Anonymous wrote:I would definitely include some scheduled reading time with some basic Q & A's as you go through the book such as:

What color is Character's shirt?
Can you find the letter 'A' on this page?
How many trees are in the picture?

Thanks! I already make sure we read a few books everyday and have occasionally done some crafts / activities to go along with them. I like your idea as well, thanks for answering!

Anonymous wrote:How do you plan to teach time before the kid knows numbers? Smh

Teach manners and problem-solving.

Op here: I thought that teaching numbers and time could sort of go hand in hand. He's always asking "what time is it" and "what time are we doing...?" So I figured I could use a clock to say "when the big hand is on the 9 and the small hand is on the 6..." Etc.

Either way I don't expect him to master telling time and its not one of the things I plan on spending a lot energy on for now.

How do you plan to teach time before the kid knows numbers? Smh

Teach manners and problem-solving.

I would definitely include some scheduled reading time with some basic Q & A's as you go through the book such as:

What color is Character's shirt?
Can you find the letter 'A' on this page?
How many trees are in the picture?

Hello all! This is for anyone who wishes to contribute; nannies, MBs, early childhood educators (if any happen to read this forum)...

I'm a nanny currently caring for a 3 year old and a 3 month old. MB will returning to work next week from her maternity leave. Although I've always incorporated educational activities into our days, it was always in a relaxed, go with the flow type of way. Now that the oldest is 3 (his birthday was during MB's maternity leave), MB and I have discussed and agreed to make his days a bit more scheduled with small lesson plans worked in daily. So far this is what I have planned on working on:

Alphabet (he already knows the ABC song and can recognize the majority of the letters, so we will just be "fine tuning" this)
Numbers
Shapes
Seasons
Time (using a basic clock to say when our activities will begin and end...)
Practice writing his name

He already knows all his colors

I plan on doing two 20-30min lesson plans a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. So plenty of of our day will still just be play time!

Does anyone have any other suggestions on what to work on with him? Good resources for ideas / lesson plans / printables/ books?

And for anyone who may be looking for similar information, I found this site to be a great resource: http://www.preschoolmom.com/

Thanks!