Helping preschoolers gain letter recognition skills can be fun and stress-free if you teach them through play. Letter recognition skills include identifying letter shapes, naming them, recognizing their sounds, and learning to write them. While preschoolers aren’t yet ready to fully read and write, fun exposure helps build foundational pre-reading skills. Letter Recognition Activities Here …
Early Literacy & Numeracy
If you want to learn how to teach a child to write their name for the first time, it can be tempting to whip out a piece of paper and start tracing letters. Preschool children need to develop essential pre-writing skills before transitioning to pen and paper Read on to find out how you can …
Here is a fascinating look at the journey through the six developmental stages of writing and how you can become involved and help facilitate children’s development at home and school. Through the 1950s, many parents and educators believed the notion that children gain writing skills “when they are ready.” Groundbreaking research and publications on “emergent …
Teaching measurement to preschoolers does not have to be complicated or challenging. Measuring things by comparison, for example, is a part of everyday life, and you will find there are many opportunities to learn this skill through daily life. You can also make it fun and stress-free to learn by trying these hands-on measurement activities …
Here are some fun ways to teach your children positional language in a way they will remember. What is Positional Language? Positional language, or prepositions, describes where things are in relation to others. Teaching your children these positional words through games helps develop visual perception, cognitive skills, and early maths and geography understanding. Examples of …
Learning about money during early childhood is not only an important life skill but also an early maths skill. Keep reading to find out the 6 tips for introducing money to kids, as well as 10 simple and fun activities for teaching preschoolers money concepts. These ideas are suitable for the home or classroom. The …
Language development is a vital aspect of communication in the early years. Children begin learning language very early in their development. The funny cooing noises parents make to their babies are the first steps along the path of language development. During the early years, children must develop both their receptive and expressive language. Here are 15 …
Auditory memory, which is part of auditory perception, is an important skill for coping and succeeding in school. Here are some simple auditory memory games and exercises to try with your kids in class or at home. There’s also a printable of these activities at the end of this post. What is Auditory Memory? Auditory …
Visual memory is a vital skill that should be developed in the early years. There are many simple visual memory games you can play with children that will help develop it through play. What is Visual Memory? Visual perception involves understanding what you see. When you see something, your eyes send signals to your brain. …
Language is a vital part of children’s cognitive development. Every day of their lives, children will communicate with others. Language is divided into two main areas: expressive and receptive language. Here is a brief overview of what these are, as well as how you can develop these essential language skills in your children. What is Receptive …
Building vocabulary in early childhood is all about exposing children to language – by talking to them, reading to them, playing games, and generally immersing them in a language-rich environment. Here are some awesome vocabulary games for kids that are simple and require no prep. I’ve put together a list of easy games I used …
Auditory perception is an important part of a child’s healthy intellectual development. What is it, and how can parents and teachers develop this skill in children through simple games and activities? In this article, I’ll share some fun auditory perception activities for kids in preschool and kindergarten. There’s also a printable of these activities at …