algebraically.
Math is a subject in our school curriculum that is continuously controversial. We are facing a major problem with young girls and kids with learning differences obtaining and enjoying math on […]
Kids Origami Activities for Fine Motor Skills Building
Origami is the art of folding paper, and is said to have originated from Japan sometime around the 1600’s. The idea is as simple and clean as the beautiful figures the art creates; take something ‘plain’ and with a little […]
Free Teacher Classroom Resources from Cubic Frog®
Hey Teachers, We’re at Your Service!
Here at Cubic Frog® we like to think of ourselves as teacher’s assistants. Cubic Frog® creates games for children of all learning styles, on all parts of the spectrum and learning differences, in every part […]
Learn Colors: Toddler Activities for Each Color of the Rainbow
We’ve got back to school skills on the brain. Next on our list, making sure toddlers and familiar and comfortable with all the colors on the rainbow. And in true Cubic Frog® fashion, we believe the best way to learn […]
10 Name Writing Activities: Learn in 3 Easy Steps!
Name Writing Activities:
A little color and creativity goes a long way for getting school ready!
Name writing is one of the essentials for getting toddlers ready for their upcoming school and learning year. Recognizing and writing your name is a skill […]
Preschool Learning Skills: 5 Important Habits to Master
Preschool Learning Skills: Learning to Learn
Learning is in itself a learning process–we must learn how to learn. For little ones, focusing on the basics of cognitive development are the key aspects of preschool learning skills. For preschoolers, it’s important their […]
Learning ABC’s with Kid’s Cooking Recipes A-Z
What better way to learn the alphabet than with cooking up something delicious?
We’re serving up a list of recipes from A-Z of easy, delicious foods that can be prepared with your little ones.
Cook up a total learning adventure by explaining […]
Kindergarten Ready: 7 Musts for Parents
Is your child Kindergarten ready?
There’s a lot going on with your little one during those preschool, pre school years–everyday is a new exploration in their blossoming personality!
In America, at around age 5 most children are heading into their first school experience, […]
When to Start Learning to Read for Kids
When to start learning to read: Is there such thing as too early?
At Cubic Frog® Apps, we believe learning is a life long journey that begins at birth. The skill of reading is something which is acquired in pieces, step […]
Toddler Language Development: 3 Quick Tips and Info
What’s Happening in the Toddler Brain?
You’ve heard during the first two years of your little one’s life their brain is growing and expanding at a rate unparalleled to any other time. But what does this really mean for toddler language […]
Kids Failure is Crucial To Learning: Ideas and Info
Failure is an option, and in fact, not a bad one.
The Two Parts of Learning: Comprehension and Problem Solving
The experience of learning can be divided into two equally important experiences. First is the act of comprehending the direct lesson or […]
Learning Through Play: 4 Quick Tips for Early Development
Are Games Good For Learning?
Yes! But don’t take our word for it… According to Albert Einstein, games are not simply good, they’re necessary. Einstein says; “Play is the highest form of research.”
Why are Games so Good For Learning?
The Simple Science […]
Learning the Alphabet: 5 Toddler Tips
Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
Learning the alphabet can sometimes seems as overwhelming to parents as it is for your child.
Here at Cubic Frog® Apps, we consider ourselves experts in knowing what works in early childhood education; we’ve proudly created […]
Understanding Toddler Language to Encourage Learning
Everything is a Question
When it comes to toddler language and expression, the world is a new and exciting place that exists almost solely of questions; and asking questions is one of our most valuable tools in learning. All childhood is a time […]
Toddler Gross Motor Skills and Brain Development
What are Gross Motor Skills?
Gross motor skills are those which engage the larger muscle groups in the body; as apposed to fine motor skills which involve smaller muscles and more precise actions like writing, pinching, etc. You use your gross […]
Learn the Alphabet: Free Printables, Video, Flashcards, and Mobile Game
Free Printables, Song Video, Flashcards, and Mobile Learning Game
At Cubic Frog® we are always and only thinking of innovative, colorful, and also successful ways for toddlers and preschoolers to gain those essential early learning skills. The alphabet is one of […]
Kids Creativity Boosters: 10 Quick Ideas
Sometimes it’s hard to get creative about getting creative.
Our team at Cubic Frog® Apps is constantly flexing our left brain muscles, and we’re happy to share our favorite kids creativity workouts for parents:
1. Write it Down
Your child is simply brimming […]
Kids Brain Development Health: 7 Must Know Tips
What’s really going on with your toddler?
There’s a lot going on in the minds of children, and we don’t just mean which inappropriate word they’re going to choose to exclaim in the middle of a crowded grocery aisle.
60% of all […]
Healthy Foods for Kids: Learning Boost Grocery List
Why is Food Important?
Childhood is arguably the most important developmental time in our lives, where brains cells and neurological pathways are rapidly expanding and connecting. There’s no more crucial period to establish healthy, happy learning patterns for you and your […]
Toddler Development: 5 Amazing Facts and Information
It only takes spending a moment with a toddler to see the wide-eyed wonder during this rapid stage of development. Toddlers and Preschoolers are our specialty here at Cubic Frog®, so we know a thing or two about this incredible […]
Preschool Math Activities for Home and Classroom
When and Where to Begin
Under 24 months
It turns out our first math and science lessons happen long before our first day of school. Years before entering preschool children are able to process math and science– even before being able to […]
Sensory Play Ideas for Kids: Starting Guide
What is Sensory Play?
In order to get to sensory play ideas, we first must know what exactly is sensory play.
Sensory play, you’ve seen the phrase everywhere, practically synonymous with toddler, but what is ‘sensory play’ exactly? And why is it […]
Fine and Gross Toddler Motor Skills, What’s the Difference?
During Toddler years children develop at a rate unparalleled to any other period in human lives. As the brain develops, neurological pathways are being formed to tell children how to move muscles. These muscle movements shape children’s coordination, dexterity, and […]
Teaching Numbers to Kids: 4 Simple Tips
Where do we begin when teaching numbers to kids? We’re glad you asked.
Being a parent means also being your child’s first and arguably most important teacher. When it comes to the skill of counting, it’s parent’s initiative which form the […]