{"id":12036,"date":"2022-07-05T03:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T03:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booksofall.com\/es\/?post_type=product&p=12036"},"modified":"2022-07-06T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T08:25:49","slug":"everyday-learning-activities-for-ages-3-5-from-ready-here-i-come","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.booksofall.com\/es\/everyday-learning-activities-for-ages-3-5-from-ready-here-i-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities for ages 3-5 from Ready, Here I Come! – Everyday Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyday Chores<\/span><\/h2>\n

Many everyday tasks, including tasks that adults would consider work, can be used to help <\/span>children develop the skills they will need in school.<\/span> The key to the effectiveness of these tasks <\/span>lies in the relationship between the parent and the child.<\/span><\/p>\n

Large Muscle Chores<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sweeping, cleaning, dusting, shoveling, and raking are good ways to exercise large muscles. But <\/span>each of these activities requires skill, and each can become a helpful habit<\/a> in the household. To <\/span>teach a skill and build a habit, many parents find success with the<\/span> Help \u2022 Check \u2022 Praise<\/span> method. <\/span><\/p>\n

Help \u2022 Check \u2022 Praise<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now suppose we want our child to develop the habit of putting toys away. We would begin <\/span>by HELPING the child\u2014carefully showing how to pick up toys and where to store them. <\/span>HELPING is the most direct and personal way to teach. The word HELP implies that the child <\/span>is performing the act with the parent\u2019s assistance. <\/span><\/p>\n

After a few days of HELPING the child put toys away, we will want him to become more <\/span>independent in his habit. So we will CHECK once in a while to see how he is doing. If we find <\/span>that he is falling out of the habit, we may need to HELP some more. <\/span><\/p>\n

As the child becomes independent in putting toys away, he should be praised. A parent\u2019s <\/span>PRAISE for hard work and good effort is a child\u2019s best reward. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kitchen Helper – Small Muscle Coordination<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Preparing food and cleaning up offer many ways to develop eye-<\/span>hand and small muscle coordination. As a<\/span> Kitchen Helper<\/a>,<\/span> your <\/span>preschooler can stir food, measure ingredients, pour liquids, set the <\/span>table, and count plates, spoons, forks, knives, and glasses. When the <\/span>meal is finished, the preschooler may also help clear the table. If this <\/span>is beginning to sound like child labor, just think of the wonderful fine <\/span>motor skills that are being developed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sorting nuts, bolts, screws, and washers or carefully putting tools in their place requires the <\/span>same coordination and use of small muscles. So the<\/span> Kitchen Helper<\/span> could just as well be a <\/span>Garage Helper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, children are constantly developing fine-motor skills by playing with their toys, <\/span>putting on clothes, and turning knobs. But activities that provide parent\u2013child interaction are <\/span>especially valuable. Learning is amplified when it occurs within a parent\u2013child context.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyday Language<\/span><\/h2>\n

Talking is something parents and children do every day. They also deal with words in other <\/span>ways\u2014watching television, listening to the radio, singing songs, and reading everything from <\/span>books to labels. Any time a parent, a child, and a word come into contact with each other, the <\/span>possibility exists for developing the child\u2019s language abilities.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Stories<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stories<\/em><\/a>.<\/span> Help your child construct stories by prompting with questions. Reconstruct <\/span>television stories or stories from books. Retell the events of the child\u2019s day. First tell <\/span>about your day, then ask your child to tell about hers. Encourage your child to tell <\/span>the stories of special events, such as \u201cthe day we went to the zoo,\u201d or \u201cthe day my little <\/span>brother was born.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Books<\/em>. <\/span>The bond of affection between a parent and a child at <\/span>the time of reading instills lasting, positive feelings toward <\/span>books. Reading with a preschooler can be very interactive. <\/span>\u201cWhat do you think will happen next?\u201d \u201cDo you think the <\/span>rabbit is funny?\u201d \u201cTell me what Mr. Squirrel just did.\u201d \u201cDo you <\/span>see a letter \u2018a\u2019 on the page?\u201d \u201cPoint to a long word.\u201d Pointing, <\/span>encouraging your child to ask questions and retell the story, <\/span>speculating about what will happen next\u2014these are ways to begin interactions among <\/span>yourself, your child, and the book.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alike Or Different<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We can find many opportunities to teach children about<\/span> alike and different<\/span>, or categorizing<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Groceries<\/em>.<\/span> Putting away groceries requires a great deal of sorting and categorizing. When <\/span>children help, they learn to sort frozen food from non-frozen food. They learn to put all <\/span>vegetables with the same label (green beans, for example) together on the same shelf. They <\/span>learn that tall boxes go on the big shelf and short boxes go on the small shelf. By talking <\/span>with your child while putting groceries away, you can teach other \u201calike and different.\u201d <\/span>What is a fruit and what is a vegetable? What is a box and what is a can? What vegetables <\/span>are green? What foods are red? <\/span><\/p>\n

Laundry and other daily activities<\/em>.<\/span> Many everyday occurrences offer opportunities for <\/span>categorizing. Everything from sorting and matching socks to \u201cseparating mom\u2019s clothes from <\/span>mine\u201d can offer good practice. Think of other examples as you work together.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyday Moment<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Memory<\/a> begins with concentration and ends with recall, bringing an image back into the mind. <\/span>How can we help our preschool children use their memories in the course of everyday living? <\/span><\/p>\n

Series<\/em>.<\/span> Whenever you and your child are presented with a series of objects or events, <\/span>you have an opportunity to exercise short-term memory. For example, while walking or <\/span>driving down the street, you might tell your child the name of each cross-street, then ask <\/span>her to recall the last cross-street, the last two cross-streets, the last three cross-streets, and <\/span>so on. Remember the color of the last three cars you pass, or recall the last three grocery <\/span>items placed on the shelf in the cabinet. These are good exercises of short-term memory.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"