Preschool
I have had a lot of questions regarding how to organize housework, play time and learning time with preschoolers and toddlers. First, I would like to say if you are feeling exhausted, over-stressed, and frazzled you are not alone. I agree with Dr. James Dobson author of The Strong-Willed Child, he says, “I am especially [...]
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One of the biggest downfalls to teaching is the thinking that my child has to sit all day while she does worksheet after worksheet to learn the alphabet. I know that the curriculum I suggested is a workbook but I can guarantee that my children did NOT do every worksheet in the book. And I [...]
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Preschool children need to learn before beginning kindergarten: – how to count to 20 – recognize the numbers 0-10 – one-to-one correspondence (ex: understands that each person at a table needs a spoon to eat their ice cream) – how to say the alphabet – recognize upper and lower case letters – shapes: circle, square, [...]
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You do not need special curriculum or supplies to teach at home. Most of the time the supplies you use are (or can be) common household supplies. I have used (and am still using) a curriculum I bought at Wal-mart called Preschool-K Everything for early learning published by McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing for less than five [...]
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Yes, you are qualified to teach your child at home. Many parents feel that they are ill-equipped to teach their own child – when in fact they have been teaching their child since their child’s birth. Many parents also feel that they do not have the expertize to teach preschool because they have no experience [...]