Preschool Coloring Pages

This page is full of all sorts of different coloring pages. There are some crossword puzzles and some circle words. There are animal and food and alphabet coloring pages. Take a look and see what you can find.

The Ultimate Guide to Preschool

"Smart Screening
Before you visit a preschool, call and ask these questions.

What are the schedule options?
What is the tuition?
How old are children when they enter your school?
What is the cutoff date for new students?
Do you have openings for next September?
How many children are in each class?
How many adults supervise each class?
What are the qualifications of the teachers?
What training does the director have?
Is the program licensed or accredited?

If a program meets your basic needs, ask about the enrollment process and schedule a time to visit. You should meet the director, take a tour, and spend an hour or two in a classroom. Try to revisit your top choices before making the final pick."

What's Funny to a Preschooler?

"By the preschool years, kids are humor veterans. After all, they've been smiling and laughing for years. A reliable host of tricks and jokes will crack them up, and even as preschoolers get older, they continue to be amused by many of the things they found funny as toddlers."

Pre-Potty Training Hints

Pre-Potty Training Hints: "Pre-Potty Training Hints
Now that the child is ready, you’re ready, and you have everything you need, consider introducing your training by bringing out the potty chair. Place it in a common area. The idea is to get your child acquainted with its purpose, which includes the experience of sitting on it. You might even have her sit, diaper off, while watching a potty training video. Who knows? This may lead to a wonderful “accident,” worthy of immediate praise and reward.

Potty training is one of those skills where the more a child is able to do for herself, the better. With that in mind, it makes sense to teach your child how to dress and undress herself. Most importantly, she needs to know how to pull down and pull up her pants and underpants and clean herself. All of this will come in time with practice and a considerable amount of patience on Mom and Dad’s part. "

NCLD - Helping Your Child Learn to Read: Preschool to Grade 3

NCLD - Helping Your Child Learn to Read: Preschool to Grade 3: "Helping Your Child Learn to Read: Preschool to Grade 3
When children become good readers in the early grades, they are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond. Learning to read is hard work for children. Fortunately, research is now available that suggests how to give each child a good start in reading."

Preschool Paper Crafts

Preschool Paper Crafts:
Paper
Sculpture
INSTRUCTIONS & SUPPLY LIST
Learn about shapes and colors while designing a paper sculpture."

Is Preschool Really Necessary?

In a word … yes! The traditional home with a dad who brings home the bacon, and the mom who is always home to put it in the frying pan, while simultaneously caring for the children, is now the exception rather than the rule.

Due to an approximately 50% divorce rate, many children are being raised by single parents. Additionally, more grandparents are being called upon to become primary caregivers for the next generation. Even, when families stick together, the cost of living often necessitates establishing a two-income household.

While we may prefer to spend every waking hour nurturing and educating our precious little ones, many parents must seek the best alternative—preschool. Rather than parents shuffling kids off to a daycare provider, who favors movies and cartoons as entertainment for preschool age children, while caring for smaller children, parents are opting to better prepare children for kindergarten and beyond.