Teaching can be easy and fun

Why shouldn't you have fun while you teach your kids the abcs, how to count or what animal says moo. I think that kids learn best when they are having fun. I am setting out to teach my one and a half year old. I want to teach him how to be a good friend, how to show love, all the animals that live on a farm and so much more. I am writing this blog not even knowing if anyone will read it but hoping someone will find inspiration to have fun while teaching their toddler.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

'H' Lesson

Flash Cards
Hello
Hippo
Help
Handy man
Hungry
Hot dog
Hamburger
Hanger
Happy
Hummus
Honey-du melon
House
Hat
Horse
Hay
Helicopter
Honey

Food
Honey-du
Hot dog
Hamburger
Hummus
Honey
Hammer

Coloring pages and Crafts

Helper day
Lesson- Why mommy and daddy love it when you help. Ask
if they can help you get their lesson ready. Have them help
get their crayons, and papers. Tell them you want to help
them color their paper. Ask what part they want help with.
Game- You help me, I'll help you. First they help you clean
your room (just an example), then you help them clean thier's.
This is meant to be fun for them so it doesn't have to be perfect.
You can talk about how they are such a good helper. When you
are helping them if they are older ask what you can do to help.
If they are younger tell them what you are doing to help.
Craft- Any craft will do just s long as there is helping during
the process.
Activity- Help a friend or neighbor. If it is trash day help them
bring in there trash.
Books- Just for you: little critters, this book is about a kid who
tries to help his mommy but everything goes wrong, so cute.

Hippo day
Lesson- All about Hippos. Hippos live in Africa with what
other animals? Hippos are big or small. What color are hippos?
Game- Find the hippo and his friends. Get stuffed animals,
stickers pictures, or figurines (what ever you have or is easy to
get) of african animals and pets. Place the animals around the
house and say we have to find hippo and hippo friends. Explain
once again what kind of friends a hippo has. Then go around
collecting African animals. When you come to the pets leave them
there or collect them in a different bag.
Activity- Zoo
Books- Hippos Go Berserk, Once upon a Hippo, Have you ever
seen a Hippo with Sunscreen,

Handy man/women day
Lesson- What does a handy man do? Get all the safe tools you
have or pictures of tools. Then ask or tell your child what that tool
is and what it does. You can even show them what it does and let
them help.
Game- Pattern making. Get nuts, screws and washers. Take
them and make a pattern (a nut, two screws, three washers)
Let them finish the pattern.
Activity- Go to homedepot. Have fun looking at the wood
and tools. If you have something to do around the house let
them help you with tools and everything.
Book- Handy Manny: Manny's book of tools, Safety first
(Handy Manny)

Other ideas
Go out side and watch for helicopters.

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