My 3 year old is not wanting to do any preschool work how can i get his attention?

Question

we r trying to get him oto settle down and do ome preschool workbook type stuff butt i cant get him to do anything with counting he justs starts to cry.

Answer 1

He is not settled for doing a work of orientation.

When he sees the classmates doing it, hi self esteem will compel him to do it.

Leave him alone. Dont discuss the topic of him doing the work.

If I were you, what i will do is to get one addional work book and start doing his work albeit slowly and withsome mistakes and show it to him casually.

When he develops interest none to stop

Answer 2

try not to sit him down and make the work obvious as he may be rebellingg ask him questions when playing like pass me two trains and can you find the yellow car to me he will be learning just as much but in a way he will enjoy a three year old will not want to sit at a desk and learn

Answer 3

Instead of trying to get him to settle down and do a workbook, just count with him while you are playing. Like how many people in the room, how many cars go by, etc.

Answer 4

3 is still quite young, and boys take a little longer to mature than girls, so he may still be at the level of say, a 2 year old girl. He is obviously not interested in it, which is understandable - 3 year olds are really not at a developmental stage to be doing workbooks and worksheets.

Try to incorporate the preschool concepts into his interests in play. For example, if he likes playing with cars, count the cars. If he likes building towers, count how many blocks high he can build. To get him more interested in written work, he could build something and then draw it. Don't be too worried at this stage - he is still very young.

Answer 5

Make it fun for him!  Have him count "gummy bears", grapes or strawberries; anything that he likes or plays with.  Reward him with smiles and verbally tell him what a great little boy he is when he gets a correct answer.  Remember the attention span of a 3 year old is very limited.  You are better off having 3 five-minute sessions a day than one 15-minute session.

Another way that has helped me is to have him count to 1 to 5 or 1 to10 when he is sitting on the "potty" chair.  I have my taught my grandson who will be 3 years old in 2 months count up to 50 using the technique.

Answer 6

:-)  Maybe it's time to back up a little.  He is only three and workbooks are not for the typical three year old (and most generally boys do not enjoy them LOL they want to be moving).  If he starts to get frusterated and upset now it might cause a problem with his confidence level and his desire to learn later.  There are a lot of large motor activities that you can do to incorporate basic concepts.  If you are interested in a specific skill I'd be glad to help if you email me.  

Incorporating sensory is usually a big hit with this age group and gender... add trucks to the sand and count them as you are playing with them.  Not necessarily having him count them...but you do.  I guarantee that if he is developing typically he'll pick it up.  In the bathtub, have containers for him to fill (even more fun to add food coloring) and then count then as he fills them).  Also in the bath tub... add a few foamie shapes to reinforce shape recognition.

There are many a song that uses numbers... 5 Little Airplanes...10 Little Monkeys, 5 Little Ducks, 10 Little Ladybugs...etc... Your goal not is to expose and eventually the connections will be made...believe it or not...they are usually made naturally and on their own :-)  

Instead of workbooks or along with work books provide manipulatives to count.  For example, if the workbook is showing 5 cars...provide five cars for him to touch and drive around.  Include a ramp and count each car as they go down the ramp.  A lot of fun learning to go on.  

Even in a preschool classroom you will not ...or should not...see a whole lot of paper/pencil-worksheet activities.  :-)

Good luck!

Answer 7

Workbooks aren't developmentally appropriate for 3 year olds.

Do fun games and let him explore with sensory activities - play dough, sand & water, etc.

Give him blocks and discuss his buildings.

Help him put puzzles together.

Read books to him.

Give him things to dress up in and pretend play.

Get manipulatve items for him to learn math concepts.

Put him in play groups so that he learns socialization skills.

FUN! FUN! FUN! That's the name of the game!

Answer 8

Figure out what your son would want....

figure out what he might want and incorporate that with what you are trying to teach them or get them to do. This way he can put a connection between what he wants and what he needs to learn to get it.

maybe he would like to buy something (ice ream or a toy) for him self at the store. Get it and share it with your husband, and when your son wants some tell him he has to learn how to count so he can buy it for him self.  It would also be good to give him a number of pennies and let him buy it himself, this way he feels like he is empowered by what he learned.

I hope this makes sense. it has worked for me every time. It just takes a little brain storming.

Answer 9

A three year old just wants to play and explore there new world . Let the child be a child . The time for societies schooling will come soon enough .

Answer 10

Children have many things in their mind because they are still exploring in this world. He must be guided. We can't deny the fact that children love to play. So why not try to put some fun on learning. To catch his enthusiasm, you must have some bonding moments and let him explore his  horizons by himself or try to help the child boost creativity..Join the child on playing and on learning time. When the child already have the interest, supply him the learning materials to work on and don't forget to show love and care in everything you do.

Answer 11

If he's crying when you try to get him to study, then he's not ready for a workbook and he's doing his best to let you know. Kids (especially three, four, and five year olds) should only have one job: to PLAY! They learn SO MUCH just from living their lives. Count blocks as you're stacking them. Give him three raisins and then add two more. Give him one star sticker on one hand and two on the other. Have him put four apples in the grocery basket. And the number one thing to remember is GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! Your kid will be brilliant, and school starts soon enough. Kindergarten teachers don't  expect children to be little Einsteins (who, by the way, didn't speak in sentences until he was 7, was a dunce in math, and his teacher told his parents that he'd never amount to anything) and the best thing that you could do for your little guy is to let him be a kid. A dirty, rambunctious, playful kid. Have fun!

Answer 12

he isnt ready for the work book stuff by the sounds of it, incorporate the learning into his play. you may be surprised but children learn most when they are playing.

Answer 13

You should try molding in something he likes to do with counting. Like say if he likes toy cars. Tell him to count how many red ones there are. Or to count how many there are all together. It involves his faovrite toy while hes learning.

Answer 14

maybe you can try to show him a way to make homework fun to do. You said he's doing counting right? So why don't you get a few of his favorite objects and tell him to count it? Most kids don't want to do things because it doesn't catch their attention and they don't like to be forced. Find another way around it like award him after he finishes his homework.

Answer 15

I say exert a little evil and just make him sit down and do it. If he doesn't do what you say, give him a time out. If that doesn't work, spank him. Punish him until he loves to learn or life is going to be an uphill battle.

Answer 16

That's because he is too young - this is frustrating him hence the tears.   3 year olds need socialization -4 year olds are ready to sit down and do kindergarten readiness and even then it's not for very long.  Keep it simple - but for now, just let your 3 year old be a 3 year old.

Answer 17

play Canton gem with you child this age tack time

Answer 18

Some kids just are ready, developmentally.

Some kids learn better by doing.

Some kids get anxiety about the possibility of failure.

Make his learn more geared toward his interests. Have him make projects, with home made stuff. Count with him, explain your logic and even do what is called a 'Think Aloud'.

"Alright I know I need to leave space on the paper for the eyes, so I will only color this much."

And three years old is young to be sitting down. But if you are really wanting to see this, maybe enroll him in a school, where his sitting down would be a matter of conforming  to what all the other children are doing.

Hope this helps!

-Julie

Special Education Teacher

Answer 19

we know all kids are not the same. therefore if your main concern is for your child to learn try engaging him into visual activities like video/audio games

bring manipulatives when counting..it could be skittles or even buttons...

may be u can do kinesthtic activitiy like.jumping and counting..

Answer 20

This child is THREE years old.  He has no need of numbers, letters or science.  He needs his mother's love and care and snuggles. He needs to hear books read to him without any of the A, B or Cs.  He needs  his dad to throw him around (safely) and hug him and take him to the park.  He needs nourishing food (no twinkies) and lots of sleep.  And I know you love him.

He does not hardly even know how to hold a pencil.

Please accept him for the toddler he is.  Forcing him to learn too early will not be impressive to anyone but his fawning grandparents, who want to brag about him.

Plenty of time for learning at age 5 and above.

Answer 21

find a way to make it fun