teaching your toddler-preschool kid

[tiggerlily]

ang dami dami pang tips! thanks!

sa totoo lang i never liked teaching. pero when i started teaching my son these very simple things, nakakatuwa pala kapag natututo sila. kaya halos lahat gusto ko ituro sa kanya ngayon. hindi na ako masyado napepressure sa worksheets kasi from what i've read, they're not that important pa at age 3. puros through playing and singing kami nag-aaral. I have a very large folder of bookmarked links and a very large file folder of homeschooling materials na naipon ko through research.

nahihirapan lang ako laately kasi palagi nya gusto magbakasyon sa mom ko. as in magpapabalot sya ng gamit nya and magpapahatid doon. ang hirap di ba? sinusulit ko na lang na kapag nandito sya sa bahay kami nagtuturuan or basta magkasama kami kahit nasa labas. i just try to be creative.

kahit nagdadrive ako, i sing nursery songs to him. dati mga usong songs ang kinakanta ko at kinakabisado. alam nyo na kung ano ngayon. hehe! feeling mary poppins ang lola nyo! ito ang nagsasave sa akin palagi kasi pag nakikita ko ng nabobore na sya, kinakantahan ko sya and he can't help but sing along. ang nakakatuwa pa kapag nalimutan ko ang lyrics humihinto ako kasi iniisip ko pa. tapos dinudugtungan ng anak ko yung lyrics! alam nya. kaya talagang sa songs sila madali matuto.

[hunny_ally]

Thanks for all your tips mommies! Will do this over the long break.

Marose, hirap mag-decide. Kami no choice, we have to make a decision soon. Until nursery Lang current school ni S. Will check the books if magawi sa Shang.

Haps, yup. We're applying there next month. But of course it will still depend if she passes the test and interview.

 Re the links for the download, it's www.schoolkid.ph. I think the site owner is a GT mommy too. I'm just surprised by the preschool downloads. Parang some of those are too advanced. Ganon na ba talaga Preschool now? They do already basic addition and subtraction...even up to 2 digits? 

Question...do your kids have a hard time conversing in Filipino? This is another of my concern. Main language at home is English (my husband is foreigner and has a hard time talking in Tagalog). Sanay talaga siya in English. By next year she'll have Filipino class already. Last year we already started talking to her in Tagalog kapag kami-kami Lang sa house para masanay na. Pero ang tigas talaga ng dila. Lol!

[marose17]

^ My kids' first language is Filipino, but when they started going to school, they began to converse more in English.  Now, they hardly speak in Tagalog.  Reading Adarna books help a lot.  And when I read to them and ask them questions about the story, I use Tagalog. 

I think there are Filipino language enrichment classes at The Learning Library.  There's a branch at E. Abada in Loyola Heights and also at Greenmeadows Avenue, Greenmeadows.  You may want to inquire.

[inkslinger]

Re the links for the download, it's www.schoolkid.ph. I think the site owner is a GT mommy too. I'm just surprised by the preschool downloads. Parang some of those are too advanced. Ganon na ba talaga Preschool now? They do already basic addition and subtraction...even up to 2 digits? 

Sis, I think the other subjects there are for the Prep level, ages 5-6,  like the addition of 2 digits. The 2 digit addition is more of application of the place value concept (tens and ones), and there is no "carrying." So if there's a 12 + 10 number sentence, a student has to add the digits using a tens and ones table. Essentially, it's like they're just adding 1 + 1 (for the tens) and 2 + 0 (for the ones).

In Montessori, this is called the stamp game. It's introduced to older preschool children. Mas malaki pa nga ang numbers sa Montessori; kid's there are adding 4 digit numbers (thousands). But this is with the help of stamps or chips.

As for the other subjects, they are just about the very basic concepts. These are in preparation of children going to Grade 1.

[slickchick]

i am currently looking for those images na ginagamit sa mga school books ng son ko. i will be using those in creating the reviewers for his quarterly exams. so far, i have found some by searching sa google using the term "free coloring pages". medyo mahirap lang kapag phrase na yung kailangan ko (e.g. under the table, etc.).

[stormy]

Any tips mommies sa listening skill enhancement?

Very important kasi listening sa learning. Baka may exercises kayo na maisheshare

[marose17]

^ Re listening skills.  My children had undergone play audiometry assessment as suggested by their dev ped.  This is actually to determine if there is any hearing deficiency.  Basically, parang play yun, naka-headphones ang kid then may instructions that the kid has to follow by listening sa headphones.  Try mo kaya?

Wala akong ma-suggest na iba eh hehe.  I will consult my sons' OT teachers nga.   So far, good compliance sila pero distracted paminsan-minsan.

[DV]

On listening:

- we listen to my daughter's favorite songs (I find this a good alternative to TV); we have different playlists for different times of the day (fast/dance music during the day, lullabies/classical music at night)
- we dance to some of the songs
- we sing in the bathroom, taking turns each line; we also listen to our voices' echoes
- we listen to the different sounds around the house--in the morning when the birds are chirping, I would ask, "Can you hear that? The birds are singing for you!"; I ask her to name the sounds of animals, thunder, helicopters, airplane, fireworks/firecrackers, tricyles, cars, wind chimes, etc (we live in a quiet neighborhood so sanay kami sa tahimik and are sensitive to different sounds)
- when watching TV or listening to music, we don't put the volume on too loud; I ask her to cover her ears when I grind coffee or use the blender so as not to hurt her ears (so far my daughter has developed sharp hearing because of these practices, or maybe it's just genetic, as in rinig nya bawat kaluskos sa bahay)
- I let her talk on the phone; she gets her turn when a friend/relative calls us (on the landline lang usually kasi praning ako sa cellphone radiation) so she can be familiar with their voices; naalala naman nya kun sino yung kausap nya without seeing their faces; we also pretend to talk over the phone (with toy phone)
- we play with toy musical instruments (piano, tambourine, maracas, recorder, drum)
- we record her voice and re-play it

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[inkslinger]

^^^You may try playing audio books. Some Dr. Seuss books come in audio book form.

[delisyus]

A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute

It may be because I have been exposed to it that's why I am starting to advocate it, but I really like Waldorf's approach in teaching kids... esply preschool ones.

[stormy]

@marose, pag d successful itong exercises namin itry ko yan

@DV, yes sis mga ganyan na activities ginawa namin before ng anak ko pati sounds ng animals, soft and loud etc. Matalas ang hearing Nya yung listening ang mababa Nya na grado mabilis madistract.

@inkslinger, meron kami nyan sis favorite Nya kasi si dr. Seuss


Nahihirapan sya (Mali sagot nya sa exercises nila) example: lump - lamp, fun - fan, etc

Nangyayari nag-improve vocabulary Nya kasi I explain the difference and I use it sa sentence. Tina-try ko rin na ako ang nagsasalita nakukuha naman Nya correctly yun word.


Yung word na fins, sa spelling pretest nila sinulat Nya fence sorry mga sis natawa talaga ako dito kasi ginawa ng anak ko inulit Nya ginawa Nya fince katabi nung fence na nauna nyang sagot para magsounds like ng fins


Ang hirap kasi na baby2x pa kumilos at magsalita ng 5yo ko pero ang lessons niya ganito. Buti marami rin syang classmates na sing-playful Nya.

[inkslinger]

^Hmm... hindi kaya yung speaker ang may problema kaya nahihirapan ang anak mo ma-discriminate yung subtle differences sa spelling? 

And I don't think your daughter has any problem with her listening skills. Ang bata pa ng 5 years old para mag-spelling. Natututo pa lang yan mag-commit to memory ng mga nababasa nya. Dapat, at that age, the focus is on phonics muna and then reading fluency afterwards. Spelling comes after a child has become a fluent reader. If ever may spelling man, dapat yung word can be sounded out phonetically. Ang mga spelling bee nga nagsisimula sa Grade 2, or kapag 8 years old na yung bata.

Saan ang school ng anak mo, sis? Traditional ba ang school?

[DV]

^^Parang hindi nga listening ang kailangang i-develop, maybe comprehension or vocabulary or following directions? O like inkslinger said, yung speaker ang issue. I remember one of the moms here also had a problem with a teacher's accent, di naintindihan ng bata yung word dahil iba ang pagka-pronounce. Pag mga spelling test, usually the word is used in a sentence, right, para kahit iba yung accent ng speaker, the child can understand what is meant pa rin.

Have you had the chance to speak with the teacher who gave the pretest? O narinig mo na syang magsalita? Baka sya nga ang may problema. Hehe.

[AnneGEAM]

I'm the only one teaching her, when I come home from work.I try to make it everyday teaching, but i cant make it, every other night. sometimes din if she's not in the mood to write or color, i don't push her to do it. tama lang ba yun mga sis? or should i convince her to do it at that moment?

tips and advice naman mga sis on how to teach our kids. thank you!

I actually force my 4 year old when I want to teach him to read. But I don't teach him for a long time and I try to make the lesson fun. So even if he's pilit to do it with me, okay lang kasi he's laughing naman. The most important part is, bago ko siya pinilit (in a nice way), nag deal kami. I'll teach him to read pero after that we'll do an activity of his choice.

[iceebaby]

Any tips mommies sa listening skill enhancement?

Very important kasi listening sa learning. Baka may exercises kayo na maisheshare

Hi Sis, my son had auditory processing glitch (it isn't being deaf, just picky on sounds that he hears) so sobrang puro listening skills ginagawa namin kasi that hindered him from reading.  He's a late reader but his comprehension skills when read at is really good since I have been reading to him since he was an infant.

At 5,he couldn't identify sounds on words, rhymes, or even chopping letter sounds on a word or phrase.

So, I focused in that area and happy ako that he's reading now.  Eto mga ginagawa ko to train his ears.  Just do this when you are both relaxed and not in a hurry.  It should be done in a quiet room.

Chop words that you hear. 
For 4-5 year olds (check readiness in reading as well).
Ask him to say the word/sounds that he hears when you say ex. "Remove Toooth in ToothBrush"

1) Remove Brush in ToothBrush
2) Remove Belt in Beltbag
3) Remove Couch in couchpotato
4) Remove Nail in Fingernail
5) Remove Trash in Trashcan
6) Remove /pur/ in Purple
7) Remove /ma/ in mama
Remove /ket/ in basket
9) Remove /le/ in Lego
10) Remove /ting/ in Painting
11) Remove /C/ in Cat
12) Remove /D/ in Dog
13) Remove /P/ in Pig
14) Remove /Bl/ in Blue
15) Remove /ank/ in Blank
16) Remove /D/ in Bird

Activity #2: Karate Clap syllables game. (Early readers game)
When mom says "karate clap the word Father!" Then your child will clap 2x.  Add more karate movement action para medyo fun naman.

This enhanced my kid in spelling since he has learned how to cut words in syllables and spell them per phonemes.

Activity #3: Mahaba, but here's the instruction on my blog. http://mamamiakiddos.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-made-things-easier-for-my-6-year.html

As a last note, I honestly feel too much TV was the reason he had this slight glitch because he was exposed to TV very early (around 5 hours/day!). It's sad pero I was a newbie, full-time working mom and kahit Educational shows pa yun, yung attention span niya in hearing was spoonfed so his thinking skills to hear was not that trained but just to absorb sounds.

[delisyus]

iceebaby... my son was also found to have auditory processing issues but sya naman, more hindi na makasabay pag mahabang sentence na. It's not that you can't speak to him in paragraphs but ask him to repeat long sentences, wala na Or, he can understand stories, but give him two instructions at once, wala na. Tipong ganun.

I also blame TV... although we didn't let him watch a lot naman but I feel hindi rin nakatulong talaga for him that he had regular TV time... buti na lang it was balanced na I am a sahm and have been reading to him since forever and keep a running commentary on everything. Now, he seldom gets screen time talaga. I havent taught him how to read yet though he's known the symbols since age 1 since signing baby sya.

[iceebaby]

Sis delisyus, ganyan din anak ko - super makakalimutin pa. But, I'm sure your son is either so good in facts/science or other things that he's so interested in? My son is a science/math lover per paiyakan kami sa reading...

Yung symptoms niya At 5, hindi niya maalala ang names ng classmates lang niya (even close peers or even relatives).  He also had problems repeating mahabang sentence kaya hindi niya mamemorize even ang mahabang name niya more so, with his address.  Pero when he was 2, he knows all the shapes, letters, numbers and vocabulary niya is immense!

That's right.  They can understand stories and akala ko forgetful but hindi lang talaga ganun sila mag process on what they hear.

Hay, pahirapan kami sa reading niya (even handwriting) kaya I homeschooled him and didn't rush him to Grade 1 when I know he wasn't ready.

With much research din (hehe.. thanks to the internet), now he's finally reading short sentences, recognizes rhymes and at 6  writes in script na.

I think, basta tutok din tayo sa strengths nila and not pressure them, bigla lang nawawala e or also their readiness skills are a bit delayed lang.  For me, not an issue of being delayed in reading kasi they will all level out anyway when they're 8-9. Kaya, at least as a SAHM, I'm sure mawiwitness mo ang readiness and pace of your son.

[delisyus]

i really didn't teach reading early kasi sabi sa pinoyhomeschool, enjoy your child lang muna and he just turned 4... plus, waldorf further delays reading instruction so go with the flow lang ako... he doesn't lack for literacy naman kasi...

waldorf also doesn't subscribe to charts but some of you might find this useful

http://www.kidpointz.com/printable-charts/

[michi247]

share ko lang yung site na to. may free printables siya na pwede mo magamit sa pagturo. dito ko nakuha yung printables na pagturo ng sight words. marami pa ideas kasi naghomeschool din siya ng kids niya.

http://1plus1plus1equals1.blogspot.com/

[marose17]

My kids have improved a lot, thanks to the tips I got from this thread.  They can write their names (though hindi perfect) and can spell (and sometimes read) three-letter/four-letter words.  I'm so happy! 

I am not that anxious anymore.

And yes, we read a lot.  They really love books.  We're now reading the "Tell Me Why" type of books, yung mini-encyclopedias with a lot of pictures.  Lucky them because they just inherited those books from one of their cousins.     Na-e-engganyo tuloy akong bumili ng Time Life books ulit.  They have the baby pack pa lang eh.  Bukas, may magde-demo sa house.  Sobrang OA lang ang price nito kaya pag-iisipan kong mabuti.