Jack and Jill went up the hill …
Twinkle Twinkle little star ..
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed …
No comparison for a little one singing a rhyme and doing the actions. Everyone will love that for sure.
Rhymes are the first thing which kids learn from the school. Now a day’s many parents teach their kids rhymes as soon as they start talking. Initially the kid many not understand the words and may not be able to sing along. But constant repetitions will teach the child the rhymes.
Researchers have shown that singing rhymes have very great effects in the brain development of the kids. Also their language skills will be improved by the constant use of the rhyming words.
A few things which can be incorporated in our daily life with kids.
• When ever we get a chance, sing a small rhyme.
• Ask the child to sing along.
• Make some small rhymes with your daily routine things
• Pick rhymes books from library and sing showing the pictures
• Explain the meaning of the rhymes and assist them in imagining
I am against Rhymes CD. I feel it’s a readymade package where the kids will lose their imaginative power. They listen to the rhymes in TV and see the pictures and just associate it together. There will not be any need for them to imagine the things.
Instead spend some time with the kids, sing a small rhyme and enjoy the moments together. Trust me, these moments will be a treasure.
Friday, February 19, 2010
No .. No .. No
No, Don’t take that knife. You will get hurt.
No, Don’t go there. You might fall.
No, Don’t say like that. It’s bad manners.
No, Don’t talk loud. Your throat will pain
“No” . this is the word which I use most now a days.
The list continues. These are the sentences which I usually tell my 4 year old daughter. Sometimes I feel tired of saying No these many number of times and I take a decision, not to say anything for the coming 10 min. And definitely, as if to break my decision, she will be doing something and I will again have to chant the same mantra starting with No.
So my search term today was “Alternatives to No” and I came across many interesting articles. I was consoled that I am not alone in this. However, some articles explained beautifully how to handle this
Some points which I learned
1. Rephrase the sentence. Instead of saying No, Don’t do that , we can tell “Why don’t you do this”
2. Just watch her actions and before she commits something, slowly and carefully divert her attention
3. Many times instead of shouting, kids will understand with your actions and facial expressions. Try that.
4. Appreciate the kids when they do something good, which will motivate them.
Let me try these out from today onwards. Only time will tell my success percentage.
No, Don’t go there. You might fall.
No, Don’t say like that. It’s bad manners.
No, Don’t talk loud. Your throat will pain
“No” . this is the word which I use most now a days.
The list continues. These are the sentences which I usually tell my 4 year old daughter. Sometimes I feel tired of saying No these many number of times and I take a decision, not to say anything for the coming 10 min. And definitely, as if to break my decision, she will be doing something and I will again have to chant the same mantra starting with No.
So my search term today was “Alternatives to No” and I came across many interesting articles. I was consoled that I am not alone in this. However, some articles explained beautifully how to handle this
Some points which I learned
1. Rephrase the sentence. Instead of saying No, Don’t do that , we can tell “Why don’t you do this”
2. Just watch her actions and before she commits something, slowly and carefully divert her attention
3. Many times instead of shouting, kids will understand with your actions and facial expressions. Try that.
4. Appreciate the kids when they do something good, which will motivate them.
Let me try these out from today onwards. Only time will tell my success percentage.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wonder Kid photography
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 :)
http://www.wonderkidsphotography.com/
The link talks the rest :)
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
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