{"product_id":"2940013828643","title":"HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED Book One: HELP YOUR CHILD GET READY FOR SCHOOL WITH ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5. You can make the most of your child's natural curiosity. Teaching and learning happen when parents and children do things together.","description":"SNEAK PEAK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Why\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the question we parents are always trying to answer. It's \u003cbr\u003egood that children ask questions: that's the best way to learn. \u003cbr\u003eAll children have two wonderful resources for learning -- \u003cbr\u003eimagination and curiosity. As a parent, you can awaken your \u003cbr\u003echildren to the joy of learning by encouraging their imagination \u003cbr\u003eand curiosity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelping Your Child Get Ready for School is one in a series of \u003cbr\u003ebooks on different education topics intended to help you make the \u003cbr\u003emost of your child's natural curiosity. Teaching and learning are \u003cbr\u003enot mysteries that can only happen in school. They also happen \u003cbr\u003ewhen parents and children do simple things together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor instance, you and your child can: sort the socks on laundry \u003cbr\u003eday -- sorting is a major function in maths and science; cook a \u003cbr\u003emeal together -- cooking involves not only maths and science but \u003cbr\u003egood health as well; tell and read each other stories -- \u003cbr\u003estorytelling is the basis for reading and writing (and a story \u003cbr\u003eabout the past is also history); or play a game of hopscotch \u003cbr\u003etogether -- playing physical games will help your child learn to \u003cbr\u003ecount and start on a road to lifelong fitness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy doing things together, you will show that learning is fun and \u003cbr\u003eimportant. You will be encouraging your child to study, learn, \u003cbr\u003eand stay in school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a way for you to help meet these goals. It will give \u003cbr\u003eyou a short rundown on facts, but the biggest part of the book is \u003cbr\u003emade up of simple, fun activities for you and your child to do \u003cbr\u003etogether. Your child may even beg you to do them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs it has been said:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first teachers are the parents, both by example and \u003cbr\u003econversation. But don't think of it as teaching. Think of it as \u003cbr\u003efun.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, let's get started. I invite you to find an activity in this \u003cbr\u003ebook and try it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning Begins Early \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Does It Mean To Be Ready for School?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActivities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Birth to 1 Year\u003cbr\u003e     Developing Trust\u003cbr\u003e     Touch and See!\u003cbr\u003e     1 to 2 Years\u003cbr\u003e     Shop till You Drop\u003cbr\u003e     Puppet Magic\u003cbr\u003e     Moving On\u003cbr\u003e     2 to 3 Years\u003cbr\u003e     Read to Me!\u003cbr\u003e     Music Makers\u003cbr\u003e     Play Dough\u003cbr\u003e     3 to 4 Years\u003cbr\u003e     Kitchen Cut-Ups\u003cbr\u003e     Scribble, Paint, and Paste\u003cbr\u003e     Chores\u003cbr\u003e     4 to 5 Years\u003cbr\u003e     \"Hands-on\" Maths\u003cbr\u003e     Getting Along\u003cbr\u003e     My Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat About Kindergarten? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     1: Good Television Habits\u003cbr\u003e     2: Choosing Child Care\u003cbr\u003e     3: Ready-for-School Checklist\u003cbr\u003e     4: Notes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning Begins Early\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe road to success in school begins early. Good health, loving \u003cbr\u003erelationships, and opportunities to learn all help preschool \u003cbr\u003echildren do well later in life. But many parents wonder, \"How can \u003cbr\u003eI give these things to my child?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is for all of you who have asked this question. It's \u003cbr\u003efor parents, grandparents, and others who want to know what to do \u003cbr\u003eto help young children get ready for school. Throughout the pre-\u003cbr\u003eschool years, you can do many simple things to help your child \u003cbr\u003egrow, develop, and have fun learning. This book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Describes the qualities and skills that youngsters need to get \u003cbr\u003ea good start in kindergarten or nursery school;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Tells what to expect from pre-school children each year from \u003cbr\u003ebirth to age 5;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Suggests easy activities that help children grow and develop; \u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Explains how to encourage enthusiasm toward school and teachers \u003cbr\u003eand make it easier for children to adjust to nursery school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpecial sections in the back of the book tell how to monitor \u003cbr\u003etelevision viewing and find good programmes; and explain how to \u003cbr\u003efind suitable child care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParents and care-givers are busy people. Most of us have many \u003cbr\u003eresponsibilities: jobs outside the home, laundry to wash, and \u003cbr\u003egroceries to buy. When we are tired and under stress, it's often \u003cbr\u003ehard to feel we are being the best parents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut however busy we may be, there are lots of things we can do to \u003cbr\u003ehelp our children get ready for school -- little things that make \u003cbr\u003ea big difference. Many of them cost little or nothing and can be \u003cbr\u003edone as you go about your daily routines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMothers and fathers aren't the only people who help children get \u003cbr\u003eready for school. Entire communities share this job. Businesses, \u003cbr\u003eschools, government agencies, and religious and civic \u003cbr\u003eorganisations help out. So do day-care providers, doctors and \u003cbr\u003eother health professionals, elected officials, relatives, and \u003cbr\u003eneighbours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTO BE CONTINUED... 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