Hi, DH has finally installed the 3 programs I bought a couple of months ago onto the kids laptop. (we were waiting for the new Dell ultra book) I have been browsing this forum since and am amazed at the results, advice and general information I have found here.
I started taking DD (just turned 5yrs) to Letterland lessons when she was 3 yrs old, 45mins a week to learn her alphabet etc. This year I put her into a reading program for 1 hour a week with homework and readers and have to say I am thrilled with the results!! She also has had music lessons on the keyboard, taught solfege method, with great results too. (1 hour per week)
I stumbled across the Brillkids program at a Toddlers and Baby Show and thought this would be great for my newborn son. Little did I know what it entailed and how much information I would get from this forum. I have purchased and downloaded myriads of EL material for my now 5 year old, which she loves. Especially maths, since I had no idea how to teach her this.
All I can say is we are so excited we found you!!! :biggrin:
Welcome to the forum! It’s lovely to have you join us.
You seem to have done a good job finding resources for you 5 year old even without the forum. Teaching a 3 year old their alphabet is still a little bit taboo in Australia ( i am in Brisbane) so well doe for that! Letter land is loads of fun for that age group. I have it in my kindy class on the computers. They all love it and que. up for a turn.
As you now have all programs I reccomend you use little musician for you 5 year old, preferable at a faster rate than one lesson a day if you can manage it. My kids (9,7,4) seem to get even more out of it at a twice a day lesson rate. They seem to absorb it and build on their know edge very quickly.
For little reader be sure to download some of the files in the share file section that particularly interest your child. Dogs, dinosaurs and all the science files are very popular in this house. We also make files on topics they love.
To use Little math with your five year old use it to teach counting, skip counting and flash some of the lessons to get a deeper understanding of different quantities. Don’t be too strick on finishing each lesson ( stop while your child is still interested) and definately download some fun icons form the share section. Insects, spiderman and Disney princesses are infinitely more interesting to 5 year olds than dots!
Hope we hear lots more from you!
It is wonderful to have you here! Yes, the materials you can get from download sections are amazing, and they cover every possible topic :yes:
We do a lot of supplement lessons in our Little Reader and children love it, you can even add different categories of interest to your pre-planned curriculum lessons. That was a key with my 3.5 years old!
Some of our personal family is from Australia, and it is wonderful to see more and more Australian members joining us here! Looking forward to reading your news.
