How to teach your toddler at Home?
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Because of
covid, the physical schools are still closed now. But education is not”. Both
The parents and the teachers are putting in the best efforts to provide kids
the best education. The classes are happening online now. It seems a little
difficult for a toddler to attend online classes who haven’t gone to school
yet. The epidemic started in February 2019 and since that they’ve only
experienced the home environment. The kids during the year 2019 till now have
seen only the family members. They are not aware of the school environment and
the teachers. Thus, they got the least experience. But there’s nothing to worry
about.
Mothers
are the first and the best teachers for their kids. You can always make a
schedule as per your comfort. And start teaching your kids in the best way
possible. Here, I'll be sharing a few tips for the parents whose kids are
between 1 year -4years for HOMESCHOOLING. Homeschooling is a progressive
movement these days to educate the child.
There's
not any proper curriculum for the age 0-2 years. Kids learn by
what they observe, etc. But following a curriculum is always the best to stay
productive. You can always ensure that your child is meeting all the
milestones. During this time, you can grab a lot of information via social
media. It’s always better to connect with other parents of your same kid's age.
You can take help from Google, Facebook groups (homeschooling, worksheets
group), and a few online free classes like from the yellow class.
There’re
so many kits available in the market depending on the age of the childlike
Flintobox, Class monitor, Firstcry Intellikit, etc. You can always take advice
from experienced parents on how they’re dealing with their child’s
education.
By 2 years of age, you can start teaching alphabets, counting the number, colors, shapes, dancing on a rhyme like "twinkle twinkle little star" etc. This is
how I am also doing it for my toddler 2.5 years old right now. Here are
a few tips on how you can plan to teach your kids at home.
1. Make up
the Mind: first, the parents must
decide that they’ve to put in an extra effort into their child’s
education.
2.
Set up the Environment: Make sure that you have all the
basic school accessories for your kids. It’ll give them a feeling that this is
the time to study. For eg; give them a school bag including books, required
stationary, lunch, water bottle, and a few snacks, etc.
3.
Stock up on homeschooling supplies: There are a few things that you
must have bought before starting like black-and-white board, Fundough, Marker, Colors,stationary, Books.
4.
Invest in the Products like
educational toys: kids
grow so fast that we grab quickly what we’re trying to convey to them. They cannot express themselves verbally much, but they understand everything and
try to communicate with us through non-verbal gestures. Their brain is storing a lot
of information, especially in the first five years.
You can
spend your money on buying educational toys like puzzle boards, flashcards,
kinetic sand, blocks, magnetic tiles, etc. depending on the age and the
requirements.
5.
Plan your kids' to-do activities: It’s not about teaching kids all
day. It’s about giving them quality time but not quantity time. You can plan
out their activities in advance and keep a habit tracker of the same. For eg;
coloring leaves, playing in the sand and the water, giving them utensils to
play with, giving them Mic to speak, etc. it’ll save your time and energy if
you plan out everything in advance. And not forgetting, also adding the meal
planner for your child.
7.
Focus on each skill: when it comes to homeschooling,
skills are the most important things to focus on. Because of the pandemic, kids cannot experience much of the outer world and physical activity. It might
lose their self-confidence as well. But there are many activities as well that
you can do with them to boost up their confidence.
8.
Worksheets: Worksheets are a great tool to make
the concepts clear. It helps kids in improving their cognitive and other
skills. You can find it easily on the internet nowadays. You can follow my
Insta reels for the worksheets.
9.
Following Montessori Learning Techniques:
There are a few schools that are into Montessori teaching techniques. You can
enroll your child in the same for better learning exposure.
10.
Reward them: It’s your responsibility to
appreciate your kids at every step. You can always encourage them to do more by
rewarding their efforts.
11.
Let them create the Mess: Yes! You read it right. Kids love
being themselves and they like to create a mess. Let them
explore, read, sing, dance, talk, touch, and feel, etc.
The above points are the basic things to teach your kids at home.
Kindly pour in your suggestions on how do you teach your kids at home?
This blog post is part of the blog challenge ‘Blogaberry Dazzle’ hosted by Cindy D’Silva and Noor Anand Chawla and sponsored by Queen’s Brigade.
