Preschool at home tips and tricks please?
Hello 
Looking for some preschool homeschooling tips. My son is going to be three in September and after 2 years of working part time, I am going back to being a Stay At Home Mom. I want to utilize a good portion of our time by doing educational sorts of things. I’ve found some great reference websites and am just looking for some personal tips and tricks on here! Thanks in advance.
Kids don’t need a lot of formal education at that age.
Mainly imaginative play is important, because it teaches them so much about different roles and life situations, and how to react and socialize. Playing store, house, post office, school, etc.
Physical activities like crafts, dancing, ball, or playing with those dolls that have buttons, zippers, snaps, etc., is excellent for teaching motor skills.
Reading stories is important to help impart a love of literature and open their minds to different ideas.
Play counting and alphabet games to help pave the way to reading and math later.
Games that promote memory (like "concentration" style card games), recognition of color and shapes (Candyland, simple puzzles), sorting and organizing skills (categorizing kitchen utensils or toys by type, finding the thing that doesn’t belong), etc… these are also very important to build on at that age.
Lots of exploration and stimulation– go on field trips, nature hikes, put out a container of sand or water on the porch for a day, handle ice in the tub, smoosh shaving cream in their hands, make cookies and muffins, go to the zoo, museum, botanic gardens, etc…
Kids don’t need a lot of formal education at that age.
Mainly imaginative play is important, because it teaches them so much about different roles and life situations, and how to react and socialize. Playing store, house, post office, school, etc.
Physical activities like crafts, dancing, ball, or playing with those dolls that have buttons, zippers, snaps, etc., is excellent for teaching motor skills.
Reading stories is important to help impart a love of literature and open their minds to different ideas.
Play counting and alphabet games to help pave the way to reading and math later.
Games that promote memory (like "concentration" style card games), recognition of color and shapes (Candyland, simple puzzles), sorting and organizing skills (categorizing kitchen utensils or toys by type, finding the thing that doesn’t belong), etc… these are also very important to build on at that age.
Lots of exploration and stimulation– go on field trips, nature hikes, put out a container of sand or water on the porch for a day, handle ice in the tub, smoosh shaving cream in their hands, make cookies and muffins, go to the zoo, museum, botanic gardens, etc…
References :
I found this website last year and I thought it was a great option for doing preschool activities at home. There’s printable worksheets and a full curriculum. You can pick and choose what you want or follow it completely. http://preschoolpalace.org/Curriculum.html
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