I’m guessing you are having a difficult time with boredom at home, or maybe you are just worried about the fact that your child is not going to school. But remember, any thing you are doing with him/her, if you are doing it with love and respect, it is a wonderful experience for them. here you can find some tips and tricks to help you.
Any experience your child has with you makes him or her grow happy.
Take advantage of the things you have at home and home routines
What does this mean?
As your child is growing, you can let him/her participate in your home routines. Think about your timetable and reflect on the things he/she can help you with. If you are preparing breakfast, maybe they can bring their glass, or pour their own milk. Here you have a link to know more about practical life activities.
Remember, kids from pre-k prefer to learn through the senses. So try to think of activities that they can do with their hands!
Have a plan
When you work with small children, it is good to have a plan, especially if you have to teach your own child.
Sometimes, you can feel overwhelmed when you work with toddlers and young children. They are full of energy. I understand you, I am a teacher and mom of 2 boys who are full of energy.
My best recommendation for you is to prepare a timetable. It is the best way to know what to do at all times and to avoid improvising and possible anger and / or tantrums.
But, how to do it? In the link below, you can see a very interesting website that can help you.
In this sense, this quote from Montessori is very interesting:
“Order plays a very important part in the lives of young children. Order consists in recognising the place for each object in relation to its environment and in remembering where each thing should be. Such awareness is essential for a child to feel secure within its environment and to build on existing experiences. Order in the environment makes children feel safe and that they know how things should be. Great emphasis is therefore put on order within the Montessori classroom. By ensuring that everything has its place, and that the environment is designed to be as accessible as possible for children to work in, they can then be given the maximum freedom to move and develop” (https://www.montessori.org.uk/about-us/what-is-montessori/the-philisophy).
Math
We have been working with numbers and shapes. Numbers: 1,2 and 3. Shapes: Circle. If you want to enrich your child’s learning, please think about sensory activities (flour, pasta, …).
Language
My suggestion is watch cartoons in English and listen to English music.
Sensorial
Remember, incorporate your child into your home routines and plan sensory activities.
Motor skills
It is difficult to train this if you don’t have enough space at home, but don’t forget to try! Because it is very important for young children to develop their motor skills.
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