Home Preschool Curriculum Guide
By Frances Wisniewski and Diane Flynn Keith
With Contributions By Annette M. Hall
Learning Reading Readiness Concepts & Skills
Read To Your Child Daily
- Read different types of media to your child everyday. For example e-mails, letters, magazines, books, stories, cereal boxes, instructions, directions, recipes, advertisements and anything else with words!
- Cuddle up and read a story or two everyday. Close contact will make reading time twice as nice!
Use Left-To-Right Progression
- Explain that we read from left to right and show your child the direction from left to right.
Understanding that Print Carries a Message
- Ask your child to say something and write it down for them. Show them that their own words can be turned into text.
- Ask your child to tell you a story, dictate the story and read it back to your child. Have your child draw a picture to match the story.
Tell The Meaning of Words Heard in Story
- Stop reading in the middle of a story occasionally, and ask what certain words mean - particularly if you know it's a new vocabulary word for your child. Remember, this isn't a test. You're just inquiring. There should be no pressure to perform. If they don't know the meaning - tell them.
- Talk about new words and use those new words in sentences when talking with your child.
Identifies Letters and Knows The Alphabet
- Prominently display an entire alphabet on the bedroom wall. You can get them at teacher supply stores or print your own -- with this free printable coloring alphabet. Get alphabet dot-to-dot and letter maze activities for free too.
- Sing the alphabet forward. Try it backward too! Start somewhere in the middle just for the fun of it!
- Read books with alphabet letters featured prominently such as "Alphabet Adventure" or "Alphabet Mystery" both by Audrey Wood.
- Play alphabet games such as "My First Alphabet Game" by DK Publishing, or play alphabet games online.
Identifies Own First Name in Manuscript
- Put brightly colored, magnetized letters on the fridge or on a magnetic board (even a cookie sheet will work) to familiarize your child with letters and how to use letters to form their name. They will begin to recognize how it looks in print.
- Write a story about your child, with your child. Use his/her name often. When you read it together ask your child to clap or make a sound when he/she hears or sees their name in the story.
Prints Own First Name
- Teach your child the individual letters of his/her name then show them how to put it together.
- Print your child's name on a piece of paper. Put a piece of tracing paper over it and show your child how to trace their name. Or try this activity.
- Make letters from Play-Doh or cookie dough to spell out your child's name. Begin by rolling out rope-shaped pieces that can be formed into letters. If you are using cookie dough, be sure to make letter shapes with enclosed portions, such as "A," "B," "d" or "R" with plenty of space inside the enclosed portion - the dough spreads when baking and closes up the part that's supposed to be open, making the letter difficult, if not impossible to read.
Tell The Meaning Of Simple Words
- While reading a story, stop once in awhile and talk about what's happening.
- As you drive in the car, point to street signs or billboards and ask your child if they know what it means. If they don't know - tell them.
- Have your child act out or talk about words. Play preschool charades!
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Home Preschool Curriculum
Fun and Easy Activities to Boost Your Tot's Brain Power
and Provide a Head Start on Early Learning
By Frances Wisniewski and Diane Flynn Keith
With Contributions By Annette M. Hall
Get ideas and activities to help you help your child understand the concepts needed to succeed whether they attend school or homeschool.
Preview some of the activities included in our Home Preschool Curriuclum on the following pages:
- Learning The Concepts of Size, Colors, Shapes, Numbers, And Counting
- Learning Reading Readiness Concepts & Skills
- Listening & Sequencing Skills
- Learning Position & Direction
- Developing Motor Skills
- Social and Emotional Development
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