Anyone know any helpful websites to help me teach my three year old?

Question

My three year old is in Nursery five days a week for 2 1/2 hours a day. It's a very good school and he's come on great since last September. It's most play but they do teach them educational things. At the monemt he is struggling with his 'Phonics' and doesnt recognise letter that are written down. I want to help him as much as i can without puuing to much pressure on him by doing fun learning things with him. I want to give a good start in education, in which i never got. So if you know of any hints or websites, id very much appreciate it. Thanks xxx

Answer 1

Get one of those "leap frog" game systems..my son has one and loves it and all are learning games. Its like nintendo say you can play together!!

Answer 2

try the bbc website, lots of fun, can break things down into bitesize pieces.

Also, but it maybe too high a level, but follow the bottom links, these are used by teachers all the time, and the work sheets have been a god send to me.

Other options, there are many books available in supermarkets, book shops, that will look at just KS1, which again is a little too high for your daughters ability, but will deal with phonics. As for the books recommended at the ELC that are phonics - letter land, not sure if all schools use them now, so be weary

Answer 3

Kittens are delicate, a three year old can do serious damage to one. Even an older cat can be hurt by being stepped on, fallen on, hit, grabbed. And the cat would try to defend itself as well. I think it's too young to think about a cat for her yet. A cat is a 15 year committment also, and it would be YOUR cat, not hers, since she can't take care of it or afford the vet costs. A three year old would be happy with a stuffed toy, or a picture book of cats. An alternative is you can volunteer to foster a cat for one of the cat rescues in your area to see how it possibly would work out, but remember that you need to protect the cat from her as well. This way a fostering situation would allow you to try it as a temporary thing.

Answer 4

my son has just started school, i had the same problem ,his teacher suggested to me that i play phonics eye spy so t t t tree etc and when you help them to recognise words in books try to sound the letters so s s s s snake sss nnn aaa kkk eee i know some letters dont fit with the phonics but they will be learnt by recognition and remember all children learn at thier own pace or when u go to the shops look at the signs and read them ttttt tescos etc. and remember three is still young for reading and writing it will come in its own time and dont push too hard or he could reject the whole idea completeley have fun with it good luck!

Answer 5

Hi there - there are a series of books that are called the Letterland series (they sell them in ELC) and they have Annie Apple etc to emphasise the phonic sound in the letter. They have all sorts of products from wall charts to cassettes. Not sure if they have a website though.

Answer 6

Have you considered that he might have vision problems? My son was 4, and would stand in front of the TV about 2 feet away. We moved him back, and he would soon work his way back up to the screen. We finally had his eyes checked, and found he needed glasses.

Try drawing the numbers and letters with a big black marker, and do them in varying sizes. If he can recognize big ones but not small ones, schedule a vision check. Most optometrists can do it even for young kids. They can't always get perfect correction for a young kid's eyes because the kids can't always communicate back which view is better, but they can usually improve things a lot for them.

Answer 7

I'd have to agree with the other Leap Frog (Leappad) answers. My son had a speech delay and we had a hard time with him wanting to learn because of his frustration with not being able to communicate. We got him a leapfrog and a couple of preschool books with characters he likes (wiggles and cars) and he now knows his alphabet and he also learned how to count with that. Sometimes I sit with him and help, other times, he wants to do it alone. He also LOVES the computer and there are some preschool games on playhouse disney that have helped as well.

Answer 8

I have found letter & number puzzles have worked just fine plus it makes them think how to get the letter shape in. I will try some of the websites listed by other answerers. I think that is really great that you want heads up for your child.

Answer 9

My son is four and he's been in daycare/school since he was 1. He's there 5 hrs a day, 5 days a week. He absolutely LOVES www.noggin.com , www.nickjr.com and www.fisher-price.com. They are very informative and half the time you'll find yourself singing, counting, reading along to it all. :) HAVE FUN!

Answer 10

I agree with the people who said getting a LeapPad or LeapFrog game system.

I bought one for my kid when she was 2, and she loved it. She does excellent at school, and I attribute it to those gamesystems (and they have cartridges that can go up through later years).

One of the best things I ever bought for my kid.

Answer 11

The best way for children to learn things is through play, they pick up more that way than they would sitting at a desk

But if you think that you want to do more for him then i would suggest the leap frog range, it is very good

Good luck