Tips on teaching my child at home?

First off HOORAY for you on getting her prepared. So many children start un-prepared. Since you are off to a good start have her practice writing her letters, spelling her name (first and last),know her birth date , and counting to 100. There are basic site words that you should begin to familiarize her with and try to play a game of what would happen next..with patterns or stories. Also having her express herself is very important. Let her draw and tell you a sentence that goes with her picture. Have her tell you a story using a picture book as a guide. Can she jump rope? Play hop scotch? Or cross the monkey bars? These to are skill that need to be learned. Keep up the good work and your daughter will be full of self confidence and complete ready for what ever comes her way.

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Obviously a lot of the people posting answers did not read your question. For those who are not reading to their kids, the best way to prepare you kid for school is to start reading to them AS SOON AS you bring them home from the hospital. It's never too late too start. Since you are already reading to her, do it at every opportunity and ask her questions about what you are reading. DON'T grill her about the numbers or letters, etc., but occasionally as you are reading stop and ask her simple questions. For example, how many apples are on this page, do you know what that letter is, can you find three things on this page that are red, etc. Make it fun and interactive. If your child can do what you say, then she is probably ready to be the head of the class when she starts. The other important thing is to assess her emotional and social skills which are just as important in determining if a child is ready for school. Help her learn to share, show the proper "social graces" such as saying please and thank you, etc. Given all that, she may actually be more advanced than some adults who have already graduated from school.

You might check with the local school to see if they have a list of objectives for the Pre-K and K year's. That will help you focus what you should be working on. As has already been mentioned, knowing her alphabet and numbers will be a BIG advantage. There are several great reading programs available, both on-line and in print (some may be available through your library, like, "Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons", or "The Writing Road to Reading"). We used an online program called Reading A-Z (see link below for samples). Just make sure it is fun for her - don't push. If she gets bored or finds the work too difficult, don't hesitate to shelve it for a couple of weeks or even a month or more - some stuff just comes with maturity. Best wishes for a successful "Pre-K" year!

It sounds like you've already covered preschool stuff and then some which will probably put her way beyond everybody else in a year. Just keep doing what you're doing but make sure you do some fun stuff, too, like painting and playing outside and crafts and things like that.

The best preparation is discipline. Teach her to follow direction and respect authority. She is already on the right track. Great job.

There are websites for home schooling. Go to a headstart website. You should be able to find kindergarten curricula there. Teach her the alphabet with the alphabet song. Give her a number since buy counting up to five. Try to teach basic shapes and try to find books that genuinely interest her. Read as much as possible and try to convey a love for reading. Take her to the library often. Let her color and paint and play with her toys. Make sure she gets a balance of all of that and you should be well on your way.

I was homeschooled for a while, it was nice, just teach her to read and write and get ready to answer questions

I would not do that if I were you. By home schooling your child, she will not be ready for the real world. Many people who come to my college from home school are always lost and do not understand what the classroom is or how to deal with people in the real world.