March 19th, 2008 by admin
For preschoolers to learn how to write their names and letters, and well… just about anything else they have to have some practice.
It can be hard though always finding a good place to get worksheets to do this. But don’t worry I have found all you need to get started with this great task. Check out the following site and you will have a printing preschooler in no time.
http://www.kidzone.ws/prek_wrksht/dynamic.htm
March 18th, 2008 by admin
There are a ton of things you can do playing with cars. We love them at our house. Here are just a couple of things we have done with them.
Taught our oldest colors. One day while playing cars with daddy, daddy decided that he wouldn’t give up a car unless he was told the color. At first he would say the color and make our oldest repeat it. They only did red and blue that day, but it started a life long lesson of choosing colors, just by playing with his then favorite toy.
Cars the Movie, this taught us so much, but of course we watched it hundreds of times. We got to teach more colors, counting and naming the cars, more for memory as well.
Last but not least we have used them for a craft. It was on about.com and what you do is take cars that have different wheels and then you grab some finger paints and let them dip the wheels in the paint and make tracks on the paper. Its pretty cool, because later they can use it as roads to play on.
Part of being so young is experimenting and learning, let them use all their options, this is the most important time of their lives.
March 17th, 2008 by admin
What do Benjamin Franklin and preschoolers have in common? This quote:
“Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.”
-Benjamin Franklin
This pinpoints what we have to do as parents to teach our children as they grow. Just a great quote I found online tonight, and I hope you all enjoy it.
March 11th, 2008 by admin
Build Your Own Preschool Curriculum
Putting together your own preschool curriculum can be accomplished in a variety of ways. In the broad sense there is the option of purchasing a homeschool preschool program from one of the many preschool curriculum providers.
Take on the approach of an everyday life experience with your preschooler. This is accomplished in a much less structured avenue.
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February 28th, 2008 by admin
I just wanted to put a post out to tell everyone who comes here to please send in some preschool websites if you stumble upon them. I’m trying to put together a nice directory of websites just for preschool. All sites that contains information on teaching them, entertaining them, feeding them etc.
Thanks,
Mary
February 22nd, 2008 by admin
Today’s post comes from Preschool Mama, I just discovered her site and I love it. I think you will too. This is one of her very great posts.
Learning words and what they mean is the very basis of education. Whether your child goes to a preschool or is home schooled, she will be expected to know a number of words before any serious learning can begin. Thankfully, vocabulary is also one of the first things we start teaching a child (when your baby says her first word – that’s her introduction to vocabulary).
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February 10th, 2008 by admin
My favorite this week: Teaching our Preschoolers- A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/index.html
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/childhood/
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/ps-themes.html
http://www.first-school.ws/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html