For all the parents here in bangalore .. just check this site.. For cute phographs of your kid ..
http://www.wonderkidsphotography.com/
The link talks the rest :)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Developing vocabulary for kids
For the past few days, I am doing some research in developing vocabulary of kids ..Google search, discussion with my friends etc etc . Just jolting down my findings
Reading books is the foremost thing which is necessary for increasing vocabulary.. Read books To your kids again and again ..
For small kids, who don’t know alphabets and all, they listen and then learn the sounds and words
For kids who know letters and words, during reading point to the words / letters and stress the word so that they will notice it and remember it.
For kids who know to read, give them appropriate books( books depending on their age), so that they can read and their vocabulary will automatically increase.
My daughter is now 4 plus and she knows the alphabets and some three letter words and four letter words. She is having Montessori system of education where
They will be recognizing words with sounds and given one word, they make the spelling with respect to words.
One activity which I am practicing with her now is this ..
Take a set of 6 – 8 words .. I took 4 simple ones and two new ones .. and written it on small pieces of post-it notes.
I read those letters to her and asked her to stick it in some place of her reach.. and we made Sentences out of it .. Whenever we are together in that place, we say those sentences again and again ..
Like two words were ‘ice cream’ and ‘happy’
And we made the sentence that
“I am happy when I eat icecream”
Small small sentences .. Which they will remember…
Now they can remember those words and make sentences ..once thorough with these, introduce other set of words ..it helps a lot..
As mentioned before, Cross words is a good idea to make kids get to know about the spelling and words .. in the net, there are sites which help us to make our own crosswords. So collect a few words which the kid know and make a cross word of your own.
To teach more than one language, like hindi and English , tell one word in English and then tell the word in hindi ..They will then relate the words and learn it ..
For a kid of 4 years , repeatition is the key. You will have to repeat, repeat and repeat and they will remember it .
Make learning fun for the kids and yourself, and enjoy the learning process.
Reading books is the foremost thing which is necessary for increasing vocabulary.. Read books To your kids again and again ..
For small kids, who don’t know alphabets and all, they listen and then learn the sounds and words
For kids who know letters and words, during reading point to the words / letters and stress the word so that they will notice it and remember it.
For kids who know to read, give them appropriate books( books depending on their age), so that they can read and their vocabulary will automatically increase.
My daughter is now 4 plus and she knows the alphabets and some three letter words and four letter words. She is having Montessori system of education where
They will be recognizing words with sounds and given one word, they make the spelling with respect to words.
One activity which I am practicing with her now is this ..
Take a set of 6 – 8 words .. I took 4 simple ones and two new ones .. and written it on small pieces of post-it notes.
I read those letters to her and asked her to stick it in some place of her reach.. and we made Sentences out of it .. Whenever we are together in that place, we say those sentences again and again ..
Like two words were ‘ice cream’ and ‘happy’
And we made the sentence that
“I am happy when I eat icecream”
Small small sentences .. Which they will remember…
Now they can remember those words and make sentences ..once thorough with these, introduce other set of words ..it helps a lot..
As mentioned before, Cross words is a good idea to make kids get to know about the spelling and words .. in the net, there are sites which help us to make our own crosswords. So collect a few words which the kid know and make a cross word of your own.
To teach more than one language, like hindi and English , tell one word in English and then tell the word in hindi ..They will then relate the words and learn it ..
For a kid of 4 years , repeatition is the key. You will have to repeat, repeat and repeat and they will remember it .
Make learning fun for the kids and yourself, and enjoy the learning process.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Jingle Bells .. Jingle bells
I didn’t knew the lyrics of this famous song until recently I saw it in
My daughter’s rhyme book ;)
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Watch the song here ..
My daughter’s rhyme book ;)
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Watch the song here ..
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Reading to a child
There are many articles which mention the importance of reading to a child. A simple Google search will give hundreds of articles.
Here, I am writing my experiences of reading to my child or rather, Reading with my child.
Reading to a child can start as early as 6-7 months or so. Research shows that we can start much before. Just start with buying a board book and put that together with the toys. Let the kid take it as a toy and enjoy the book. Slowly, when he is playing, read something to him. If it is a rhyme book, say a rhyme, or point to one object and say the word. Do this consistently repeatedly.
Again as he grows older, introduce more books. Just keep the books here and there in different places in the house. And when he is in good mood, show him the book. He should grow with the book.
Depending on his interest, start with story books. Always pick a book which has pictures with bright colors in that. The kids love bright colors.
Read the books repeatedly. Repetition is the key. We might feel bored reading the same thing again and again. But the kids love to hear the story again and again. They will demand us to repeat n number of times. Do it as and when the child demands.
I have realized that reading time is best time to bond with the kid. Make reading a routine of the day. Introduce correct books as per the age.
My guru in this is my co-sister. I have gathered all these information from her. She gifts books to my child as per her age and liking. Its better I ask her to write a post on reading. She is an expert.
Some websites of interest
http://www.ehow.com/how_5847294_jumpstart-early-reading-skills-toddler.html
Here, I am writing my experiences of reading to my child or rather, Reading with my child.
Reading to a child can start as early as 6-7 months or so. Research shows that we can start much before. Just start with buying a board book and put that together with the toys. Let the kid take it as a toy and enjoy the book. Slowly, when he is playing, read something to him. If it is a rhyme book, say a rhyme, or point to one object and say the word. Do this consistently repeatedly.
Again as he grows older, introduce more books. Just keep the books here and there in different places in the house. And when he is in good mood, show him the book. He should grow with the book.
Depending on his interest, start with story books. Always pick a book which has pictures with bright colors in that. The kids love bright colors.
Read the books repeatedly. Repetition is the key. We might feel bored reading the same thing again and again. But the kids love to hear the story again and again. They will demand us to repeat n number of times. Do it as and when the child demands.
I have realized that reading time is best time to bond with the kid. Make reading a routine of the day. Introduce correct books as per the age.
My guru in this is my co-sister. I have gathered all these information from her. She gifts books to my child as per her age and liking. Its better I ask her to write a post on reading. She is an expert.
Some websites of interest
http://www.ehow.com/how_5847294_jumpstart-early-reading-skills-toddler.html
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Gift Ideas for 2 year old Boy/Girl
Girl :
· Dolls
· Kitchen sets
· A big Coloring set with Book
· Art set
· Wooden play set.
· Photo Album
Boys
· Cars or any other vehicles
· CD’s . Buzzers CD / animated series
· A good ball – basket ball or so
· Some musical instrument
Puzzles (Frank), ABCD set, Number set are good for both girls and boys.
Books are the best I feel.
Tricycle can be another option
· Dolls
· Kitchen sets
· A big Coloring set with Book
· Art set
· Wooden play set.
· Photo Album
Boys
· Cars or any other vehicles
· CD’s . Buzzers CD / animated series
· A good ball – basket ball or so
· Some musical instrument
Puzzles (Frank), ABCD set, Number set are good for both girls and boys.
Books are the best I feel.
Tricycle can be another option
Treasured Memories
Motherhood made me realize the importance of treasuring all the beautiful memories of the new born..I had my own ideas...And searching few sites & suggestions from my friends...I came to know that there are lot more we can do for our kids..They will love it (appreciate us ;-)), once they grow up ...
Let's start... (You can note down the date & also capture the moment.)
First Day (D-Day)
1. Take the first snap.
2. Hospital wrist.
3. First dress.
4. First visitors & gifts given by them.
5. Foot & hand print or rather layout.
(You get hand paints which are safe & non toxic).
6. First yawn
7. First smile...etc.
Every Month
1. The day baby was born, you can take a snap
(in the same background,it will show how the baby grows) or rather cut the cake.
2. Write a blog on his monthly developments /mischief’s
3. Keep a record of his height & weight...Etc.
Day by Day
1.Collect all his firsts (toy, comb, cup, spoon, prammer ,towel, dress, feeding bottle, sipper, book
Socks, shoes...etc)
2. First solid food, juice, jam, etc.
3. Capture all the naughty actions
4. First temple.
5. First visit out of town
6. First turn over, crawl, walk, etc (list is endless...)
7. Take a snap of all his collected firsts (else if you can you can treasure them in box)
First Birthday
1. Record the voice.
2. Hand prints.
3. Decorate with his snaps. (It would be the best decorative stuff)
4. Ask all the guests to write their wishes on a card.
5. Make a card having all the 12 month snaps.
6. Collect the cash he received as gifts for his birthday & open a bank account. Deposit every
year.
7. Related Links
http://www.ehow.com/about_4794152_easy-homemade-kids-birthday-decorations.html#
http://www.fisher-price.com/us/party/big_year.asp#
http://www.mops.org/page.php?pageid=624
Baby Record Book
What better way to record all the memories in a cute little book...There are many varieties available in the stores...However I prefer handmade ones.(However I haven't made one yet :-( )
We can use the templates...and be as creative as we can...I have attached few sample templates...
First year Diary book
Every month you can write diary for your baby... to note down the milestones & narrate the most memorable moments in their life…Which they will cherish later. It could be hand written one or a soft copy (word/pdf). I would suggest soft copy. Since it would be easily accessible & more over next generation would prefer that ;-)
Create a Site
It would be great if we have a personalized site in their name. I have it in Shutterfly.com. It is nice to have all the pictures (organized in form of albums), Blogs, Videos, Calendar (To capture the milestones), etc. in one place. You can also share this site with your family & friends
I am sure you are aware of most of the above suggestions.However I just jotted it down
...Because I did not knew it before :-)
Happy treasuring!!!
Eye test for a Four year old
Some days back , we happened to go to an eye hospital as my daughter who was four year old got some eye infection. As a routine, they asked us to do normal testing for the child. They gave her a big spectacles (which they use in the hospitals for testing the eye) and asked her to read the letters displayed. She got afraid about this big thing in her face and didn’t wanted to read. To escape from this, she stated that she cannot see.
We tried a lot, but in vain. The doctor marked the report as vision blurred. We got afraid. Such as small child. We contacted the family doctor who gave the suggestion that the next time when you go for testing, start reading from where she stopped.
It worked. The next time we asked her to read from the third line and she completed it. That tip worked. First the kid will be afraid when taken to a test and also they don’t have the patience to read the whole of that letters which is listed in the box.
We tried a lot, but in vain. The doctor marked the report as vision blurred. We got afraid. Such as small child. We contacted the family doctor who gave the suggestion that the next time when you go for testing, start reading from where she stopped.
It worked. The next time we asked her to read from the third line and she completed it. That tip worked. First the kid will be afraid when taken to a test and also they don’t have the patience to read the whole of that letters which is listed in the box.
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