when should i start teaching my child the basics like recogzation of colours,animals fruits,vegetables?

Answer 1

as early as possible(am talking infant here) but in normal ways. "Look at the red ball" "lets put on your the blue shirt" How many toes do you have (count them out loud) point at eyes, ears etc and name them. As they get a bit older name letters on signs, etc.

A really important this is reading and talking to your child..regardless of age. Give a running commentary as you do things with your child, including driving, they will love hearing your voice and it really increases their understanding and vocabulary.

Source(s):

personal experience..son now grown but was considered a "gifted" child in early testing.

Answer 2

I started working with my daughters from day one. It really pays off because my oldest is 2 and she knows her abc's, 123's, colors, animals, fruits, veggies all of that.
She was also fully potty trained before she was even 1 years old because every time i changed her diaper since the day she was home from the hospital i said "did you just pee" or whatever to tell her what she did not in like a bad way but in a nice voice.
Same with the colors, animals, fruits, veggies and everything else.. "look at the orange cat" or "here is your blue shirt" and so on then when my daughter was a little over 1 i would ask her for the stuff like "can you get me the red ball"

Answer 3

You should be working on those things all the time. From the time your child is an infant, you can talk to him about what is going on around him and identify things for him.

As you cook food, tell him what it is, what color it is what shape it is. When you are getting him dressed, tell him things like " Now we will put on your blue shirt. Your socks are white."

When he is old enough to put his own toys away, help him to do it and say "Let's put all the red toys away first." or " Let's find all the round things."

And I don't know too many kids who don't learn very quickly to count two of anything ( especially candy and cookies!)

You don't need to sit a small child down for formal lessons --everyday life gives you many opportunities to teach every day. If your child does not know basic things by the time he is ready for school, you may have to work a little harder to get him ready to learn.

Answer 4

you can start any time, as you dress your child you can discuss the names of the clothing, colors of the clothing, opposites(on/off, in/out) and as the child grows read them books on all different types of things, talk about the things they see, and hear and taste, and once the child begins talking ask them questions about the things they see, hear, taste, touch and pretend you cant answer(at first they may be only able to point to the item)

two of my three children were reading by the time they were three, the other one had hearing problems but could point to the answers and could at least match colors animals etc.

the more you interact with your child the more they will give back.

Answer 5

It is never to early to start teaching your child anything, even babies enjoy sharing books which can be about anything. Children learn a great deal through playing so as long as you are interacting with your child and spending quality time with then you are already teaching them a great deal

Answer 6

as soon as they arrive on this Earth! play games, sing, just enjoy! "Hey, I like your blue shirt! Look! there's our cat! he's peeking around the door! Lets getting to go, One, Two, Three, go! I need one cookie. I need two cookies." Basically, talk and play with your child. Sitting down to do 'lessons' will bore a child and turn him/her away form learning. When you are playing with cars (for example) point out specific colors. As the child gets older, ask for a certain color (and gently correct him/her, oops that's red, I need a blue one like this blue). I would say as a Preschool teacher my biggest gripe is children with low language skills, can't answer a simple question. Or problem solve for themselves. Like, when I ask the child to put his paper with his coat and he has no clue what to do. Or what a coat is even for! Talk, play, ask questions, guide your child through this world. Let them make those little mistakes, like spilling some juice they are trying to pour for themselves (from a small pitcher, of course!). Ask 'now what do you need to do?' well, how about cleaning this up? do you need help?, or or you big enough to do this yourself?' Grocery stores are great for learning basic stuff. Like the textures of the fruits. Matching colors, asking the toddler to give you a box of tissues. Naming the animals in a box of animal crackers! Use your imagination! I had my infant touching the foods, looking at the square box, feeling the bumps on the round orange, smelling the flowers as we passes them, feeling the cold foods (brrrrrr). I'm sure he had no clue, but that was the point. He enjoyed me speaking to him, and as he got older he loved to explore the store (and all the while learning basics like you are looking to teach).

Answer 7

There is no set guidelines as to what age you should start teaching these things. Start today! Your child will only learn what people teach them, the sooner they start, the better. I teach preschool and we are already counting backwards, adding and subtracting and we know almost every color in the big crayola box!

Answer 8

As a kindergarten teacher, I would recommend that your child knows most of these before they get to Kindergarten. Colors are a must and extremely important. Shapes are always good, and counting objects as well. Most of these are now learned throughout preschool as kindergarten is mostly now about letter names, sounds, and sounding out words. Even just driving in the car you can say, What color is the stop sign? etc... Best of luck!

Answer 9

You should be start teaching and talking to your child about these things at 1yr old. Just get them used to saying the words then the meanings.

Answer 10

when the child start speaking lill bit.he\she in starting ignores.but practicing makes them interesting.children like bright colours,show them big n colorful pictures.in starting they like more animals.......later fruits,shapes etc.theres no perfect age coz some child speaks early n some late.but approximately 14-18 months they'll start understanding everything.