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I feel like I can't do one. I've given it a lot of thought and I will offer some crafts and games and ABCs and 123s, but even the thought of trying to get all the ages to cooperate stresses me out. I think it really depends on the kids you have.
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I don't do one and never have, I don't feel guilty. If I wanted to be a teacher I would of went to school. I provide art, I offer lots of crafts for them to use how ever they want. I have puzzles of the alphabet and numbers, plus a ton of other puzzles. We learn through play mostly. All the kids that have left to go to preschool have been ready. I even had two that graduated at the top of their class last year. They did okay with out having a curriculum in daycare.Comment
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One of my best friends is a Kindy teacher. She gets so tired of kids who's gloating parents want to prove that Johnny can read and write like a second grader......because 9 times out of ten, Johnny can't share, can't sit still, can't take turns and gets so bored in her class that he ends up in trouble every day. He eventually ends up BEHIND the other kids because school is no longer fun and he's in trouble all the time. She actually begged me NOT to try and do an acedemic pre-school program!Unless the daycare advertises a curriculum I don't think the daycare providers "should be doing school- readiness" anything.
Let the parents drill them with flash cards if they want. We just play, play play!
This is the same system I used with my own many children and each is at least 1 year advanced in math and/or reading. None have ever had to visit the principle's off either.
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I think most kinder teachers will tell you that they want kids who know how to sit still and pay attention and follow instructions more than they want kids who have had lots of prekindergarten academic schooling.
I have a theme of the week. Manners. Community helpers. Farm. Zoo. Fire safety. Home safety. etc etc. Our play-based activities help teach the kids about the world around them so they are ready socially and emotionally to participate in kindy when they go. It's HER job to deal with the academics.Comment
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There are so many great activities, color sheets, preschool things on line that you can copy off for preschool aged children.Comment
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This exactly! Themed week. We do coloring pages on our theme, maybe a craft if it's easy for my 2yos. And I'll find a book to go along with it at the library if I don't have one. Sometimes we have a book a day, like our weeks on the zoo or pets. This week, we don't even have one since I have nothing appropriate for 2yos on Memorial Day. Not that we don't read before nap time or whenever someone wants me to read to them, but it's not themed.Comment
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I have themes as well. For Memorial Day we are doing "stars" we cut out a star shape on a piece of construction paper, then we filled it with melted wax crayons that I Ironed (in between wax paper). We made stained glass pics out of them. Just an idea because the kids don't understand Memorial Day.Comment
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EXACTLY what I use. I tweak it and get rid of the stuff I dont want to use but for the most part it has great ideas. This week is transportation week and today I had the boys do the "Toy wash". They loved playing in soapy water and the toys got a much needed bath. WIN WIN
I dont follow it strictly as my kids all come various days but its nice to have a outline. We made a white collage today with their suggestions of things youd have around the house like marshmallows and qtips. I added white tissue paper and felt like I did my duty.
"Being a parent is wanting to hug and strangle your kid at the same time".Comment
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