What is must fun way of teaching a 9 year old abc...?
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-Teach them sign language with the letters when you sing the song. TPR (total physical response) works the best. Make it a game!\n-Have them sing the song by making shapes of the letters with their body.\n- Flash cards.\n- Write on mini whiteboards or chalkboards\n- Alphabet coloring book\n- Make an ABC book. Use magazines to cut out pictures that are of that letter. For instance for "A" cut out apples, alligators, etc.
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Keep them occupied..drawing or coloring is good,make believe is another good one;like pretending they are authors and have them write stories about certain things they like;board games are okay long as they are easy and fast playing;Have them play school with each other;Play card games;if all else fails put kid videos on!
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Alphabet coloring pages, alphabet puzzles, alphabet picture books, pick a letter a week and tape the letter on objects in the house that start with that letter, ones that your child sees alot, each time you pass that object with him/her point it out, maybe harder with some letters than with others.
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Providing a safe environment is number 1.  Then let them explore through arts and crafts.  Like making bubbles with different size wands, or finger painting.  Take them on a nature hike and point out things of interest and perhaps collect a few things and make a poster of them.  How about using an inflatable pool and fill it with sand, let them create a castle....Clay is always fun, and modeling clay never dries out.  Plus taking them to the library and having them explore through  books increase their interest in reading ( very valuable) and allows for a protected environment.\n\nTry some Kitchen Science experiments too.  These are cheep and fun!
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I used to teach three-year-olds. Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but we would have instrument days (kids could bring them from home or we had some at the center) and we would take turns playing for each other, or we would have a parade through the halls, or take them outside (less noise!).  Also, everyone loves freeze dance.  Sometimes we'd just have a dancing party for 15 minutes or so (especially good on a rainy day when they can't get outside).  Another one that they liked was putting on a show. I would have them sit on the carpet, then let them come up one by one (or pick a partner or two if they were shy) and sing songs for everyone. Sometimes they would make up there own song, which was always funny, and we'd try to learn it.   If you are having a "music day" and you post it, most parents will be more than happy to bring in musical toys and games to share.
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http://www.learningresources.com/Category.pasp?txtCatalog=Toys&txtCategory=Bulletin+Board+Sets&txtDisplay=Bulletin+Board+Sets\n\nhttp://www.sogifted.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=121\n\nhttp://www.comiccompany.co.uk/?category=2&collection=128\n\nFor the daily routine, take photos of the children in each part of the day and make your own pictorial routine. Then the kids can recognise the pictures and read what is coming next. It makes it more personal for the kids.
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If she shows significant interest, get her to a teacher. A teacher can inspire and work with them on a level that would help for a child that age. Its great  you're supportive. I'm stoked my folks were supportive of me, now I run a studio, thanks to that little acoustic they bought me in 1979.\n\nAlso if you just are going to teach her yourself, get some chord books and maybe a DVD to help. Pick songs she wants to learn and have her listen to them and practice. Having her ear develop at a young age is very good.\n\nBest of luck.
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Practice speaking with them, don't feel bad about correcting them.  they can watch TV or movies, listen to audio books. Even going to the basics with grade school phonics - Hope this helps!
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If you have a good library try "Five In A Row". My girls are enjoying it. This is a literature based program that teaches Social Studies, Language, Art, Math and Science. I would suggest adding another math program and a phonics program. \n I also like using "Teach Your Child to Read In 100 Easy Lessons"  for phonics. This can be bought at Walmart On-line. \nFor additional math I use Alpha Omega Lifepac but there are MANY to chose from. \n3Moms.com is great for encouragement and they have a bundle of sample lessons so you can see what is best for your family to use. \nFor extra work I like to use www.schoolexpress.com. They have a variety of free printable worksheets on many subjects.\nA fun on-line place to learn is www.factmonster.com.\nAnother fun and educational free place to learn to read is Starfall.com\nI have been home schooling for 6 years and every year I find something new and exciting from my searches. Another great place to search on the web to find any answer is www.ask.com. Ask Jeeves finds specific web sites for your specific question.
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most kids learn a language from the things they see, and the stuff they hear. have you considered nursery songs in spanish? try "Cri-Cri el grillito canton" or cri cri the singing cricket. it uses simple language and the fact that its a song will help in memorization (and isn't that the main reason we remembered our ABC's?)
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Find open-ended toys... typically toys that don't have batteries. Toys that have more than one use. Frankly I'm a bit skeptical about the true value of Leap Frog for a child that young. \n\nWaldorf & Montessori style toys are a good example of open-ended toys that will encourage your child to use his/her imagination and inguinity. Play silks are great as are other simple objects. Kids who have a few toys often exhibit more imagination than those who have piles of them. A friend of mine recently observed this own phenomena when she packed up most of her son's toys in preparing to move. \n\nLess (or no) TV is better ... esp. at that young age. If you are going to let your toddler watch any TV at all it should be something with a redeaming value... like what they have on PBS ... Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, etc. I've heard experts recommend that you limit it to one hour per day or less. \n\nSome good web-sites for Waldorf Toys are:\n\nwww.bellalunatoys.com\nwww.magicgarden.com\nwww.atoygarden.com\nwww.fairycove.com  (beautiful hand-dyed play silks)\nwww.willowtreetoys.com\nwww.islandtreasuretoys.com\n\nKids need to be engaged in the real world in order to stimulate more brain development and encourage real-life, hands-on learning. You can turn every day activities into an opportunity to learn... from a walk in the neighborhood (you can talk about what you see from people, plants, neighborhood animals, insects, the weather, etc.), a trip to the grocery store (talk about what you're buying & what you can do with different foods, talk about why you choose one thing over another, explain why healthy foods are good for his/her body, let him/her help by putting something in the basket or helping you to put produce in a bag), let them help you in the kitchen by "washing" vegetables, stirring, helping to meassure, dumping premeassured ingredients into the bowl or pot, etc. We use a step ladder with our daughter in the kitchen. She loves to watch and "help." Sometimes she will pick up a sponge or rag and try to help me clean. It's so fun to see what they pick up on!  :)\n\nThere's a great show on PBS (KCET in LA) called "A Place of Our Own" that has tons of great ideas. They also have a web-site: \n\nwww.aplaceofourown.org\n\nThey also have a DVD series if you can't get it on your local PBS channel. But, do check out the web-site!!!\n\nPlaydough (you can make it yourself easily & cheaply), paints & paper, a bowl of beans or flour, etc. and something to scoop with, something to make music with ... from pots and pans to bells that they can shake to a drum or kiddie xylophone, or whatever you have laying around the house. You can make noise-makers for your child as well. Sometimes the simplest of objects turn out to be the ones with the most play & educational value.\n\nMusic Together classes are also great for developing music, language & future math proficiency. Other children's music classes may offer a similar benefit. But, MT uses a method that combines fun songs, body movements & music theory through harmonics & simple scales ... for instance they might sing "ba ba ba ba" in a harmonic scale and then ask the kids & parents to repeat it. \n\nIt's great because it works with where the kids are developmetally. It's okay if the child wants to get up and dance or run around when others are sitting and it's okay if the child doesn't want to give the instrument back when they move on to the next one. My dd usually doesn't sing in class & often runs around with the other kids. But, then at home I will hear her sing the songs sometimes when she thinks no one else is listening. :) And I always have so much fun with her whenever I go because it's parent & child participatory. (Her dad usually takes her Sat. mornings.) They also give you a CD (with two copies... one for the car & one for home) that have 25-35 songs on them. They have nine
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Short attention spans require constant change, though this is like giving a dog new food because he doesn't like the old one, you reward the behavior you're trying to modify.  So, keep the changes just out of reach of his attention span.  If he's beginning to get bored at two minutes, make him do something for two and a half until he has no problem with it, then maybe small changes.  Also, give him things that take that long to solve, or do, so that it's like a speed contest.  And everything should be a game, as best as you can make it, especially cleaning the room, etc.  Rewards are best if they are not money, candy, or TV time, but things like effusive praise (works almost as good on my nine year old as on my labrador), hugs, more attention, or playing a game with them can be great rewards, ones he has to work to earn.  In short, keep it like the carrot on a stick, just in front of him, making HIM reach for it with his attention, not forcing him to do it.  If HE does it, it will stick almost every time (and get ready to find out how smart he is, and how fast he learns, and just try to keep up, you might consider home schooling), but if YOU make him do it, he will resent both you and the learning process, and maybe even the thing being learned.
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Read to them and teach them to do things..any simple thing like making a grilled cheese sandwich or sorting laundry ....opens dialog and helps them with the learning process. Besides it can be good quality time together.
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they do it there own time, just don't give him what he wants till he asks for it in real words. help him when he wants a drink tell him to say drink or baba whatever word you use. when he is speaking giberish tell him that you love him. ask him where his nose is and point to it.  do the same for the rest of his body. when you give him a toy tell him toy or ball or rattle, say it over and over till he says it. don't respond to tantrums or anything like that. it takes time but it works. my 18 month old is speaking well and this is what we did for him.
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the abc game whwere you find the letters in alphabet in order, its hard with j and q. \n\nbring paper and a pen too for paper games.
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You're on the right track. Since she is just a baby now you want to keep it as simple as Dora. Since you want to teach it to her and are willing to learn it yourself, learn ahead of her. Get the tapes and things and learn it yourself.( try www.Rossettastone.com) to know if she's actually learning, try having Spanish day's when you know the language better. try to just use Spanish the whole day and see if she gets it or has no idea what you're saying. (a lot of people use this technique, and it is recommended to students learning sign language.) Have her repeat the word's back to you, and whole sentences when she's ready.  Some children get it so quick, they ask for aqua instead of water without thinking. you'll do fine, any more questions and I'll be happy to answer, or just ASK!
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This is a great age because everything is such a new and unique experience and they are learning so much every day.  Some ideas:\n\n--Play games involving memory skills, alphabet, numbers, vocabulary.  Have scavenger hunts to have them find red items or items beginning with B, etc.\n\n--Play age-appropriate board games like Candyland or Memory Match\n\n--Color in coloring books\n\n--Look for homeschool oriented activity books for the age.  Walmart usually has fun stuff that isn't very expensive.  Or make your own "activity sheets"\n\n--Get physical--play games that involve jumping, dancing, stretching.  Simon Says is a great one  for this, or Follow the Leader or Hide and Seek.\n\n--Get them involved in doing simple things to help you with your chores like sorting laundry, cleaning up toys etc.  Find ways to make it into a game.\n\n--Bake cookies and let them help decorate the cookies\n\n--Read, read, read, lots of storybooks.  \n\n--for times when you need some "mommy time" videos/DVDs can't be beat.  There's lots of educational stuff out there, too.  My nephews love PBS kids shows and you can get compilations of them.\n\nHere's some websites with some more ideas:\n\nhttp://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Pre-School/\n\nhttp://www.perpetualpreschool.com/