Undoubtedly, the school is one of the most important steps in the life of the baby and their parents. It is necessary to seriously approach the issue of preparing a child for school so that he does not hit the dirt in front of other future school friends, and the parents, in turn, do not hit the dirt in front of the Ivanovs or Sidorovs who drive their offspring to courses, and they have a grandmother-teacher. How can parents prepare a child for school?
There are two ways to properly prepare a child for school: either you do it yourself and attract grandparents here or instruct it to professional teachers, for the benefit of private preparatory courses we have a great many.
Let's say you decided to prepare for the kid's school yourself.
1. The child must participate in the choice of material. Want to teach the child to read and look for him alphabet, coloring with letters, the first books take the kid to the bookstore. Charge it and yourself with a positive mood. Let him show you which textbooks he prefers. Of course, you should evaluate the textbook from a methodical point of view. So, the purchases have already been made. Now it's time to learn!
2. Learn to read and count. We learn funny letters, we dwell in more detail on the most difficult, we make syllables and the first easy words. To fix this, we begin to learn how to write in alphabetical order at the same time as the alphabet. Let for a start it will not even be letters, but sticks, scribbles, which are elements of letters. It is necessary that the baby's hand is crammed, accustomed to the handle. The main thing to watch is that initially the preschool child was serious about this process and tried to print out the letters. Yes, he's still quite a child! Absolutely agree with you. But you need to go to school. The optimal age for preparation for school is 4-5 years.
Do not forget to learn to count. I think this will be easier. Modern children, even the smallest, want to have personal money, and for this it is necessary to learn how to recalculate them. We learn to count on fingers, sticks. If you have old Soviet money, it's even better! Very realistic visual material!
The first books. Of course, they should be bright, with good pictures, large font. All this should attract the child and beautify the creative process. When the preschooler is already confidently read by syllables, you can use books of a larger volume. Interesting stories of Russian classics, for example, L. Tolstoy, A. Pushkin, children's writers Balmont and Prishvin. Do not forget about the world of children's literature. Let your children read wonderful works. Let it be "Alice in Wonderland", "The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "Peter Pen", "Nilsson and the Geese", "Pippi Delian Stockings", "The Kid and Carlson". Agree, this is better than the story of Ninja turtles or trolls, in addition, real fiction shapes a special vision of the world and aesthetic perception.
3. It is also good to paint, glue appliqués, sculpt figurines from plasticine. The development of motility positively affects the improvement of memory. And this is very important for the future student, because in the school he will have to memorize a lot. Besides, it's quite a fun activity. By the way, in the autumn do not forget to collect the herbarium. Maple, ashberry twigs will be safely stored in books.
4. For the purposes of general development, it is recommended to inform the child about the plant and animal life, history and art through children's encyclopedias and journals.
5. Foreign language. Most of the parents are happy with this word. Each of us wants our children to live better, to achieve more. And the fluent possession of a foreign language will certainly help in achieving this goal. "And our Vanya is studying English with a tutor." How often can you hear this phrase from the lips of acquaintances. English is the navel of the Earth. With this we can not disagree. It's great if you have the opportunity to teach your child a foreign language, to hire him a good teacher. If you yourself have a linguistic education, you can help the kid without someone's help. The main thing is that the child really could master the language at a good level during the school, otherwise, it is just waste of the family budget. Today's prestigious study of Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish and Italian. If you want to choose one of these languages as an elective, then, undoubtedly, act wisely.
Having taught a child to read, write and count, giving him a small idea of the cultural world, you prepared the child for school only half. It remains to prepare it from a psychological point of view. Unfortunately, not all children feel comfortable in school. You should inspire him that the school is a place where he can achieve impressive success, self-actualize and develop, if he has leadership qualities.
I wish you success, methodically correct decisions and patience!