7 Toddler Activities For Homeschooling
Day 1 Activity: Speaking in Mic
In this
epidemic time where kids cannot socialize. But it’s important to engage them
with such activities that enhance their personality. Public Speaking is one of
them. Thanks to the digital technology that is spreading so fast. There are an
infinite number of classes happening every day on various platforms. It is
rightly said that the physical sessions are closed, but not the learning. Being
parents, it becomes our responsibility to take out the time from our busy
schedules and focus on our kids.
How to do it:
Plan
the speech for 2 minutes
Write a few
lines in bold on a paper and asking your toddler to speak it out or just
repeating after you, e.g.:
1. My name is XYZ.
2. I am 3 years old
3. I am a boy/girl
4. My father’s name is Mr.
ABC
5. My mother’s name is Mrs.
Abcd
By 3 years,
kids start forming sentences and they understand the alphabet as well. This
will help them recognize words, letters, and numbers. Hence, you can make an
environment in which kids should feel comfortable while speaking. You should
encourage them with such words like come on, keep it up or yes! You’re right.
It’ll boost their self-confidence slowly and steadily. They’ll not feel
hesitant to try out this activity again. This activity will help them, like
speech clarity, language development, facing the stage, facing the audience,
etc.
Day 2 Activity:
Dancing Activity
Dance is
another form of art that we bless a few with. But we parent can always engage
our kids a little in dancing activities. It improves flexibility, balance,
stamina, muscle tone, posture, etc. There are a few songs like “the wheels on
the bus go”, “Daddy finger, daddy’s finger, where are you?” and “Head,
shoulder, knees, and toes, etc.” These rhymes will help the toddler understand
well by doing activities with them. I enjoy the moment more when I dance a
little and my 3 years toddler copies all my dance steps. Hence, it builds up
the bond between us.
Day 3 Activity:
Tracing/Writing
Another important
activity you can enroll your toddler in is introducing how to trace. We should
introduce the kids to pencils once he/she is 3 years old. But before that, you
can introduce them to crayons, chalks, finger painting, sketch pens, etc. to
make the grip stronger. You can involve them more in such activities to improve
fine motor skills. Slowly, give them a pencil and instruct them on how to make
standing and sleeping lines, etc.
Day 4 Activity:Pop-It Toy
I was
wondering what this little toy can do. But it made me shocked when I bought it
for my little one and she explored it more than I like how to use it. She could
figure out how to use the pop-it toy. She did many activities by using this
like counting, pop-in, and pop-out, remembering the colors, etc. This comes
almost in all shapes and sizes and is easy to carry anywhere. This improves
eyesight, color recognition, fine motor skills, imagination skills, sensory
skills, cognitive skills, and many more. Kids don’t get bored with it easily.
Day 5 Activity:
Magnetic Tiles
If you’re
looking for something to engage your toddler for long hours, then this is the
perfect gift. The tiles have magnets in them and are available in many shapes,
sizes, and colors. It helps the kids to improve their imagination skills, learn
how to balance, color recognition, and improve find-motor skills, etc. Kids can
build a tower with it or can make cubes. There are an unlimited number of
options available on the tiles to choose from depending on the age and the
skill of the kid. You can check out here for more options. Believe me! They
were a little expensive but they’re worth buying it.
Day 6 Activity:
Colouring Activity
It is a type
of skill that helps kids to improve their creativity and concentration. The
world is full of colors, but only a few can see that depending on how they
perceive it. Do you agree? If yes! Give more colors to your kid to make the
combination with. Give them the wall, the paper, or the canvas to draw/paint
and create the mess. I am sure they’ll thank you later for this. An unlimited
number of coloring tools are available.
Day 7 Activity: Art
& Craft
This is
another type of skill to improve imagination and creativity. Art and craft is a
broad term and many options are available to choose from. Here’re a few
suggestions on how to start a little with your toddler.
7.1 Cutting with the help of a Scissor: kids' friendly scissors
are available too.
7.2 Pom Pom: lots of creativity can be done. Just give it to your kid and see the magic. They’re available in different colors.
7.3 Popsicle sticks: Another mostly used
product that improves visualization and imagination. We can make a lot of
things, like a house, blocks, cubes, etc.
7.4 Glue, Double-sided tape: kids love cut-and-paste
activities. it Improves sensory skills depending on the age and interest of the
kid. You can always start by taking out the printout from the internet and
guiding your kid on how to do it.
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