Preschools are very important to form a base for academics. Many of the pre schools believe in a fun way of studying and improving motor skills. They want to feel and touch objects and attempt to express with gestures. Kids who are two year old may or may not verbally communicate and this should not be a hindrance to their growth. Block puzzles and simple card games are an easy way to make them understand.

Concepts are essential and can be categorized as numbers, vehicles, alphabets, games, expressions and poems. The easiest way to begin their bonding and interaction is by way of action-expression based songs like Hickory Dickory dock or the Little Miss Muffet. With progressive interactive sessions, kids also learn by fun videos which gently tell them to press the right button and win a smiley score. They love to click or press the keys to get the right answer.

Numbers have to be said aloud till five and then go on to ten. Slowly holding their tiny fingers we can guide them to count. This is easily learnt by them. Along with the same slanting, sleeping and circular drawings help them to hold the grip of the crayon. Use durable long-think crayons to help them hold it strongly. Introduction to colors can be done with self learning. Creating groups to come dressed in reds, blues, greens and yellow is an effortless way to learn.

Able and guided professionals can also conduct seminars to begin a mom n child session to help them learn many other areas of developing motor skills. Art, painting and cooking also helps them to learn about textures.

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As a parent I often used to read to my child when I had time. But the general rule is that we must read to the child when we are relaxed. Children are almost like moulds and their behavior can be set as per our conditioning. Below five kids are very receptive and absorbing like a sponge. The right diction, tone and pronunciation instill in them a listening ability and also reproduce the same in a correct manner.

Teachers in school offer an invaluable service in teaching the child the right way to read English through phonics. This is one way the child enjoys and also feels less burden to understand the dictation process. They split words and hence are able to learn by a play way method.

Kids also love to read while pointing pictures. Find a cozy corner for your child and yourself. Set aside the chores and begin with a mood to enjoy. Teaching is an enriching or rejuvenating experience provided we have the time for the same. It’s an effort worth the time as the child’s vocabulary enhances in this way. Bring them tiny books which are hard bound by which they are able to hold. Toddler books are specially designed.

Many books for toddlers are also designed for bathroom reading. This is an adorable way to inculcate them to read and have fun. Tiny tots per se do not understand reading but love the pictures and colors on the same. Concepts of figures, expressions and shapes can also be taught while reading.

It is almost magical to see your five year old address words, conjunctions and exclamations which had been taught to them in a simple way. They all love reading. As they write make it a point to tell them the word once in a phonetic way and the rest will come with practice. Using a neutral accent is highly important.

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Usually, as soon as children turn about 2 – 3 years old, they are enrolled in a pre- school. Many parents are of the opinion that their children will learn how to mingle with others in the pre-school while others see it as an alternative for day care. However, there are a few things parents should keep in mind before registering their children to a pre-school.

If a child is sent to a pre-school too early he/she can go through a lot of stress. To avoid this, parent should make sure their children are trained for the basics at least. If your child can sit at one place for a limited period of ten minutes, then he can be sent to a pre-school.

Another important factor is toilet training. The least he should be able to do is to inform you when he wants to visit the toilet. Also, your child should be able to intake solid foods. This would decrease the efforts by the teacher and increase your child’s self-esteem.

The last but significant factor is that your child should start building interest to do things by himself. If he isn’t interested at all he would not enjoy being a part of the group and would refuse to absorb or learn anything new.

These factors should be kept in mind by every parent before sending their child to a pre-school. Besides not learning anything, your child will also become a victim of stress and pressure if he or she is sent to a pre-school too early for his age.

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Talking about some music activity ideas, one could be making music band where toddlers can be divided into different groups. Thereafter, next step will be of distributing one instrument like bells, shakers, or triangles to each of them and start playing it. The parents can teach kids here about how to proceed towards playing these instruments. Other activity could be teaching kids about coordination of rhymes with their body movements. Like for every sound the instrument makes, they can move their different body parts. This way, they will quickly learn how to coordinate and change the body movements in rhythm with music.

Dance and games with rhyming words are fun activities. Like, you can sing some lines and then ask the toddler to repeat it. Likewise, you can make some body movements and tell toddlers to follow your steps. This way, kids will be learning new tunes and phrases. Developing breathing control is another useful side effect of these exercises. Try doing these fun activities and you are going to relish this.

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Happenings @ Hansel & Gretel

Story Telling Session by Jeeva Raghunath

Enjoy an evening of fun and storytelling for kids by Jeeva Raghunath on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 6 p.m.

Craft Corner – Beginners Embroidery

Introduce your child to embroidery through a beginners class on basic stitches and designs.

7 years & above.  Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.

Fun with Maths – Introduction to Division

Help your children learn division using practical examples. Brain tickling quizzes and worksheets will be used for assessment every week.   7 yrs—12 yrs.

Saturdays. 2 p.m.—4p.m.

Baby Bounce & RhymeTime

Filled with sessions that include action songs, story time, nursery rhymes and simple games, this program focuses on all-round development in young children.  Age:  1 – 2 ½ yrs.
Weekday & Weekend Batches.

Timings: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Effective English Series

Reading Workshop:

Enrich your child’s English language skills through reading practice with focus on fluency, pronunciation, expression, posture and eye contact.   Sundays.  3 p.m—5 p.m.  7 yrs—9 yrs

Creative Writing Workshop:

Unleash your child’s creative writing potential…This workshop will help young writers build their confidence, develop their creativity, improve their ability to build a cohesive story and have a lot of fun in the process!  Sundays.  1 p.m.—3 p.m.  9 yrs—12 yrs.

Summer Fun 2009

Public Speaking, English Enrichment, Story Time, Arts & Crafts, Drawing & Painting, Outdoor / Indoor games, Puzzles, Music and much more…

Rolling enrolment.

Apr 1 — Jun 12 2009

Half Day & Full Day Programs.

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Toddlers start to identify themselves as a separate individual. Pre-schooling begins and there is a whole new world lying in front of your little one. To assist him to cope with this new world online learning games can greatly benefit your child. Online games can help toddlers to improve their co-ordination skills, concentration levels, problem solving techniques, interactivity, recognition speed etc.

Online toddler activities also help your child to develop keyboard skills. They also make him comfortable with the use the mouse. As a parent, you need to be patient. Your child might take time to learn but these games will surely help him in grasping general knowledge easily.

A toddler can even listen to all the famous nursery rhymes, sounds of words, learn spelling, play jigsaw puzzles, learn numbers, party games, listen to short stories, see video clippings and learn basic manners etc. However, parent supervision is essential all the time. Do not use internet so that your toddler can pass hours on it while you are able to do your work. Use this medium effectively with time restriction as too much of anything is bad. Online learning should be used as assistance to books and pre-school learning.

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Although parents and teachers do not support the concept of tuitions, one has to remember that unless you send your child to too many tuitions, it really doesn’t mean that you are burdening your child too much.

Many children have a great time in school. They fool around during class, pay no attention to what the teacher is saying, and play around with friends in school during the breaks. After this, they come home with homework that shouldn’t take them more than a couple of hours a day. Of course, many children leave their homework undone until the last minute, and then they either stay up late doing it, or don’t do it at all and just copy everything from friends the next day.

So it really doesn’t matter if you start your child on tuitions when they are a little younger. If you think it is right for your child, don’t let other parents discourage you from doing so. The decision should be solely yours and your child’s. Janam and Rita were both wondering if they should start tuitions for their 11-year-old daughters. Their friends discouraged them saying the children are too young and will be overburdened, and Janam dropped the idea, while Rita enrolled her child for Math tuitions. The result? There was a marked improvement in Rita’s child’s grades, and the Math tuitions were held for just one hour, twice a week. A small sacrifice, for large gains.

The best part about tuitions is that your child gets to revise what he did in school, and as a result the subject matter gets firmly entrenched in his mind. If your child is strong in studies or is disciplined and revises his schoolwork on a daily basis, you don’t need to send him for extra coaching at a young age. But if you feel his grades need a push, you could always try sending him for tuitions and see if it makes a difference.

Children that don’t pay attention in class often have no idea as to what has been covered, much less understand the subject. What they then do is start cramming a month before the exams and manage to get through.

Finally its up to the parent. If you feel that your child is capable enough to study on his own, then tuitions are unnecessary, since they’ll prove to be an overburden. However, you think your child is intelligent and will do much better only if he were more hardworking, you could consider getting tuitions for him.

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