Identifying ABC & 123: Child
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Bday Gift for 5 Year Old Boy
Asked by K.K. from Boston
on February 16, 2010
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Looking for a bday gift for my best friend's 5 year old son. Looking for suggestions... (for example, they just gave us the CD/DVD combo "ABCs" by They Might Be Giant...
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- My son just got the game Zingo for his fourth birthday, and it would definitely be appropriate for a 5-year-old. Every kid who has tried it here so far loves it. It's ...
- the five year old may be into transformers. if you're looking for educational stuff look into leapfrog leapster. if you're looking into DVDs any leafrog dvd are awesom...
- Legos. My son and all of his friends started getting into Legos when they were five. Guaranteed hit.
5 Year Old Distracted at School
Asked by L.M. from Wichita
on May 13, 2010
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I have 5 year old daughter who is almost finished with preschool.. Her teacher calls me today to say that she is having problem with her being distracted and not wanti...
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- Gee whiz! Pre-school is not even manditory. Can it really affect her up coming entry into Kindergarten? Is this a private school system she is in? Maybe she is hav...
- you will be amazed at how much she will pick up during the summer break. Keep encouraging her to write and do the things she hasn't learned yet and she will do fine, ...
- Homework in Pre K? Gee wiz.. My son didn't go to preschool, he is now in kindergarten and is doing just fine. I say do no worry. If there was a problem since Christmas...
Dvd/programs for Children
Asked by N.P. from Chicago
on January 30, 2008
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Can anyone provide suggestions on some DVDs/television programs that are more educational based? For example, learn ABC's, 123's, etc? Thx
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- My children learned their ABC's with Letter Factory from Leap Frog DVDs. They also have Word Factory, Code Word Capers, and a Math DVD as well.
- Leapfrog has a couple of good videos/DVDs my kids loved - letter factory and word factory and there is also a math one. My second son, who started watching it when he...
- Try Bear in the Big Blue House videos or Blues Clues all teach not only wonderful lessons on friendship, sharing, cleaning up, etc they also teach about numbers, color...
5 Year Old Twins
Asked by M.H. from Lafayette
on January 21, 2010
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I have 5 year old grandchildren a boy and a girl. The little girl seems to learn so much faster. They are in Kindergarten, she has absolutely no problems. He is ha...
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- First of all she needs to be getting in trouble for tattleing. It is a serious issue in my house, there are certain situations that telling is allowed, such as activi...
- Encourage encourage encourage....He is prob feeling behind himself, and helping him understand that it is okay is very important. Girls learn so much faster on paper, ...
- Definitely talk to the teacher for his/her opinion on keeping them together or splitting them up. Explain to the boy that he is a bright kid and we all have different...
Homework with My 5 Year Old
Asked by J.V. from Las Vegas
on August 31, 2011
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It's the third day of kindergarten for my son and he has homework tonight. It was practicing writing his name. Now I have had him do the ABC's by tracing them in a boo...
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- I've seen this work several times: "walk" each letter on the floor. You basically "draw" the path that later goes into writing. It's fun and kids learn the strokes eas...
- I suggest you talk with his teacher. I doubt that the homework is so important that you have to push him to do it. It also sounds like the homework was only to pract...
- just another thought - but don't kids need their names on just about everything for school? why not have him practice on his own items? "we know this coloring book i...
5 Year Old Having Trouble with Reading
Asked by J.N. from Seattle
on November 6, 2008
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My 5 year old son is having trouble remembering his letters and numbers by just looking at them. He does great when it's flashcards because he can see a picture and s...
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- If your son will sit and work with flashcards, he's definitely not ADD or ADHD. Kids with those disorders can't sit for more than a few seconds!
- J. - He's 5!! You don't need to push him (which, studying every night with flashcards at FIVE is pushing!!). Don't worry if he's got it yet or not. My son, 6, is ...
- www.starfall.com :) After you show him around the site a little bit (stay on the letter block page to begin with)...set him up and be prepared to start having ha...
Preschooler Learning Abc's
Asked by A.J. from Knoxville
on January 29, 2009
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What type of books or dvd would you recommend for preschooler learning ABC's & 123's? I babysit for my friend's, daughter's children 3 days a week. The little boy is t...
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- I love Brainy Baby and Baby Einstein both have a fun program.
- Wal-Mart and Barnes & Nobels have wonderful workbooks ranging from pre-k up to 6th grade level on various topics (math, writing, abc's, numbers). I am a new nanny who ...
- We like Sesame Street's Alphabet Jungle. My husband's aunt loaned us her copy, and we wound up getting our own. I ordered it online, but I can't remember where.
5 Year Old Boy Acting Out in Class
Asked by D.T. from Pittsburgh
on January 10, 2007
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Today when I picked my 5 year old son up from kindergarden the teacher told me that my son refused to work w/ the other children today. Instead he built a ABC's puzzle...
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- If it's only once in a while, I would just talk to him, but discipline him in a gentle way. If he did it again, then I would get firmer taking away privledges--a bedt...
- It sounds like your five year old made a very good choice that day. He wasn't in the mood to work with other children, so he found an appropriate alternative. He shoul...
- He may be bored in class and maybe a little jealous because you are expecting another.....ask the teacher if he completes his work well and quickly....he may need to d...
Abc's and 123'S
Asked by N.C. from Lakeland
on December 12, 2006
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i've been trying to teach my 3 almost 4 year old her ABC's and her 123's she can say them after i do but if i ask her to pick out a letter or number or tell me what l...
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- Hello N., Have you tried letting them watch the "Letter Factory" from Leap Frog. You can let them watch it while you get breakfast, luch, snack, or dinner ready. ...
- Hi. I have a now 4 year old that suffered from speech delay and was/is boarderline autistic. I created hundreds of resources and games to help him visualize the basi...
- Hi N.! My name's K.... and my little boy just turned 2. When he turned 1, we got him the Little Leap Frog fridge letter whammer and the barnyard one since it does an...
What Should My Son Know Pre K?
Asked by R.B. from Lewiston
on February 22, 2009
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Does anyone know what children are expected to know before preschool and Kindergarten? My son is still very young, so this question is preemptory, but I am trying to ...
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- Hi R. - I am a teacher's assistant with Head Start and am also going to CMCC for Early Childhood Education. I didn't really read too much of the responses you've alrea...
- A good preschool should not expect your child to know anything, except to be able to ask for assistance if needed. They will build on what he does know - usually thro...
- by pre K if you mean kindergarten, then how about his full name, mommy and daddy's name, the street you live on, the town in which you live. maybe even your phone numb...
