Toddler studies
What to teach them to give them an advantage at school?
She’s 3.5, not going to nursery.
We are practicing writing abcs and start little spelling and reading. She finds maths so hard. Do we just read books ?
She watches shows like number blocks but idk how if it is helpful.
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As a primary teacher, I would recommend focusing on independence skills like getting dressed, going to the toilet, putting on their shoes and coat and fine motor skills. School will teach them those things and there’s no rush yet. I would not expect a child to already know these things before starting school.
I wouldn’t do anything like that. Lots of building up those independent skills as said above. Lots of reading. Lots of playing.
Agreed with above. They need to learn to hold pencils, put their coats on, do up zips, have manners, wait patiently (as much as they can for a toddler haha), go up and down steps, pull their seat under a table, use cups - all that kinda thing
For real practical maths without teaching, count when you go up/down stairs, count the blocks when you build towers, say I need one more spoon of rice and then I'll have four spoonfuls! Etc. Baking is good.
For English- reading, singing, point out rhyming words, clap the syllables but really independent life skills are way more important at this stage.
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