Anonymous
01/30/2013 14:39
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
What specific things If you don't mind me asking?Anonymous wrote:Our speech delayed child learned all that. We did not push it but we did lots of things to encourage it. I would expose him. We found learning that stuff and learning to read has greatly helped the speech as his brain works differently than most.
Try preschool prep videos and Leap frog videos. Try the hand held leap frog and vtech games. Also, try just abc, letter and shape flash cards. And, books.
We read a lot. He can count. We use short sentences as encouraged by the ST.
So, if we are going outside, we say "let's get shoes, and go outside' she said it's easier for him to understand.
Anonymous
01/30/2013 14:37
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
OP here. Wow. Thank you. Will show these ideas to our nanny.Anonymous wrote:Nanny here -- Your child does not need to know their ABCs/123s at this age. Of course it would be wonderful if he does and you can continue to work with him on these things (in a playful manner) but I wouldn't be worried about it. It is not uncommon for children at this age to know some of their colors, however. I would primarily be working on his speech delay, if I were the mother.
Though I don't think it's necessary to push the ABCs too hard at this age you did ask for different activities so I will give you some. Here are some activities that I have saved to one of my interest boards:
Here is a link to a color matching memory game -- your child may be too young to work on the memory aspect but you can get those colored disney paint samples from Lowes or Home Depot and they are good for working on colors http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195953321183/
This website has a coloring page for each letter of the alphabet -- http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952608258/
In this activity your child matches the color of the pipe cleaner with the color of the hole to put it in (put the blue pipe cleaner in the blue hole, etc.) http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952602704/
practice shapes with stickers http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952531595/
craft sticks and velcro, these can be arranged to make shapes and letters http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952500775/
free download for ABC flashcards http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952500771/
number cards with beans http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952466877/
use paint swatches from lowes or home depot to make color charts http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952458311/
Now I Know My ABCs lowercase and uppercase letter crafts (he may be too young for these but it's an activity he will be able to do down the line) http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952131745/
color sorting http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195951969664/
Anonymous
01/29/2013 22:17
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Nanny of new 2 year old twins and they just are learning colors (they know red purple and black) they don't know the alphabet by sight but they know the song and as for there numbers they learned to count by going up the stairs and counting them. they know how to count to 11 in English and in Spanish. they are also in speech therapy.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 13:27
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Our speech delayed child learned all that. We did not push it but we did lots of things to encourage it. I would expose him. We found learning that stuff and learning to read has greatly helped the speech as his brain works differently than most.
Try preschool prep videos and Leap frog videos. Try the hand held leap frog and vtech games. Also, try just abc, letter and shape flash cards. And, books.
Try preschool prep videos and Leap frog videos. Try the hand held leap frog and vtech games. Also, try just abc, letter and shape flash cards. And, books.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 13:19
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Nanny here -- Your child does not need to know their ABCs/123s at this age. Of course it would be wonderful if he does and you can continue to work with him on these things (in a playful manner) but I wouldn't be worried about it. It is not uncommon for children at this age to know some of their colors, however. I would primarily be working on his speech delay, if I were the mother.
Though I don't think it's necessary to push the ABCs too hard at this age you did ask for different activities so I will give you some. Here are some activities that I have saved to one of my interest boards:
Here is a link to a color matching memory game -- your child may be too young to work on the memory aspect but you can get those colored disney paint samples from Lowes or Home Depot and they are good for working on colors http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195953321183/
This website has a coloring page for each letter of the alphabet -- http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952608258/
In this activity your child matches the color of the pipe cleaner with the color of the hole to put it in (put the blue pipe cleaner in the blue hole, etc.) http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952602704/
practice shapes with stickers http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952531595/
craft sticks and velcro, these can be arranged to make shapes and letters http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952500775/
free download for ABC flashcards http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952500771/
number cards with beans http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952466877/
use paint swatches from lowes or home depot to make color charts http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952458311/
Now I Know My ABCs lowercase and uppercase letter crafts (he may be too young for these but it's an activity he will be able to do down the line) http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952131745/
color sorting http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195951969664/
Though I don't think it's necessary to push the ABCs too hard at this age you did ask for different activities so I will give you some. Here are some activities that I have saved to one of my interest boards:
Here is a link to a color matching memory game -- your child may be too young to work on the memory aspect but you can get those colored disney paint samples from Lowes or Home Depot and they are good for working on colors http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195953321183/
This website has a coloring page for each letter of the alphabet -- http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952608258/
In this activity your child matches the color of the pipe cleaner with the color of the hole to put it in (put the blue pipe cleaner in the blue hole, etc.) http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952602704/
practice shapes with stickers http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952531595/
craft sticks and velcro, these can be arranged to make shapes and letters http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952500775/
free download for ABC flashcards http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952500771/
number cards with beans http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952466877/
use paint swatches from lowes or home depot to make color charts http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952458311/
Now I Know My ABCs lowercase and uppercase letter crafts (he may be too young for these but it's an activity he will be able to do down the line) http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952131745/
color sorting http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195951969664/
Anonymous
01/29/2013 12:36
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Mom needs to get educated.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 12:35
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
by when should a kid know their main colors?
Anonymous
01/29/2013 12:33
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
I'm sorry, OP, but your 21 month old child does not need to learn the ABCs and 123s. Kids that age don't even know what they mean. Certainly incorporate them a little bit in everyday stuff, but your child should be learning through play, reading books, taking walks, etc.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 09:28
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
What is this nanny getting paid? Maybe you can get a more qualified caregiver.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 09:21
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
He is 21 months, you shouldn't be forcing him to learn, it should come organically. The best why to learn is through play. Design activities that involve colors and point them out as he plays like "this puppet is green and so is your toy car!"
Descriptive conversation and reading are best. But your main focus should be helping him improve his speech instead of "teaching" him colors. Also involving the nanny in his therapy is important to his improvement.
Understand that children learn in different ways and understand concepts at different ages/levels. There are 3yr olds who don't know their colors. Not push him if he's not ready, just talk and point things out. By the way have you ever considered him being colorblind?
Descriptive conversation and reading are best. But your main focus should be helping him improve his speech instead of "teaching" him colors. Also involving the nanny in his therapy is important to his improvement.
Understand that children learn in different ways and understand concepts at different ages/levels. There are 3yr olds who don't know their colors. Not push him if he's not ready, just talk and point things out. By the way have you ever considered him being colorblind?
Anonymous
01/29/2013 09:12
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
The parents and the nanny need to take some workshops where they can all learn that 21 month old toddlers do not need the abc's, but colors, certainly.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 08:57
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Hope you're not putting him in front of a tv.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 08:55
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Isn't the nanny included with your child's therapy appointments? That's where you start.
Anonymous
01/29/2013 08:51
Subject: Nanny needs help with child.
Nannies what is the best way to have our nanny teach our child colors/ABCs? He's picked up counting but not so much colors, or the alphabet. Our child does have speech delay, which he gets help for but I don't I don't see why This would be an issue with his memory for colors. His therapist said he has been making progress speech wise. So this shouldn't impair his learning. He's 21 months old. Our nanny is older, and I just want to help her help our child out. What she learned about kids,is from experience. So when it comes to being creative with education, she needs more of help with.