| Are you looking forward to send your child to a | | | | good reader himself. Reading aloud develops his |
| preschool? Do you have apprehensions about if he will | | | | listening skills which is important for a preschooler. |
| be able to adjust to new environment or not? You | | | | During these reading sessions at home, you can |
| want your child to get adjusted to school learning but | | | | prepare him to be curious and question. Stop midway |
| at the same time, you do not want it to become a | | | | through reading and encourage him to guess next |
| chore for him at this early stage. You can help your | | | | development in the story. |
| child to get adjusted in the new environment easily. | | | | Help Develop Listening Skills |
| This preparation means involving him in some fun | | | | Through series of simple activities at home, you can |
| activities. The main aim of these activities is to prepare | | | | prepare your child to become a good listener. You can |
| your child for listening, following directions and getting | | | | ask him to do simple activities like folding his clothes, |
| involved in a group. | | | | keeping them in the closet, closing the door, taking off |
| Discuss With Your Child | | | | his shoes, arranging a table and others. Besides |
| Discuss with your child about what to expect there. It | | | | improving his listening skill, it will help him learn following |
| becomes important here to create a clear picture of | | | | directions. In preschools, children learn to listen and |
| preschool like where he will be going, who will he meet | | | | follow directions. With due practice at home, he can do |
| first, what will he be doing there and many other things. | | | | better at school. |
| Equipped with sufficient knowledge, he will not feel like | | | | Practice a Good-bye Ritual |
| a stranger in the new settings. He will have a sense of | | | | If your child has never been to any child care, it is quite |
| confidence about what he does, wherever he goes | | | | probable that he may not easily stay away from you. |
| and who he meets in the school on the very first day. | | | | He may have fears like you will never come back to |
| Also tell him that you will not be around. | | | | pick him up or you will forget him. To appease these |
| Prepare For Group Activities In Preschool | | | | parting fears, it is important to create and practice a |
| Group activities are important part of preschool | | | | good-bye ritual. Create a happy and calm atmosphere |
| learning. If your child is shy of interacting with others, it | | | | at home. To avoid hassle, get ready a little early. Have |
| becomes essential to help him become socially active. | | | | a tiny playtime with your kid in the morning to create a |
| He should learn group activities like taking turns, sharing | | | | bonding. And when you actually leave him at school, |
| and playing in a team. To help him out in this regard, | | | | say some assuring words like "I will be back soon". It is |
| arrange play dates with peers often. | | | | important to say good-bye when you drop him off. He |
| Prepare For Reading Sessions | | | | will learn within few days to accept your absence |
| Reading sessions are inherent part of most of the | | | | around. |
| preschools. You can easily prepare your child to enjoy | | | | With due preparation at home, your little champ can |
| these reading sessions when school begins. Make it a | | | | confidently face new environment at his new |
| point to read him a story every day. This early | | | | preschool. |
| experience with books will prepare him to become a | | | | |