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JSchaaf
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Posted: March 22 2005 at 4:42pm \| IP Logged

My girls are 5.5, 4.5 and 2.5. We are in the middle of "kindergarten" with the older two, and the baby has just been hanging out...I try to do some "preschool" with her each day (color, shapes, alphabet-using real things, not workbooks) and we read together alot! But now she is asking to "do pages, too." Any suggestions on "pages" for her?? She knows her alphabet and is starting to learn letter sounds. (I usually do phonics with the older two in the evening, while she plays with daddy. But lately she's been insisting "Ally do 'tonics, too!)

She likes to count, and is up to 15. I'm thinking of having an older sister "do school" with her while I'm working with the other. So the "pages" would have to be simple enough for a toddler and preschooler to do together. Does any of this even make sense? I'm trying to be quick before naps are over. Thanks!
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Posted: March 23 2005 at 7:40pm \| IP Logged

I don't know of anything in specific, but I would recommend going to the bookstore and thumbing through the coloring and activity books. There's bound to be something colorful and simple that would have mainly simple mazes, color-by-shape, tracing shapes. My 3yo loves to "do school" too. He uses the older boys' unfinished handwriting books (have letters to trace on half and a picture to trace and color on half -- he just does the coloring).

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krgammel
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Posted: March 24 2005 at 6:22am \| IP Logged

Here are some good preschool sites:

The Virtual Vine
After each theme is a list of printables.

Shelly Lovett
You can subscribe to a list for free daily printables.
Additionally the file folder games might be something the girls could play together.

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Posted: March 29 2005 at 4:39pm \| IP Logged

I like lacing cards... she's probably old enough for those... and then there are colouring books...
there is also the Letter of the Week idea...
I was just wondering what to do with a slightly younger child... my baby is 14 months... and today she drew on James' drawing

and generally got in the way. Normally she'd have a nap, but she's in the transition from two naps to one...
Any ideas?

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