Preschool Activities with Teach Me Mommy » questions http://www.teachmemommy.com Give Your Child This Head Start In Life! Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:41:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Age for home preschool http://www.teachmemommy.com/how-old-should-a-child-be-to-begin-home-preschool/ http://www.teachmemommy.com/how-old-should-a-child-be-to-begin-home-preschool/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:26:16 +0000 Jill http://teachmemommy.dreamhosters.com/?p=13 How old should a child be to begin home preschool?

Jill: A good time to start is age three or two years before the child begins school. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t spend activity time with younger children. Reading to children should start when they are babies, and there should always be time spent in finger plays, painting, playing with play dough, etc. However, by age three, most children have a long enough attention span to appreciate and enjoy a more structured learning situation.

]]> http://www.teachmemommy.com/how-old-should-a-child-be-to-begin-home-preschool/feed/ 0 Preschool and socialization http://www.teachmemommy.com/we-live-in-an-area-with-very-few-children-for-my-son-to-play-with-dont-i-need-to-send-him-to-a-preschool-so-he-can-have-interaction-with-other-children-before-he-begins-kindergarten/ http://www.teachmemommy.com/we-live-in-an-area-with-very-few-children-for-my-son-to-play-with-dont-i-need-to-send-him-to-a-preschool-so-he-can-have-interaction-with-other-children-before-he-begins-kindergarten/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:26:43 +0000 Jill http://teachmemommy.dreamhosters.com/?p=14 We live in an area with very few children for my son to play with. Don’t I need to send him to a preschool, so he can have interaction with other children before he begins kindergarten?

Jill: The answer to this depends upon how old the child is. If he is three or under, I would say, “No!” He can become just as autonomous on his own at this time alone with you than with others. This can be the time to build his skills—listening, drawing, thinking, counting—then he will have the self-confidence he needs when he is with other children more. If he will be starting school in a year, short periods of time two or three times a week are a good way to introduce him to situations involving other children and social experiences. You could contact other mothers and have a play group where the children would rotate homes and spend a morning or two a week together.

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