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Importance of Extra- curricular activities in Preschool

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Extracurricular activities  play a vital  role in growth and development of children. Hidden talent in children are discovered and it  helps your child to develop creative abilities.  It may be gymnastics, ballet, drama  or swimming, a preschool  kids will always benefit from extracurricular activities. The social and academic benefits reaped from extracurricular activities are fantastic. However, the degree of their success depends on the parent’s positive involvement. Forcing a child do something against his/her will will not prove beneficial. The new generation Kids In this modern era of fast food, fast cars our kids are learning  faster than before. Staying indoors and watching TV is the problem most Moms are facing nowadays. I ask Moms one question- Do you find your kids  wasting time on video games and watching television always during his free time? Yes?? If so, involving him or her in extracurricular activities wi...

Some fun Preschool activities…

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Learning activities  planned for preschoolers don’t have to be boring and just worksheets, making  them fun so that preschoolers love to come to school should be the main aim. This has always been a challenge for me. Early childhood education activities and lesson plan ideas should be child centric. They can be both teacher or child directed keeping in mind that young kids learn while doing it themselves. 1) Memory Game Get children to sit in a circle. Placing a few toys and objects in front of them . Call out each objects names. Now ask the children to shut their eyes and take out one object. Make them guess the one you have removed from the tray. It would be a good idea to give each one a turn.  2) Treasure Hunt Game This can be a noisy game yet will liven up the classroom. Tell one teacher to take all the children out of the classroom. Show them what you will be hiding. It could be crayons, beads, straws, felt pens, flags, etc. Let them all co...