Get engaged with your child’s learning – you’ll be grateful you did! It may feel like there is not enough time in the day to consider adding “homework” to your to-do list. Depending on your early education program – traditional homework can begin as early as 2 years old! I’m sure thinking about your toddler doing homework makes you giggle a little bit but there is so much power in parental involvement with homework. Shift your focus on what the homework can do for the bond between you and you sweet preschooler!
Time and time again, when you show interest in your child’s education, it increases their desire to learn. Are there things your child enjoys that doesn’t fall short of your own enjoyment? Are you aware that if you read to them, this is innately “homework”?
Start simple. Here are a few tips on how to make the most out of reading with your. Reading isn’t engaging enough for your busy bee?
Here are some subjects you can get your child engaged with at home and their benefits in preschool-aged children.
Science in early education – it’s a great way to incorporate several areas of learning in one stop! Read more about how Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool provides engaging science activities to help their students learn.
Math for preschoolers – Build your little one’s math foundation with hands-on activities that make math FUN! When you’re involved, the heart of the matter, is the time spent engaging with your kiddo build lifelong memories and joy! To learn more about what early math skills preschools should learn, click here.
A few facts of parental involvement in Education was outlined so beautifully in this article. Here are a few key points on how to encourage a love of learning at a young age!
- The most accurate predictor of school success is a home setting that encourages children to learn.
- Parents who participate in their child’s education improve the child’s achievement.
- Positive benefits of parental involvement extend through high school.
- Children from culturally and racially diverse or low-income families have the most to gain from parental input.
In early education, there are a few ways you can get involved, and they’re simple!
Start by engaging your preschooler in conversation about what they’re learning in class. At Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool we offer daily LuvNotes® and classroom newsletters to give you a glimpse at topics they are discussing during that day and week. We encourage parents to take advantage of these by using them to start conversations in the car on the way home or at the dinner table with the whole family. This shows your kiddo that you’re interested in what they are doing while they’re at preschool and it will entice them to extend their learning. It also saves you from the boring “nothing” answer when you ask “What did you do today?” Engagement is key to a great conversation with your preschooler!
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