| It is important for those who work with | | | | learning activity that you select will |
| preschoolers to choose a preschool learning | | | | enhance the child's understanding and |
| activity carefully. Teaching preschoolers is | | | | awareness of these core skills and |
| a rewarding experience and young children are | | | | developmental areas. Language skills are |
| like pliable putty in their preschool | | | | critical for developing an understanding of |
| teacher's hands. Those who teach children, | | | | reading, writing, speaking, listening, and |
| especially preschoolers, experience one of | | | | communicating. Some simple Language |
| the finest joys that life has to offer. If | | | | activities may include listening games, |
| you have ever watched a young child's eyes | | | | rhyming, and following oral directions. |
| widen in amazement as they see a new creature | | | | |
| emerge before their sight - as with a | | | | Mathematics is essential for the early |
| science-based preschool learning activity, | | | | learner's awareness of numbers, spatial |
| then you understand the true rewards of | | | | concepts, patterns, and how mathematics |
| teaching children. | | | | pertains to their daily environment. |
| | | | Mathematical preschool activities may include |
| Choosing the best preschool learning activity | | | | counting, estimating, reading books that |
| for young children will enhance their skills, | | | | focus on numbers, and using items such as toy |
| prepare them for kindergarten, and help them | | | | cash registers and number based puzzles. |
| develop important emergent skills. Some | | | | |
| skills that are critical to early childhood | | | | Science and Social Studies skills are |
| development include: | | | | essential for children to develop an |
| | | | understanding and awareness of the world |
| - Language Arts/ Literacy | | | | around them. It is important to teach |
| | | | children how to draw conclusion, ask |
| - Mathematics | | | | questions, and observe the world that they |
| | | | live in. |
| - Science | | | | |
| | | | Teaching children the importance of health |
| - Social Studies/ Character Building | | | | and physical fitness through play is not only |
| | | | fun, but it is also vital to develop their |
| - Physical Education/Health | | | | sense of self. Activities should promote |
| | | | safety, hygiene skills, and health through |
| You should make sure that any preschool | | | | proper nutrition. |