teaching your toddler-preschool kid

[babymom20]

Hi Sis Dv! Thanks sa tips. We're using the grade sheet na. Ok naman na sya sa scissors, lace. Mas gusto nya scissors kesa sa beads, mabilis bitawan or kami papagawin nya. Medyo yung ugali lang talaga nya ngayon ang kinda challenging. Yung mga kabaliktaran ng pinapagawa sa kanya, yun ang gagawin nya. Or parang naghihintay sya ng reaction. One time, bigla sabi nya sakin "i dont like english mommy, i like tagalog lang tayo." Kala ko kung bakit ganun ang sinasabi, yun pala sa school sinabihan sila ng teacher na speak english and no tagalog.

[KVsWahmmy]

my daughter doesn't have a lot of homework naman, one lang per day, two at the most. pero of course, kids want to play play play na when they get home...

Our first couple of homework sessions was a bit of a struggle, but the third one, and the succeeding ones, once she's settled on her 'school at home chair', with me as Teacher Mama, derecho na kami. we had already established a routine since school started, and she's getting used to it na, tutok lang talaga ako.

Just want to share that I recently stumbled upon a 'technique' in helping my kid enjoy doing her homework - I make a storytelling session out of it! Hehe. She loves storytelling sessions, so I thought hmmm, why not make up a story out of her homework for the day - maybe it'll make her interested - and wooohooo it did! Yey! For example, their one page assignment required her to color a tree green, and to trace the word green. So what I did was tell her the story of a princess who was told by her Mama the Queen to pick guava fruits from the tree, but when she went to the garden, the tree had lost its color, and in order for her to get the fruits, it has to be colored green. The princess asked her friends help (I gave the friend my daughter's name), and yahooo, that's what made her uber excited to color and trace! After that story, she was so happy she helped her friend the princess. Hehe.

Medyo effort lang sa creativity, pero in fairness, mentally stimulating ang paghananap ng huhuguting storya out of that single page. And to see her enjoy the homework session, makes me really happy too.

[_pink12_]

Joining this thread. I have a 2 year old, she knows the alphabet na, can recognize them too kaya lang big letters pa lang, may namimiss pa sya sa small letters. Can count and recognize 1 to 10, knows shapes and colors. I started teaching her to write last summer, kaya lang ayaw makinig sa akin. Kaya I enrolled her in a toddler class, 2 hours per day lang naman. Kaya lang after a few weeks, ayaw na nya pumasok. Di na namin sya pipilitin. Kaya back to activities at home na lang kami

[babymom20]

^ baka hindi naman dahil sa tigas ng ulo kaya ayaw pang magsulat, maybe age factor din. Kasi yung anak ko, 3yo na pero hirap din talagang papagsulatin noon. Once writing session na kami, lahat na yan masakit sa katawan nya. But so far as of today, improved naman na ang writing nya. Nasusulat na nya ang full name nya ng walang gagayahan. May time lang na sinisipag magsulat, may time rin na ayaw. 

[marose17]

^^ Your two year-old is a bit young to do writing exercises and worksheets.  Maybe you can try more hands-on activities that will strengthen her fine motor skills and pincer grip such as lacing beads, coloring, etc.  My children also had a hard time sitting down to write at 3-3 1/2 years old.  They started to like writing exercises when they turned 4.

[KVsWahmmy]

Totally agree with sis marose17. My daughter just turned 4, and mas enjoy nya ang writing exercises namin ngayon than when we used to practice it when she was 3...

Siguro as parents, we should have the right expectations din for what a kid should be able to do at a certain age. Naexperience ko din kasi yung frustration of teaching my kid things when she was a bit younger (2-3 years old), and parang sa isip ko ang dali-dali lang bakit ba hindi nya makuha - nakakalimutan ko yung fact na there really are certain things that takes time to be learned. And not because nagagawa na ng ilang bata dapat yung anak ko din.

Now I'm learning to just let her enjoy learning, lalo na't she's in school (nursery) na. It's going to be a long road to travel pa, so mas maganda if they have fun.

[iceebaby]

Share lang mga sis. I am homeschooling twin toddlers 3.5 years old sila. Totally magkaiba sila
Yung isa, magaling mag memorize ng letters/sounds and numbers but ayaw magsulat. While yung isa, sobrang hilig mag write, can write perfectly at least half of the alphabets (lowercase and uppercase), loves to do art activities for more than 20 mins but memory with sounds and numbers is not much.

So, mahirap mag compare and pressure matuto ang bata and pag hindi niya gusto mas delikado pilitin.  It goes with interest and taking short and brief with areas they like.

Share ko lang mga materials we use for handwriting... you can download the iPad app Handwriting without Tears Wet Dry Try. You can also do one letter a week, You can also have a mystery box which is full of things that start with a letter of the week (kami, B is our LOTW. So, I took a box and filled it with Ball, Brush, Baby, Bear, Banana, Ball, and even Boots nila! Kaya tawa sila ng tawa.)

You can also use Pocky Sticks to make letters ex. Letter F then eat niyo yung Pocky.

Or you can open up a huge Manila Paper and sketch their feet or hands or even yung buong body nila then draw a face sa sketch.

Minsan on a manila paper, I would draw the biggest circle, then we'd go inside (parang newspaper game) then, will draw inside the circle a square then we go inside and pretend that we are inside a Square space ship. Then, other shapes till super liit na ng shape para magkasya kami inside. Super tawa ang kapalit namin just to learn.

It is not entirely sitting down with worksheets. Sometimes, it's just anything that is available sa house.

Recent one we did was lined up the longest popsicle stick sa floor that went from one room to the other. Then we counted them by 5 and grouped/sorted by color.

[mrs.boeck]

I am glad that I found this thread because at the moment I don't know what to do anymore. I pity my son because he had a difficult time last night wring the letter B. I was really crying last night everytime na naiiyak din siya but i made sure na hindi niya ako nakikita. Napaka firm kasi ng dad niya habang tinuturuan siya and I can see na exhausted na siya kasi paulit ulit na pinapasulat sa kanya yung letter B. What I noticed, hirap siyang isulat yung mga letters na my arch like B, a, etc. Pero yung mga straight naman like A, E, kayang kaya niya. We already tried some ways like tracing, or connecting points pero nahirapan pa din siya. But  he was able to write naman the letter B last night after about 2 hours of trying. Can you recommend any activity na mapaparactice yung pag sulat nia ng mga letters with arch? Thank you in advance sa mga magrerespond.

BTE, my son is turning 4 years old and was accelerated to Kinder. Originally, dapat sa Nursery class lang namin siya ieenroll but the teachers in school said after assessment that my son's skills is already for kinder level. 

[marose17]

^ Maybe you can help your son feel the curve of the letter "B" by making sandpaper letters.  This is what they do in Montessori.  First, the kids are made to feel the letters of the alphabet so they can distinguish the lines, angles and curvatures of each letter.  This is done before they do the actual writing.  Also, since uppercase letters are more challenging to write, the kids in Montessori start with lowercase letters first.

Here's what the sandpaper letters look like:

http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/12/19/montessori-monday-inexpensive-and-diy-sandpaper-letters/

If your son really cannot do it, do not push him or there's a risk that he might develop a hatred for writing.  I also had a struggle when my sons started writing to the point that I had them take occupational therapy for the refinement of their fine motor skills. Six months din silang nag-OT. I never forced them or scolded them for something that for me as an adult is easy to do.  Kasi hindi naman magka-level ang skill ng bata at ng grown-up.

[khayzee]

I know may tricks din sila tinuturo, tawag nila dun ay hand abacus. Kung mapapansin mo, kahit ilan ang ipa-add at minus mo sa kanila, kung titignan nyo kamay nila, may nifo-fold at inuunat nila, simplifed counting tawag nila dun using 2 hands. Ako nalilito ko sa ganito, pero may kilala kong mga bata na ganito ginagawa nila, especially yung mga nasa kumon.

http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2006/10/09/no-abacus-handy-use-your-hands/

joining.. at nag backread talaga ko.. saw the link, naguluhan ako hehe

[mrs.boeck]

hi sis marose17, thank you sa pag respond. yun nga eh, feeling ko nafoforce siya ng dad niya kaya naawa din ako. maybe, i will talk to my husband later to discuss this issue as well. dapat, he should write 3 letters per day pero sabi ko kay hubby stop na kami sa B and do the other letters the following day na lang. nag write na lang ako kay teacher ng letter explaining why my son was not able to write the C and the D. kagabi, i couldn't sleep talaga and I promise myself that I will search the net on how to help my son na mapadali yung pag turo na magwrite sa kanya. as a mom, nakakaawa kasi talaga na nahihirapan sila. mas lalo pa akong naawa nung makita ko yung happiness niya after niya masulat ng tama yung letter. it was a relief but i know sobrang nitry niya talaga yung best niya.

[soumy01]

sis pwede mo try yung pag bubukas ng empty bottles ,para medyo masanay yung hands niya sa movement na paikot pati yung sa gripping niya madedevelop. yung anak ko hindi mahilig magsulat or magcolor walang interest dun,ang pinapasulat ko sa kanya yung "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" pag typical na alphabet kasi mahirap paupuin sa table niya para magsulat.  pagnag sulat siya ng isang ganyan masaya na ako noon.mahirap kasi masyado nakakastress pagpinipilit kaya ok na ako pag nasulat na niya yan. kahit hindi mahilig magsulat maayos siya magsulat.

question mga sis, kaylangan bang medyo master na yung subtraction bago i-introduce ang multiplication. ang subtraction niya ganto palang 14-6, 45-21, pero hindi pa dun sa regrouping hindi ko pa tinuturo (24-6). skip counting 2,5,10 ok na siya dun. kaylangan ko magsupplement teaching sa kanya kasi nagkamali ako dapat prep ko na siya pinapasok. hindi naman ako after sa mga award eh, ayoko lang masayang yung isang taon, 5 yrs old na siya ngayun katapusan,kinder. baka pwede na siyang maggrade 1 next year.

[_pink12_]

Thanks for all your inputs! I'm learning a lot! I'll try the sandpaper letters

As for writing, start nga daw muna sa straigh lines, like I, T, L.

For letters, sa school, nag-start sila sa M, S, A.

[DV]

Sharing this interesting read on children's learning and brain development:

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_key_brainFAQ#experience

[swtgrl_bee]

I love this thread, I'm learning A LOT. I'm currently homeschooling my 3.3 YO daughter. We just started last Monday, so far so good. Hindi ko siya pinepressure, yan talaga ang isa sa mga natutunan ko. Kasi kapag mas pinipilit mas umaayaw.

[iammechelle]

my daughter doesn't have a lot of homework naman, one lang per day, two at the most. pero of course, kids want to play play play na when they get home...

Our first couple of homework sessions was a bit of a struggle, but the third one, and the succeeding ones, once she's settled on her 'school at home chair', with me as Teacher Mama, derecho na kami. we had already established a routine since school started, and she's getting used to it na, tutok lang talaga ako.

Just want to share that I recently stumbled upon a 'technique' in helping my kid enjoy doing her homework - I make a storytelling session out of it! Hehe. She loves storytelling sessions, so I thought hmmm, why not make up a story out of her homework for the day - maybe it'll make her interested - and wooohooo it did! Yey! For example, their one page assignment required her to color a tree green, and to trace the word green. So what I did was tell her the story of a princess who was told by her Mama the Queen to pick guava fruits from the tree, but when she went to the garden, the tree had lost its color, and in order for her to get the fruits, it has to be colored green. The princess asked her friends help (I gave the friend my daughter's name), and yahooo, that's what made her uber excited to color and trace! After that story, she was so happy she helped her friend the princess. Hehe.

Medyo effort lang sa creativity, pero in fairness, mentally stimulating ang paghananap ng huhuguting storya out of that single page. And to see her enjoy the homework session, makes me really happy too.

Wow salamat sa thread na ito. I am learning a lot! I would definitely try yung storytelling mo sis. Alam mo, parusa sa amin ang pag gawa ng assignment. Plus I am a working mom pa. I make it a point that I have time for my daughter na i-review ang lessons nya and to do advance reading. Napansin ko lang, kapag advance ang baby ko, during the actual lesson, bored na siya dahil alam na niya at napag-aralan na namin. Sabi ng teacher, tendency daw ay mag table hopping ang anak ko and make daldal to her friends ;-) Kaya, wala na muna kaming advance reading ;-)

Nagkakaproblema rin kami sa pagsusulat. My daughter is in Kinder 1 and she's 4 and 5 months. Bored siya sa pagsusulat. First letter pa lang ng name nya, tamad na tamad na siya. Actually, hanggat maaaari, ayaw ko na stressful ang study time. Minsan may mga assignments na hindi colo-color lang. Need isulat mga stuff na mahahaba. Ang malimit niyang ginagawa ay mag-tamad-tamaran, magdahilan at gumawa ng maraming excuses. ;-) Ang ginagawa ko, kunwari may panakot ako ng tsinelas sa tabi ko. Alam ko, marami magrereact dito, pero wala na akong alam na gawin para mapasunod siyang magsulat. Pero kapag naman mag-do-drawing at mag-cocolor, laging excited!

[aceofhearts]

For my kiddo naman, may times na tinatamad din siya magsulat lalo na when he sees na isang mahabang sentence ang susulat niya, kesa masakit daw tummy niya, neck, wrist, thirsty, hungry at kung ano ano pa. 

What I do is let him see na pag natapos namin homework niya, we will do something productive na for sure he will enjoy. For instance, painting, little chef role in the kitchen (tiga halo ko hehe), cleaning his playroom, artwork, role playing and a lot more.

Pag no effect pa din, may  story telling moment din kami. If ayaw pa din talaga, reward system na, like when you finish your homework, may reward siya na star plus his favorite food/toy. 

One thing I realized, buti nalang isa lang given name niya. Kawawa naman the kids with 2-3 names. 

[younis]

one way I teach my child is by bringing her along with me in groceries... i tell her what veggies to get then sya ang kukuha 

[chiqmom]

^yes exposure/experience talaga is the best teacher.

regular study routine helps din. for my kids, after nila magmerienda diretso study na agad. alam nila na they cannot play if hindi pa tapos assignments. i think this is the best setup for us, kapag kasi hinayaan ko muna sila magplay bago magstudy usually wala na sa concentration.

[pinkpotato]

problema ko now chinese. every week my spelling test ang daughter ko, no issue kami sa english pero chinese kaloka lang.

I asked the teacher kung pano ang approach parang english word din ba that the teacher will say the character then the kid writes it? if wrong stroke ng character, wrong din? kung ganun abay talo. hahaha.

so let it be. alangan naman mag aral din ako chekwa. kaya my daughter studies alone pag chinese. so far maayos naman quizes nya 2x na this month.