Can anyone please give me some links for preschool activities?

Question

i will be babysitting my cousins little girl and staying home with my son. i was going to put my son in preschool, but when my cousin asked if i would watch her daughter i said yes. i want to teach them at home the things they would learn in preschool.they are different in age though. my son is 21/2 and her daughter is 31/2. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I JUST FOUND THIS SITE TONIGHT HERES A COUPLE GOOD ONES

Use this fun foot fact to your advantage with this easy activity that uses another body part, your child’s hand, as a measuring stick.

What You Need:

Scissors

Paper

Child’s hand

Pencil or crayon

What You Do:

Trace your child’s hand and explain that you’re going to use it as a homemade ruler.

Pick a room in the house, or head outside. Ask your child to take a good look at her hand and tell her she’s going to compare its length to things you find on a measurement hunt. Before she lines her “ruler” up with anything, ask her to make a few guesses: which items does she think might be longer than her hand? Now give her a bag, set her loose, and ask her to find five items that fit the bill.

Once she’s collected the longer items, ask her to find five items that are shorter than her hand, five that are bigger than her hand, and five that are smaller than her hand. Along the way, explain the difference between shorter and smaller, or bigger and taller.

Take the bag to a table and empty its contents. This is a great excuse for your child to practice her new vocabulary. Ask her to line up the items in order of size. Then send her around the house to find some other things to line up by size: your pets, your silverware, toys, or even family members!

It doesn’t take a ruler to introduce measurement. And besides, now your child will know she’s got her own tools with her whenever she needs them—she just needs to raise her  hands.

FAMILY MATCHING GAME

Supplies:

Photos of multiple members of your family

Contact Paper

    

Directions:

1. Children are very interested in things that are part of their own world.  For this memory game, you will be making matching cards using family photos.  Take pictures of as many family members as possible: mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, and anyone else that’s important to you.  When you print out the pictures or get the roll developed, make sure to get double prints.  Then in order to make the photos sturdier, either laminate them at the local copy store, or purchase a roll of contact paper and cover the photos, trimming off the excess.

2. Now you’re ready to play! Start with approximately five photos (and their matches!). Place them face down on a table in front of you and your child.  Then decide who will go first.  The first player flips over a photo and then flips another card, in search of a match. If she finds a match, she keeps the set, then gets another turn.  But if she doesn’t find a match, it’s the next player’s chance. Play continues until all the photos meet their mates.

As your child gets better at the game, you can add more photos to the mix. But when this version of the game becomes too easy, you can shake things up a bit with a slight change: instead of pairs that match each other exactly, challenge your child with sets that are similar, but slightly different. For example, you can have a picture of Grandma in summer clothes and a picture of Grandma in winter clothes.  This is a great way for kids to practice looking for slight variations—something that will help them immensely with reading. It also teaches kids to pay attention to details.

Every child enjoys a new treat. When these versions of the game get old-hat, you can create new versions using pictures of whatever you wish—household items, toys, sports equipment, local landmarks… You can also cut heavy card stock into squares and give your kid a crack at the creation! Arm him with a set of stamps and a water-based stamp pad, and put him to work!

Or, for more great games for preschoolers beyond Candyland, read our Preschool Board Game Roundup for games you may not already have in your toy chest!

WORDS I KNOW BOOK

It all starts with a hunt. You know that speed limit sign your son gleefully points out each time your drive him to preschool, or that fast food sign your daughter can recognize at the drop of a hat? Well, you're going to use those words to your advantage, and create a book your kid can read all by herself.

Start by telling your preschooler that you're going on a word hunt. Strap on your walking shoes, grab the digital camera, and go for a walk or drive through your neighborhood to take pictures of familiar signs.  These can be street signs, road signs, advertisements, or logos. Also consider the words your child can read in your home: cereal boxes or other food packaging, family members’ names, names of stores on ads in the newspaper, book titles and so on.

Once you've gathered all those recognizable words together, print out the pictures and glue each photo or word onto a half sheet of paper. Staple the pages together to make a simple book that your child can read independently.

Every book needs a cover. Ask your child to decorate a piece of cardboard or cardstock with the title “Words I Know” and be sure to have them list themselves as the author.  You can stop right there, or include an "About the Author" page complete with a photo of your child. Use your imagination and make sure to get your child involved!

While in the beginning, your son or daughter will likely be using memorization to recall the words, that won't always be the case.  As confidence grows, ask your child to look at the letters in each word. Ask simple questions: What letter does that word begin with? What sound does that letter make? Can you think of any other words that start with that sound?

Soon, all those "Words I Know" will lead to new words. And just think, it all started with a few fast food signs...

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Answer 2

I looked through a few of the online options and this one looked interesting:

Preschool Activities-Free Preschool Lesson Plans-Pre K Games-Kids

Preschool activities, free preschool lesson plans, pre k kids games, preschool crafts, healthy kids snacks & activities to teach kids at home or in ...

www.preschoollearningonline.com/ - 34k - Cached - Similar pages

I reached this by googling "preschool learning".

Answer 3

go for the preschool - you won't regret it

Answer 4

I can tell you the kind of activities I did when I worked at a preschool.  We laid out colored paper, glue, sparkly things to glue (holes from a hole punch, cut up pipe cleaners), scissors, etc and let them do whatever they wanted. We also had a sand bin with shovels and plastic toys to bury.  We played with playdough a lot.  We sang songs like Chica Chica Boom Boom, The Wheels on the Bus, and 5 Green & Speckled Frogs.  Blocks and puzzles are also good activities.  

http://www.familyfun.com has a lot of ideas too.