Preschool home school questions?
I stay home with my 3 year old daughter. Before I had her, I taught elementary school. She won’t be going to preschool until next year when she’s four. She has known her alphabet, how to count to 10 (now higher), could identify letters, shapes, since before she turned two. Now she is starting to sound out words (she’s beginning to try I should say) and has memorized a few sight words. I don’t do anything "formal", we just read a lot and have been teaching her things since she was a baby. Now I’m thinking that I’d like to do something like a home school preschool. Nothing intense, just an hour a day of lessons, at the most. I never taught preschool aged kids before so I’m a little unsure of what I should be covering. I’d love for her to be able to read upon entering kindergarten.
Do you know of a daily routine I could follow?
Do you know of any good preschool websites?
Any other advice for me?
Thanks a lot!
teach other things like writing (other than just say it and recognise it),sing some education songs like ABC’s, Baa Baa Black Sheep, How Is The weather etc to improve her IQ.
dont just using books. let her watch more education and more talking cartoons like Postman Pat, Dora The Explora, Diego etc (no Pingu! this cartoon teach them nothing but being speechless like Pingu, The Penguin)
other than that, teach her like shapes, colours (using the colour pencils etc), animals, vegetables, fruits etc.
just ask the people in the book store and u will see.
just google preschool and the subject you’re looking at teaching her this should tell you what skills they tend to work on at this age.
try searching for games in these subject areas, this way she can have fun while learning
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check out the K-12 currriculm
and my girls love
http://www.starfall.com
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My baby was sounding out his letters at 18 months and NOW is reading Level 1 & 2 books at age 3. We used the website http://www.starfall.com. You might want to sit with the baby and use the mouse so the baby can observe OR incorporate part of this program into the toddler/preschooler’s routine. Good luck!!
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Sounds like you have really done some good work with her, and she has responded beautifully.
Consider teaching her nursery rhymes and learning about rhyming words.
Teach her the basic parts of a book: front and back cover, spine, body and title page. Include what the title page is for and what the author and illustrator do.
Get some counting bears or use some simple household objects. Cover alike and different, sorting and classifying, patterning. Have her copy your patterns, extend them, then make her own. Start with AB patterns but when those are mastered, go on to AAB, ABB, and then on from there when she is ready.
Make and learn to read some simple graphs. Oh, and first, middle, last.
I know you did not have room to tell us your whole life, so I am probably "preaching to the choir" when I mention tearing, early cutting skills, gluing (real glue so she learns how much to use) and basic holding a pencil or crayon. (If you are afraid of scissors store them high up out of reach and use them only when you are supervising.)
And please, please, please make sure she has been around other children and learned basic sharing and taking turns.
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25+ years teaching, 10 in pre-kindergarten classrooms
Well im a grade 2 teacher and this is my first year with my class. But i would love to tell you some stuff about this. Cuz when i wasnt a teacher i was a EA in the Preschool room. You should buy a calender, a Number chart, Letter chart, and maybe this thing where you gotta dress up thing. When the students sit down Talk to them what today is and then Pick one child to come up and dress up how the weather is today. So if it was really winder today the child would dress the plastic doll up with a jacket on it. And i do think think Your child can go to preschool. Thats really good to teach her to read young. I bet your child would get in preschool! if she knows all that and can count past 10 than i bet she can go! kindergartens can only count to 10!! this is amazing! Congratulations! And good Luck!
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teach other things like writing (other than just say it and recognise it),sing some education songs like ABC’s, Baa Baa Black Sheep, How Is The weather etc to improve her IQ.
dont just using books. let her watch more education and more talking cartoons like Postman Pat, Dora The Explora, Diego etc (no Pingu! this cartoon teach them nothing but being speechless like Pingu, The Penguin)
other than that, teach her like shapes, colours (using the colour pencils etc), animals, vegetables, fruits etc.
just ask the people in the book store and u will see.
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a preschool/kindy teacher
http://www.seghea.com/homeschool/Read.html for ideas on teaching letter sounds
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/ for great ideas
http://www.teacherquicksource.com/ pick preschool or Head Start: these activities meet federal outcome standards that a NAEYC preschool or a Head Start program would follow for educating preschoolers.
And think outside the box. You do NOT need to ’sit for an hour’ doing activities. You can ‘teach’ while cooking. When you go for a walk, or a trip to the grocery store. Just don’t limit yourself to the house!
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preK Reggio teacher
You are your child’s first teacher so congratulations on that. However one of the most important things before entering kindergarten is making sure your child interacts well with other children her age. Learning to wait her turn, learning to listen, not to interrupt, problem solve, playing will with other children, being able to sit during circle time and listen to the teacher, answer simple questions regarding the book her teacher is reading, how to tie her shoes, put her own coat on and able to zip it, basic skills that a 5 year old should know. You have taught your daughter above and beyond what a kindergarten teacher expects of her student. My concern would be if your daughter would become bored with school.
I hope I have gave you a different insight I know I really didn’t answer your question about teaching preschool. I do know that in WA. State it is easier for a preschool teacher to be certified than it is for a person to be certified to open up a in-home child care. Crazy huh!
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