Plan Appropriate Learning Activities For Your Preschooler
Posted on: 13 July 2019
Even before your baby was born, did you know that you would do everything you could to give him or her rich learning experiences? Now that you are a parent, you are probably having a lot of fun doing things like singing songs and reading stories to your little one. You might be looking for other ways that you can enrich your child's learning experiences. If so, from appropriate learning activity ideas that include toys to learning activities that include field trips, here are some options.
Learning Activities That Include Toys - You've already caught on to the fact that your child loves the pictures in his or her books, right? Consider buying chunky crayons that are designed for little fingers and encourage your child to draw his or her own pictures.
For example, maybe you could make up a story yourself. Put the story in book form, even with a blank notebook. One side of the little book could have your printed words. The opposite side could have a blank page for your child's picture that he or she creates with the chunky crayons you provide. Remember that there might be a lot of scribbling, but the scribbling is a step toward real drawing.
Age-appropriate puzzles are another great way for your little one to use his or her brain. And, you can take puzzles a step further by helping your child make his or her own puzzles. With age-appropriate scissors, help your child to cut heavy construction paper into shapes. Then show your child that those pieces of paper can be joined together. Magic!
Field Trip Learning Activities - You've probably already made plans to go to your town's zoo. Consider getting a year pass. By doing that, you won't feel like you have to get your money's worth by seeing everything in one zoo visit. Instead, visit all of the monkeys on one day, animals like giraffes and elephants on another day, and see birds on a totally different day. Get picture books with animals in them and find the ones you saw together at the zoo.
Go to art galleries, too. Your child will probably love seeing the different paintings and sculptures that are on display. After you get home, encourage your child to create his or her own drawings and place them on a wall, creating your child's own art gallery. Provide clay for your child to make sculptures which can also be displayed in a special spot in your living room.
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