Learning to count is more than just saying the names of numbers. Matching a number to an object is called one-to-one correspondence. This a skill that children learn with practice. You can find many things for your child to count throughout the day like socks, fingers, fruit in a bowl, or cars in a parking …
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Ideas to try at home: The Office Set up an office space for your child in your home. Stock the space with office supplies like notebooks, a toy phone, an old keyboard, pencils and pens, a calendar, envelopes, paper, stickers, a calculator and a ruler. Encourage you child to "go to work", write letters, type …
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The game "Red Light, Green Light" is a fun way to help your preschooler work on listening skills and memory. In this game, children must listen and follow instructions to avoid being sent back to the starting line. They must also remember how and when to move in the game. 1.Help your child make Red, …
Learning to gently blow air through a bubble wand to make a bubble involves self-regulation, a social-emotional skill that will support your child’s future success in school. Before you do the activity below with your preschooler ask them what they think will happen when they blow the bubbles toward the paper. Making a predication, the …
Doctors recommend that 3-6 year olds get at least 10-12 hours of sleep each night. Lack of sleep can result in behavior problems and irritablity. Not getting enough sleep also affects school performance, children who are overly tired have difficulty concentrating and paying attention. Works Cited: HIPPYUSA. Yissum Research Development Company. Hebrew University of Jeruselum …
Children develop best when they have order and consistency in their daily rountine. Children like to know what is going to happen next and that the world is predictable. Setting up consistent, regular routines for your family like, meal times, chores, play times, story time and bedtime will help make life easier for your child …
Auditory Discrimination is the ability to hear and understand the differences between sounds that are similar, and interpreting what the different sounds mean. Developing this skill will help children as they learn to read and begin to hear and tell the difference between the different sounds that the letters of the alphabet make. Some ideas …
Spatial perception is one’s awareness of their own physical position in relation to other people or things in the enviroment. Children use spatial perception when they learn how to move in different surroundings without bumping into things and when they learn concept such as under, over, between, inside and outside. Spatial Perception is also the …
They way we respond to our children when asking questions and while helping them with learning activities is important. Try the 3Cs: Confirm, Complete, Correct! If your child gives the correct answer, confirm that the answer is correct by saying "yes" or "you are right" and by repeating the answer (Confirm). If your child gives …
Reading together is an opportunity to help children develop print awareness, story comprehension and language skills. While reading a book with your child, Point to the pictures on each page and some of of the words as you read themChange your voice for the different characters and read with expressionIf your child has questions, or …
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