What do I teach my 2 year old and how ??

Question

This is my situation.. I have a 2 year old girl, I think she is smart and she learns everything pretty fast. She knows the colors, shapes, identifies the letters and numbers, she knows at least 25 songs, she's learning both english and spanish, she loves music and dancing. So I was wondering what else should I teach her, some friends tell me to teach her how to read; other tell me to teach her music and others say that just play with her. Anyone have any ideas, she is just like a sponge but I don't want to force her.

Answer 1

here's a helper and free filled with things they need and a few just for fun

Answer 2

Sounds like you have a smart daughter. Whatever you are doing is working so keep up the good work. You do not have to teach her anything. Toddlers pick things up very fast. Take the time and just read her a story. She will pick it up on her own. Play with her using this time to teach her the difference in things. For example " can you tell mommy what this is?" "What about what sound it makes?" Fun things. Toddlers love fun things so if you make learning fun and not to obvious they will love it. Do you have any special talents? Maybe you could teach her those or even your passion? Say your passion is dance try teaching her dance moves or maybe even enrolling her in a dance class or something. And on top of everything keep on doing what you are doing.

Answer 3

Keep doing what you know is best. Sounds like you have had a pretty good start already in trusting your instincts. Remember to let her play and enjoy just being 2 but if you see a "teachable" moment I don't see anything wrong with pointing it out! I do it everyday with my 2 year old and a large part of our day is unstructered play. Have fun I have an eight year old now that was like that as a toddler and she is a wonder to behold at the age of 8. She can read on a seventh grade level and even loves math and science! So keep on encouraging your little girl and give her lots of hugs and kisses.

Answer 4

OK MOM- slow your roll.

It's great she is so motivated to learn. Nothing you do will keep her from learning. She is like that naturally. That said- if you pump her full of all the stuff kids are taught in kindergarten and first grade she will be bored when she gets there. Spend time looking at art in a museum, playing drums to music (Music is great for brain developement) and most importantly- give her social skills. Engage her with other children her age. A lot of smart children lack basic social skills. At two she will be most interested in Parrallel play along side peers- but as she matures she will need to know empathy and how she affects others.
Sounds like you are doing a great job- just follow her interestes and broaden the scope of learning to social developement and the arts (music, dancing, painting, whatever!)

HAVE FUN!

Answer 5

Because you spend so much time with her and seem like a great mom you are probably already teaching her manners but if not don't forget about those important things such as please, thank you, I'm sorry...

Also you may want to look into local churches in your area that may offer a pre-school class for two year olds. My daughter (almost 3 now) is the same as yours. She knew all those things about the time she turned two. I put her in a two day a week 3 hour class at the local Methodist church and she loved it. I was hesitant at first but once I saw how much she enjoyed it I was very glad that I gave her the opportunity to learn even more.

Answer 6

Teach her to get along with others. Show her the world, take her to children's hands on museums, read to her, let her play with others. Read bible stories to her. My 2 year old is smart like that he wants to learn, my 5 year old is smart but more at a "normal" pace on things like letters, reading, etc.. But my 2 year old loves to learn things like colors, shapes, letters. Anything ,made by leapfrog is great, books, videos, flashcards, games, counting.
Sing her the ABC's.
Most of all enjoy her there is plenty of time to learn "things".
I grew up without a mother.
So, take her to movies, paint her toenails, cuddle with her, that is priceless
God Bless

Answer 7

My girl was very similar to yours at that age. She is now 12.
One of the things we taught her at 1-2 years old was sign language. We found that sign language was a wonderful thing to learn. She loved it because it was like a special language that was used when out in public or just wanted to feel a special closeness towards one another.
To this day , my girl still blows me a kiss when I drop her off at her school. I will catch her kiss and put it to my heart. She knows then that I will keep it close to my heart all day long. She catches mine and does the same.

Answer 8

Don't worrry about what to teach her. Like you said she is like a sponge. Show her the world and let her absorb it. Take her places....the grocery store, the park, nature museums, railroads, where ever. Take to her and explain things to her. She will asorb plenty as you go along. And the bonds you will spend during your time together will last forever.

Answer 9

Well I also have a 2 yr. old. And what I teach him are things that he likes. Like numbers, the alphabet, colors, shapes, animals, he's also interested in fire trucks, police cars, ambulance, helicopters, air planes, etc. I try to teach him how to speak right and how to count and stuff like that. Im trying to get him into creativity. Like drawing, coloring, and arts and crafts. Hope this helps. Also, we are planning on getting him a Leap Pad for small children so he can get into reading. We are also teaching him manners and stuff like that. Like: please, thank you, your welcome, excuse me. Also, trying to teach him to share and get along with other children his age.

Answer 10

It looks like she's got everything she needs for school,but what life lessons are you teaching.Manners,courtesy,self love,caring for others.These are the skills she will need MORE than the others.