when should we start teaching my baby?

Question

when and what should i start to teach my 4 year old girl . she can read her alphabets . what else please help

Answer 1

She needs to be doing more than reading her alphabet. Work on having her write them and her numbers too. She should know her basic shapes, colors, how to spell her name. She should know her address too. Don't sweat it though. You might send her to a preschool, even if just a day or two a week. She'll learn alot there.

Answer 2

You should never stop teaching your child. Even if you don't know it, they're always learning something!

My daughter is two and I read to her everyday, when we go out i ask her to name things and she's learned now that if she sees something new, she'll ask me, and we'll focus on that until she learns it. So play the search and find game since she probably knows lots more than a 2-year old!

Also, have conversations with her, have her watch the news about twice a week. If she's not already, she's about to begin kindergarten so here's a website where i found what to do to get ready with a 4 year old! GOOD LUCK!

The name of the article is "What to Teach Your Four-Year-Old: Countdownt o Kindergarten

Answer 3

A four-year-old isn't a baby. She'll be going to kindergarten soon, so you should prepare her as much as possible, not just with academics. Teach her to sit still for small amounts of time, listen, share with other children, pick up her toys, etc. if she hasn't already learned these things. Also, read to her as much as you can. Ask her questions about what you're reading and get her to participate and interact. Get her some puzzles with big pieces, you know the kind, and some picture books with a couple of words in them that she can look at by herself. Make sure she knows her colors and numbers. She should also be able to write her name by the time she goes to kindergarten. My mother told me I learned how to write mine when I was three and a half. Teach her new words whenever they come across in conversations you're having with other people if she's in the room. Children are naturally curious about what words mean. And about pretty much everything. Answer all her questions the best you can, and if you don't know, find out.

Answer 4

Teach her the colors, how to count and write numbers to 10 , how to write the alphabet, big and small letter. You can also get books that she can learn to read, with easy words in it. Teach her co-ordination, my granddaughter had to take a test in school and her co-ordination was off some. Teach her shapes. Teach her how to write her name, teach her, her address and phone number, this is very important.

Hope this helps!!
And NOW is the time to start, it is never too early.

Answer 5

Can she recognize all the letters, plus recite the alphabet? That is a good start. Next is having her practice reading and writing her name (first and last). Then help her associate the correct sounds wiht the letters she can already recognize. There are great Leap Frog games and DVDs to help with this. It would be fun to help her find categories in the house (i.e. find all the things that are round, striped, smooth, etc.). Good luck!

Answer 6

I agree with the other answers. I just wanted to add... teach her about strangers and how to call 911. What to do in case of a fire or disaster. Also, it is never too early to teach her about drugs. Simple language, you don't have to be technical. You might want to find out what her school requires for kindergarteners to know. Then you can be prepared!

Answer 7

Teach her everything, and teach her to pick up after herself. Write the names of things on everything in the house, the TV, lamp, table, things like that. Colors too. She sounds like she has a good start.

Answer 8

I was a bit shocked to learn that my stepdaughter had to take an assesment test to get into kindergarten and I am even more surprised at the fast rate they are expecting her to progress in reading levels in first grade.
I heard a rumor that there has been talk of making daycare/preschool mandatory at the age of three and that kids will have to take reading tests to get into kindergarten.
It would help to look into your school district and see what their standards are.

Answer 9

Work on letter sounds and then start putting them together. My son will be 3 in January and he knew his letters before he was a year old. We started working on recognizing them and then writing them. Now we are working on his sounds and reading some words. You can get her a leap frog letter sounds (anything) my son loves them and they help a lot!

Answer 10

Try teaching her to write her name. And her numbers. Also try teaching her to tie her shoes and perhaps her colors? Just suggestions.