How to teach my kid ABCD?

Question

My child is 3 and 2 months old. I am having a tough time teaching my kid A B C D and some other pre school stuff. He is very frisky and does not want to concentrate on what I am telling him. Probably books are not a good idea for him at the moment. He likes rhyms and enjoys when I play some on the laptop. So maybe, if anybody could suggest some sites for teaching abcd and other things for kids..i will appreciate it.

Answer 1

A great website -
http://www.starfall.com

The Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD is also great.

Make a game out of it. Look for letters on boxes at the store or signs at the mall. Talk about what letter people in the family or friends start with. Get a puzzle with the alphabet on it for him to do.

"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" is a GREAT alphabet book. The language is great (very rhythmic) and it might hold his attention.

Answer 2

Dr. Suess's ABC. I know you said no book, but it rhymes and you can read it to him, and it has funny, silly pictures. Also, try the Leap Frog videos, there is one, I think it's called the Talking Letter Factory or something like that, those are excellent, that's how my daughter learned her phonics. Also, repeat it, and sing the ABC song. Even if he seems to be ignoring you or is playing, he'll be hearing it and before you know he'll know his ABC's. Also, when he's eating, you could letters on a paper place mat or something. Have a letter of the day or letter of the meal, do the same with numbers and his name. Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

maybe setting up a daiily routine that has scheduled quiet times so that he is a bit calmer and then you can just sit and do flashcards or alphabet bingo, alphabet cookie cutters and playdough.....my son loved getting out the glue stick and letters i cut out from construction paper - he had to tell me what the letter was or get the letter i asked him to and he could glue it on the page himself.

when the choice is rough housing or playing what you want to play, that is going to be the focus. learning needs to be enjoyable but at the same time it HAS to be done. if his choices are a quiet activity you chose, resting on his bed, looking at books, or a quiet puzzle he will probably pick an activity not the bed. Have a timer so he knows that when it goes off then quiet time is over and it is lunch time or it is free time. a structured day gets you so much more. it is important that you stick to the routine though.

take care! SD

Answer 4

computers at a young age can be hard on a childs eyes.so try to stay away from a computer for now.get some coloured paper and make letters and numbers.put them on the walls in the part of the house where he/she can always see them.if you walk by them with him/her tell him what they are and make a game out of it.make a reward chart,tell him/her if they can find the letter 'R' they'll get a sticker.another thing you can try is DVD's for kids.ever hear of Brainy Baby?or Baby Enstine?very good DVD's.you can leave them on repeat and they'll plat all day until you turn it off.when you sit down to dinner have it playing in the back ground.now is the time to aswell to teach them about shapes and colours.again,cut out letters in different colours and ask him/her to find the 'Green G' or the 'Blue B'.and again make them in diferent colours and change them cause once he/she gets the hang of it it won't be a challange for them.so every second day change them up.

Answer 5

There are lots of great videos which teach the alphabet in songs and graphics. Sesame Street & Richard Scarry are some older ones. I am sure you can find others. You can sing the song to him frequently, or get a CD with different ABC songs on it and play it. All kids learn differently so you have to find his way of learning.

What about putting him in preschool part-time? With other kids, and mandatory circletime, etc he may chill.

Answer 6

Try using M&M's!!
Although we are currently working on the ABC's, I tought my son to count to 10, he knows all his shapes and colors, by using flashcards and.............. a doodle board!
For counting I just wrote 1 - 10 on the doodle board and we pointed and counted them together a couple of times, then i would point to them and make him tell me what number it was. When he got 1 right, he got 1 M&M, when he got 2 right, he got 2 M&M's, etc.. If he got one wrong, I would take 1 M&M away.
I did the same thing with his shapes.
For teaching him his colors I used Winnie the Pooh flashcards (they have shapes on them too and I found them at Wal Mart). I would take 10 cards and line them up on the table and ask him to show me the red one or the blue one, when he got it right, he'd get an M&M for each right one and I'd take away an M&M for each wrong one.
We're using the doodle board and M&M's for the ABC's right now and he can go all the way to H!

Answer 7

Do you sing ABCD? My son is 18 months and gets up to G b/c he loves when we sing ABC's. You have to really get in character and make it fun.
Then once he's in the mood you could make big cool flash card and say A is for what? and point this outs. Maybe come up with a game of cards in one color that start with the letter A, and then another color set of cards that start with B.

Answer 8

They have this great game from Leapster. It is a magnet you stick on the fridge and it comes with all the letters of the alphabet. You put the letters into the magnet and it says "A, A says a and A says ay, every letter makes a sound...
It sings the ABC song. It's great. That's how mine learned. Now we are working on a "laptop" with letter recongnition. We play the game I SPY with letters. I spy with my little eye something that starts with the letter L... I really play it with my five year old, but my three year old likes to play too! I got them flash cards too wit pictures of animals on them. They love them. Good luck, and just have fun with it!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

A lot of people are against young children watching TV at all, but it can help a lot with learning language/colors/etc, if you choose the right programs.
My mother never worked with me on ABC's etc, but she let me watch Sesame Street every day. At 18 months I could point out letters on our encyclopedia set and name them. Of course you shouldn't compare children like that, but it illustrates how kids can learn a lot from TV (in moderation!) because it entertains them!
They also have quite a lot of learning toys out these days. You say he likes when you play rhymes on the laptop? Get a children's computer that teaches the alphabet and numbers. As long as he finds it entertaining, he will focus more attention on learning.