Welcome to Cub Corner! Here it is all about what we as Mama and Papa Bears can do for our precious cubs to help them prepare for the world.
Education Starts at Home
Every child’s education begins at home. It has been shown many times over in research studies that parents who are involved in their child’s education have a positive impact.
Children love to learn. In the first years of life, there really is no distinction between learning and play to a child. They get as much fun and joy from learning new things as they do from any game they play.
You can use play and reading time to stimulate the imagination of your child and also help them get a good grasp of the alphabet and counting while also recognizing how the letters and numbers look. These will all be excellent basic skills of kindergarten that will make the step into formal school easy and smooth for your child. In fact, it isn’t out of line to expect that your preschooler could learn to sign her name and do some basic letter shaping exercises before she starts kindergarten. How great would it be for her not only to have these core skills and areas of knowledge well in hand before school starts but to be able to start with that much needed confidence that she is smart and ready for school? That kind of confidence translates into big time success for any student starting on a big new adventure.
Along with using play time in such a productive way, there are many studies that have shown without a doubt that reading to your child every day is one of the finest ways to get them ready for school. If you read stories to and with your little one, you will be surprised how many words they will learn to recognize just from that casual time of loving relaxation with mommy or daddy. Bedtime stories with my kids is one of our favorite times of the day!
Reading is also one of the best ways to improve your child’s vocabulary and ability to speak clearly and expressively. Don’t be annoyed when your child wants to read the same book over and over and over and over and over again. Instead, revel in the fact that as a parent, you have inspired your child to love books because you took the time to read to them. A love of learning is something that starts at home; foster that love learning in your child and the odds are good that it will stay with that child for the rest of their life. What a wonderful gift.
Check out Cub Nook – The Kiddies Book Store. You will find: *books for children of all ages
*tips to set up the perfect reading nook for your child and *tips and resources to help your child learn to read, do early math and science.
Give your child the gift that will reward them for life!!