How to prepare your child for school

Even if the child is only 3-4-5 years old, it's time to think about preparing for school. This is especially true for those children who were brought up without attending kindergarten or the governess and nannies did not come to them. Not only should a modern first-grader have a certain amount of knowledge, a child should be psychologically ready for school. So, the topic of the article is how to prepare your child for school.

What time to send a child to school

This question excites the minds of moms. And the legion of parents in this matter split into 2 parts. So at what age, 6 or 7, is it better to send a child to an educational institution?

Some believe that 6 years is the optimal age. The parents themselves went to school at the age of 6, they liked everything and the baby will also be pleased with this choice. The opposite side believes that not earlier than 7 years. Like, do not cut the child's childhood.

Psychologists say that it is after 7 years that children experience a personality crisis and a change in the dominant hemisphere of the brain. After which the child becomes ready for school. There is also a theory that it is by the age of 7 that the child is aware of the word "must". A 6-year-old kid does only what he wants, learning more about the world in the form of a game.

Up to 7 years old child does not know how to obey, that is, an attempt to follow school rules early can turn into a serious psychological problem. For example, a child will not want to go to the MOU, invent diseases for himself and believe in them.

A kid at the age of 6 is not assiduous. Sitting quietly in the 1st place for 45 minutes is a difficult and sometimes overwhelming task for him. Thus, we see that an attempt at early introduction of a child to school is more like violence against a person. Understandably, every parent wants to raise a genius and a prodigy. But no one is trying to give birth to a child ahead of schedule, because they want to. Everything is good in due time, if the child has all the necessary skills and wants to go to school at the age of 6, then, of course, give it back.

What a child should know for school

Besides the standard set of knowledge - to read, count, write letters, The child must be ready psychologically. But more on that later. So, the first grader is obliged:

• know numbers from 1 to 10, in forward and backward order;
• be able to solve simple examples, such as name the missing digit;
• understand phrases “more”, “less”, “equally”;
• know how simple geometric shapes look and are called and make applications with them;
• distinguish between vowels and consonants;
• be able to read and be aware of what was read;
• able to play "Words";
• hold the pen / pencil correctly;
• know the alphabet and a few words in a foreign language;
• be able to trace in cells, repeat the contours of a figure, hatch;

It is very simple to teach all these skills to a child, the main thing is to correctly build the learning process in the game... You can start training from the age of 3. The main thing is to believe in your child's success and be patient.

How to prepare your child for school

First of all, you need to teach the child order, schedule, perseverance. Create a clear schedule for what day of the week what the baby will learn. Of course, Saturday and Sunday are official holidays. It is not recommended to do homework longer than 20 minutes, but it is better to start from 10-15.

Spelling lessons should be based on knowledge of the alphabet. It is best to teach your child to write in block letters. This will contribute to the acquisition of reading skills.

Mathematics is best taught starting with counting. Count with your baby the number of family members, chocolates in a vase, and more. Be sure to set aside 5 minutes to review what you have already done. All acquired skills can be consolidated in drawing or modeling lessons from plasticine.

Be sure to teach your child to a foreign language, at least to what you yourself know. Point to an item and say its name in 2 languages.

The more the kid will know and be able to, the more confident he will feel in the classroom and in the circle of peers. You can download a textbook for the first grade and begin to carefully master the program, introducing such tasks in a playful way.