Kitchen Table Play & Learn: Activities and Lessons for Building Your Preschooler's Vital Developmental Skills

by Tara Copley and ara Copley

Thirty easy ways you can give your children a head start on essential education skills

Kitchen-Table Play & Learn gives you structured yet fun lessons to teach your preschoolers the basics of education at home. These 30 lessons include games and activities that help you hone your children's motor skills, number and letter recognition, logic, and visual discrimination, as well as expose them to math, writing, and reading.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071460160
• ISBN13: 9780071460163
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Awesome resource

I bought this book for our 2 year daughter. It was a little advanced for her at the time, but I was able to modify some of the activities. More importantly, it got me thinking about how to break activities down so my daughter was able to feel good about what she had done. Now that she is 3, she loves the learning activities. There is a wide diversity of activities to keep her stimulated and engaged. This book is an excellent resource for helping to productively channel her active, eager mind and hands. It feeds on her natural curiosity and opens new doors for her to consider.

Kitchen table play and learn

This is a great way to spend quality time with your preschooler. I love that each lesson gives a breakdown of the developmental skills that will be worked on. Watching my son do the activities is the best!

Preschool done at home

My daughter is a year old right now, but I have begun to look at preschool curriculum for her to complete at home. I was homeschooled in elementary school and loved the experience; I want to share my love of learning with my children. I have looked at several books and curriculum series, and this book is one that I plan on using. It has lots of great ideas, and while it will take some prep on the part of the parent, the activities are development oriented. The book is divided into themes such as sports, fall, the farm, shapes, etc, and each theme is accompanied by activites to encourage many developmental skills. All units begin with a picture book suggestion (no specific title, only a topic). The activities include letter and number recognition, a few science experiments, matching and sorting, some cooking, pre-reading and pre-writing, cutting and pasting, and many other preschool activities. There is a variety within each lesson and across the units so that you do not feel as though you are doing the same things over and over again. Rhymes and songs and games are included too, so multiple learning styles are addressed. The activities can be spread out over a week or two, depending on your child's level and attention span, or you can spend an hour or two on one day. Anyone interested in home schooling or in supplementing preschool experiences will enjoy this book.

Excellent

This is by far the best children's educational book both me and my wife have read (and there have been MANY). The impact made from the activities has been amazing and the kids can't wait for the next lesson. A must have for parents with young children.