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There are many reasons a parent may decide to not put their child in preschool—maybe you don’t feel she’s ready, maybe you aren’t ready, maybe you just think your care is better for her.

Whatever your reasoning, it’s understandable that a parent may not want their child to leave everyday to go to school at this young of an age. But, something the parent must also realize is that, even if the child isn’t going to preschool, all children will start kindergarten at approximately the same age and they need to all be prepared. You don’t want your child to be behind all the other kids when they get into kindergarten simply because they didn’t go to preschool.
This doesn’t have to be the case, though. You can easily prepare your child by doing preschool activities at home on a regular basis.

• Letter recognition—
By the time your child is two or three, you can begin practicing letter recognition. There are several ways you can do this, including using preschool books you can buy in bookstores or using household objects. You can use any magazine you have laying around the house: turn to a page that has large letters and teach your child what each of the letters are. There are many other items you can use around the house for this, as well as practicing on street and store signs.

• Name writing—
Practice your child’s name all the time, using regular pen and paper or more creative items. The first task is to write your child’s name with them so much that they recognize it when they see it. Then, once they do this, you can work on having them practice it. You can spread whipped cream or shaving cream out and have your child draw in it with their fingers. This makes it fun and helps them learn at the same time.

• Number recognition—
This one can be fun for both the parent and the child because it can involve games, such as cards. If you use regular playing cards, your child will have to be able to recognize the numbers and the letters to be able to play almost any game. A good one that can help your child differentiate between numbers and letters is Slap Jack and a good one that can help focus solely on numbers is Go Fish. Another way to have fun with numbers is using magnets (something that can also be done with letters).

• Simple math—
Even before your child really recognizes numbers (as long as they can count to 15) you can begin simple math. This is another one that you can do with almost anything laying around the house. You can use dry beans, pieces of candy, marshmallows, small toys, etc. Simply put a certain amount in front of your child (start with a small number) and ask how many are there. After she tells you, add two more and ask her how many are there now. She will have to recount them every time, but you should make a big deal about how she added them up like a big kid. Then, you can do the opposite for subtraction. Again, you should make a big deal out of it even if she has to count them up every time. The main point is to teach them the concept of adding and subtracting. After doing this for a while, your child will slowly begin to add the items in their head.

No matter what you are using or doing to teach your child preschool material at home, the most important thing is to not get frustrated. It will take a while to learn all of it, but they will get it. You will also need to show your child how proud you are every single time an accomplishment is made, because this will make her strive to do even better and work harder next time.

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