Kindergarten

Getting your kids ready for kindergarten is like getting your kids ready for college. If the kiddos didn't go to an official per-school like mine did it can be even harder. You want your children to be able to have fun and be a kid, but you also know the worries of schools and all the information the brain receives it can b overwhelming if they are not prepared. Nobody wants a mono-tone teacher where you have bombarded information handed to them, we all know kids have a short-tension span and they half-way listen to us parents anyway. So about 30 minutes a day spurts here and there and they won't even know they are learning. Here are some helpful tips so that you can do for your kids to make learning fun! All doctors say no more than an hour of tv a day. I mean really? If you have your kids in daycare then I'm sure they teach them (well they are supposed to) if you keep your kids at home it can be a little challenging. If you let your kids watch tv, you can asked thm what they learned after watching the tv; we all know there are lots of educational tv shows so choose one. This will check out there comhprehension skills and listening skills, this means parents you will have to actually watch it too. Please remember do not let the tv be the teacher! In learning activities do things they actually like doing, for instense if your daughter likes princess don't try to learn with dora the explorer. When you are learning numbers, along with seeing the numbers you can have objects they can actually touch and feel. Make up your own songs, if your teaching something new like tieing their shoes, make it special and unique to where they can understand. I assume all kids love music, even using there favorite tune and making up the words will work great! Don't underestimate a child's memory they are sponges and will absorb everything. Dr. Seuss iss just a must recommend if you are trying to teach your children how to read, leap frog is awesome too and any book you get, see if they have a cd to go with the book, it will be a great guide. They can hear the words as they read(they'll need your assistance with this part) One more thing if your a serious about spending extra time in helping your kids learn then positive reinforces are key! We need to let them know they are doing the right thing and that they are doing it correctly. They are just kids so candy, a trip to the park can jus be some of the things you reward them with. These are just some of the things I do with my kiddos, you can also go to this website to make sure you have your kids ready for kindergarten I took the test and your little can too see what you score Great site! Hope you enjoyed I will start video blogs real soon. And take the time out to help a neighbor kids get ready for kindergarten too! All kids are our future. Suga❤