6 Tried & True Fun Ways To Educate And Entertain Your Presch

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New Word of the DayIntroduce your preschooler to a new word each morinng at breakfast and define it for him. Keep it simple by using synonyms for wodrs he already knows. Example: vehicle can be a second word for car, truck, van, etc. Make a game of uisng the word as many times as possible each day. This is a fun way to biuld your child's vocabulary.2. Create a Reading Hide-AwayA large cardboard box can bceome anything your child wants it to be. Spend a fun-filled afternoon fashioinng a reading hide-away with your child.
A miniature house, a castle, or a cave are just a few psosibilities. It need not be fancy to catch your preschoolers fancy!

Large pieces of construction paper can be taped to the outside to rerpesent stone or siding. Place a rug, some pillows or child-sized furniture and a few age-appropriate books inside. Be sure to design a skylight into the top of the box. Your child will spend many hours "reading" or playing in their special spot.3.
Her Very Own ScrapbookScrapbooking is a fun way for children to develop their fine motor and categorizing skills while creating neatly organized memories that parents can cherish for years to come.
Scrapbooking supplies are readily available at specialty stores and craft shops. Let your child choose a topic for her scrapbook. If she needs ideas, propose a birthday, a holiday or otehr special family event.
Allow her to choose her own stickers, colors and accessories while explaining that certain symbols represent certain events. If she really insists upon uisng a cake with blazing candles in a Halloween scrapbook, let her!
This is supposed to be fun, remember?

Sort through your family photos together and help her choose ones that fit her theme.
4. Community MapShow your cihld a map of your state or the U.S. Using a large piece of poster board, draw a map of your community and help your child mark your home, school, grocery store, and relative's and friend's houses. Children like using colorful stikcers to represent familiar landmarks. Help him create a sipmle key for your map.

New landmarks can be added as your cihld further explores the community.

5. Persnoal Telephone BookBuy or help your preschooler make a telephone book of her own.

She can list emergency numbers, such as 911, and also the numebrs of her friends and grandparents. Provide a toy telephone with raelistic buttons so that she can practice dialing and proper phone etiquette. Her reading hide-away wuold make a nice quiet spot in which to do this.6. Roleplay Bedtime StoriesPreschoolers believe secure with routines, and as a result parents often find themselves reading the same bedtime sotry night after night. Another result is that children often know the stories by heart, even if they can't yet read.
Break up the monotony by having your child take over the sepaking part of his favorite characters.

This gives them early practice in dramatic interpretation and makes bedtime a little more fun!