I am a stay at home mom, where can I find tips for making a daily learning schedule for my 1 & 2 year old?
ByI just want to make sure I am doing the most for my children by being a stay at home mom and not just sit them in front of the t.v. all day long while I try to get housework done. Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appriciated.
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5 Comments
April 6th, 2010 at 8:47 am
for my kids at that age i’ve always tried to make a time for:
– reading aloud
– pretending
– playing outside/ active play
– art (at that age, crayons, paints, playing with shaving cream, playdoh….)
– building (blocks, legos, wedgits….)
– music (singing songs or listening to a cd and dancing, playing little instruments)
– lots of conversation
but i don’t at that age make it that “2-2:15 is block time, so put down the toy trains immediately and get over here.”
they are learning by playing, and they are probably learning more from whatever they decided to do than from what i was planning to do. so i think flexibility is very important. when they’re looking for something to do over the course of the day, i would suggest (but not mandate) one of the things above. if they decided to build the books into a pile or pretend the blocks were food for the dolls, that’s fine, too.
April 6th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Try taking them to the local Zoo or museums and sit on the floor and read to them. Also try the library. They have great programs for your childrens age
April 6th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Children learn and strive best on a schedule. I was an infant-toddler teacher for many years. Here is the schedule that we used to use…
7:00 Breakfast
7:30-9:00 Free Play including puzzles, blocks, and other learning toys
9:00 snack
9:15 Circle time with stories and songs
9:30 Sensory play (Playdough, sand play, water play, etc)
10:00 Art projects
10:30 Fine motor…beads, pop beads, legos, writing, etc.
11:00 Outside or other gross motor play
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Story and naptime with quiet music
***This is the best time for housework etc.
2:30 Wake up with cuddle time and quiet play
2:45 Snack time
3:00 Free play (Include learning toys)
April 6th, 2010 at 11:10 am
teaching 2-3 year olds is one of the hot topics in Japan at the moment, mainly because there aren’t any good materials out there to teach with! The best thing to do is to just play with the kids, do like a parent back home would with a 2 or 3 year old, but structure your lessons to include lots of repetition of the English. Basic things to think about would be manners like “please and thank you?”, simple colors, actions and motions, reading story books or themes like getting dressed or having a bath ( not really, just pretend!), things that the kids do everyday. Keep it really simple.
If you can, try and hang out with some friends who have babies and see how they interact with their kids. Then with the students you are studying just watch them play normally for a while, and find out what toys, games and activities they like. Then use those in your “lessons”.
You could try some English teaching type games, but usually just general playing is best. Similarly songs can be useful, but don’t expect the kids to sing along, just listen and do actions or gestures.
Ask your parents what they used to do with you at that age might help as well!
I know my self as a stay at home mom with 3 young children, we would take walks in the woods, count how many cookies we were getting ready to bake, sing abc songs just have fun!
April 6th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Make the most out of every day- to -day activity. What I mean by that is this: instead of just reading a story to them. Point out all the colors on the pages… show them different shapes on the pages.
When going up and down the stairs with them – count each step. This helps them learn to count.
Turn on some music and dance around the room with them. Do puzzles and talk about what the picture is.
When u r cooking or at the grocery store – talk to them – show them each item and tell them what it is. Sing silly songs with them.
Kids at this age do not need a set curriculum. They learn best through play and daily activities.
My son is 21 months old and already recognizes colors and some letters of the alphabet. He has also started counting w/ me every time we go up the stairs.