What to teach to a 18 months old?

Question

Hi ,

My son just turned 18 months today , he is a very very active kid , wont sit in a place for a minute :) , what should i teach him and how , so far i thougt him some of the body parts and he knows most of the stuffs at home . How do u all manage to teach a active kid . I need some animal pictures book suggestion and also some educational dvd suggestion.

Thanks .

Answer 1

I have 3 boys and a degree in early childhood education. From personal experience, teach him through tangible activities. Use lessons he can participate in. Take him to the park and point out the colors. I found the grocery store to be a great learning experience. It takes a little longer to check out, but he sits still long enough to find the colors.

For example, I laminated 5 half sheets of construction paper in different colors. I then punched a hole in the corner and used a metal or plastic ring to make a flip book. He would flip to a color he wanted to see and we would hunt that color. You can use this for anything like numbers and letters. Keep them in the car and use them whenever you are out. There are only a few on each ring so it isn't overwhelming and laminated to be durable. You can laminate using clear contact paper from Target/Wal-Mart for very cheap.

The next thing I used were songs. Toddlers love to sing...or actually love for YOU to sing it to them.

A sandbox at the park is a great place to draw numbers and letters in the sand or count how many shovels full will fit in his bucket.

Bottom line is...if it's fun, he'll want to do it.

Answer 2

My son is the same age and the same active way too! I've been reading some of the previous suggestions and loved alot of them. I let my son watch baby einsteins (that's the ONLY thing he watches and he'll sit still for). So I susggest that if you haven't invested in maybe 2 of them, you should look into it. That would give him time to learn and you time to wash the dishes with him in view. I don't believe tv is a baby sitter, so I take him out on walks and see what noises he can make if I point out an object he sees or if he can just point to it. I want to take him to the local petting farm so he can see animals in person. I read the idea about laminating the colored paper and making a flip book to see if he could match it to a color he sees somewhere. Love it... genious! SO I guess I don't have much advice as much as Im taking advice for myself! Hope I helped somehow! Good luck!

Answer 3

Educational DVD???? Does not seem logical considering he is an active child. Instead of animal picture books why not take him to the zoo to see the real thing? Then afterwords buy the book-which will trigger his memory of the real thing. The capacity to learn is there. However, more important is the development of his love for learning-which will serve him the rest of his life. Take him out to see and learn using his own natural curiosity-the park, the library, or even just a walk around the neighborhood.

Answer 4

You don't need or want any DVDs for an 18 month old. TV generally limits imagination and gives kids the idea that keeping them not bored is somebody else's job.

Give him two or three toys and let him play.Too many choices lead to short attention spans because he just can't decide. You've run into this yourself in restaurants and stores. Can you imagine what it is to a small kid?

Read to him daily even if it's just road signs or big words in a magazine you're looking at.

Teach him to be resourceful and patient. Of course, teach him that you love him.

Answer 5

ahh what a fun age!take him outside and show him the world, tell him what everything is, dont "babytalk" him though.talk to him about wildlife, colors, just everything in general, right now his brain is a sponge ready to soak up all info he can get! my children were so eager to learn anything i would throw there way! my youngest is 3 and he knows when his birthday is, where he lives , what state we live in,our phone number, what the names of the rivers are (we live between the mississippi and the illinois) the names of different animals and several trees that are in our yard and he is an gardener he also hunts and fishes with his daddy. when we are unable to go outside, he colors, paints, and likes to watch baby einstein, he knows some words and writes his name and he likes to help cook and to fish.... he has been doing all this and more since he was before the age of two! you just have to teach them everything and the earlier you do this the easier it will be for him to learn!we are fourtunate to live out in the country, so this helps a bit, take him to the library in your local town let him pick out books every week, even if they are big books in the childrens section thats great children love to look at pictures and you can make up storys about pictures to "catch his attention" good luck to you and your little guy! Oh and have fun!!!

Answer 6

My sister is 18 months old and shes the same way..
She is home with me in the day time and we sing the alphabet and numbers songs.
My best advice for you is to go online and search..
My sister throws the ball with me..
Library also may be a help.

Answer 7

Go to the childrens library and ask for some recommemdations

Answer 8

songs i taught mine the weekday song its set to the tune of the addams family

theres sunday and theres monday
theres tuesday and theres wednesday
theres thursday and theres friday
and then theres saturday

days of the week (*snap snap)
days of the week days of the week days of the week (snap snap)