The Roots For Your Child's Education Starts at Home While you may believe that only a teacher with a license is qualified enough to teach your children, the truth of the matter is you as the parent is your child's first and most important instructor. Not only are you your child's provider, but you are also their first teacher and you play a very important role in your their educational life preceding the start of their formal school years. Teaching your little preschooler may seem like a daunting task at first but with patience and a little research, you will find the time you spend with him or her rewarding.
In this article, I will show you how a couple of home based activities can help encourage a love and understanding of language, math and science. These activities involve (and are not limited to) reading, listening, writing, number awareness, sequencing, counting and learning to become aware of the world that surrounds them.
The following are some activities by Helene Goldnadel you can start with:
Create a center for your house that is just for reading Start reading together Together, count any objects that are laying around such as coins Try to encourage writing by creating fun lists Recite nursery rhymes together Provide children with simple musical instruments such as a kazoo or a flute Encourage them to use their imaginations by telling stories with puppets