StaceyinLA Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Dgd is turning 4 in a week and my dd is wondering what others are doing at this age? Obviously lots of reading aloud, but what are some more "formal" things you do with your 4yos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 For formal: All about reading prelevel Spanish songs from SSS Latin songs from SSL Preschool math from Kate Snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 We have chosen to prioritize movement and muscle development as well as reading and math stuff. We do a lot of detailed manipulative work--bead patterns on strings,cutting, pasting, coloring, clay, painting and ASL as a language and tracing help the fine motor skills. Gross motor activities Are obstacle course, running, balance bike, trampoline, climbing, monkey bars and indoors activities that requires the body. PT outdoor immersion preK. We do an Academically leaning Circle Time type thing several days a week... We have Jr read and do math for several minutes a day,usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 We try and keep academic "lessons" shorter and emphasize more of the rest of the world around us to Jr. I started a thread on Nonacademic PreK and K also, as well as work books for things BESIDES the usual academics, on this sub forum some where... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Morning: Mine joins us for circle time at the beginning of the school day. That is a short devotion from a book intended for ages 3-8. Then we discuss our virtue card and sing the corresponding song. After that he goes off to play while I work with other kids. Somewhere in the next hour or so I do his aar review cards with him, which takes less than 5 minutes. Then he is off to play again. After another 30-45 minutes of play we work together on miquon for about 10-15 minutes, depending on his interest, then more play time. At 9:45 everyone reads. Big kids have silent reading from book basket while 4 yo does aar with me. Then more playing, then read aloud with me before lunch.. Afternoon: Everyone plays outside for awhile after lunch. When the older kids do geography (4x per week for 30 min) I read him a page from nat geo "little kids first big book of the world" and do something in his usborne sticker atlas. He generally likes to tag along for history/geography, so I always make sure to have enough materials for him to join us if he wants. If we're doing something like reading independently for geography I will put on something educational for him. Dinosaur train and magic school bus are my go-to's. When olders do science (3x per week for 30 min) he hangs out with us and seems to grasp quite a bit. It would really be hard for me to keep him away actually. He truly loves all things science-related. If I wasn't schooling olders I would probably have a science time for him. However, with the olders around, they are constantly teaching him about birds and plants and stars and animals and insects and fish..... Weekly: Twice per week we do a lesson from iew printing with letter stories. These are short and fun-about 10 minutes including the large motor and silly stories-not 10 straight minutes of writing. Once per week he tags along for art, and once per week he does music. The music and movement period is intended for him, but my olders enjoy it so I just have everybody do it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 Thanks!! This should give dd some ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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