| Even if you don't intend to start homeschooling your | | | | into their mouths, so if you can't supervise them well, |
| child until the age 4 or 5, you could still consider some | | | | forget about this kind of activity. This is definitely a |
| educational preschool activities. Scientific tests have | | | | 'hands on' activity. |
| shown that the first 3-4 years of life are extremely | | | | Counting games can be very enjoyable for small |
| important in a child's future development as this is the | | | | children. Buy your kid a bed cover with some birds or |
| period when the most brain cell connections are | | | | animals designs in a repetitive pattern and have him |
| formed. A child that is neglected during this stage | | | | count them repeatedly. Celebrate progress when it |
| may end up by having speech troubles or attention | | | | occurs. If today he can count up to six and |
| deficit disorders. | | | | tomorrow he remembers up to seven, that's a good |
| Homeschooling preschool activities have the aim of | | | | reason for outlining his performance by showering |
| stimulating the child's brain, thus preparing it for | | | | praise on him. This will boost his self-confidence and |
| acquiring new skills. No activity is silly at this age, so | | | | make the learning experience more enjoyable. |
| you can develop a huge list of crazy game and | | | | The Zoo can be a great place for lots of entertaining |
| activity ideas. One such silly idea is, filling the bath tub | | | | homeschooling educational games such as naming the |
| and tossing ducks into it which will help the toddler | | | | animals, comparing them so see which one is taller, or |
| understand and improve eye-hand coordination. | | | | fatter, or uglier. You can ask the kids to indicate to |
| Art and crafts activities are welcome, as they will | | | | you only the birds, then, at a second tour, you could |
| stimulate the child's creativity and sense of beauty. | | | | ask them to show you the monkeys or you could |
| You can combine unusual materials such as pasta, | | | | have him try to count the stripes on a zebra, or |
| rice, beads, buttons or paper clips, and have the child | | | | anything else that may pop into your mind on the |
| create 3D craft paintings which you can then | | | | spot. This could be an excellent opportunity to teach |
| organize into an exhibition on a wall in your home. | | | | them about different habitats of various species, |
| Make sure that all materials used are non-toxic, | | | | thus emphasizing the idea of unity in diversity on the |
| including the glue, the watercolors and the paints. | | | | planet. This is an example of how to use physical |
| During this kind of activity it is strongly advised to | | | | things to demonstrate abstract concepts. |
| closely watch the child, because of choking hazards. | | | | As you can see, almost anything has educative |
| Small children will always attempt to put small objects | | | | potential as long as the child enjoys it. |