Time for Preschool: An Early Developmental Tool Designed for Toddlers
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The curriculum presented in this book is designed for toddlers ages 1-2 years of age. Children ages 2-3 years old may also benefit from this curriculum; depending on their knowledge of the material presented. A Time for Preschool is split into sections depicting each day of the week and provides a focus for a particular subject on each day. The book begins with a note to the parents, a list of quick tips, and then an overview of the curriculum. Each section provides an objective page, a how to section and a checklist that is relevant to that particular subject. Additional material is included at the end of the book that provides age appropriate games to play, arts and crafts and optional materials to purchase or make.
Susan Sellmeyer
Susan Sellmeyer was born in 1976 and grew up on a small farm in eastern Kansas. Susan attended college at a junior college near Kansas City earning two degrees in Information Technology. Later becoming a mother of a premature child, Susan strived to learn everything she could about brain development and how the brain forms. When her daughter was one year old, Susan began work to design a preschool curriculum to teach her daughter basic preschool material at a very young age. Susan customized the material to fit the needs of her young child and a busy working mother’s schedule while still pursing a full time career in Information Technology. Today Susan is still teaching her daughter and striving to give her daughter every educational opportunity she can.
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Time for Preschool - Susan Sellmeyer
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ISBN: 978-1-4620-4470-2 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4620-4471-9 (ebk)
iUniverse rev. date: 02/07/2013
Contents
About This Program
Quick Tips
Curriculum Overview
Motor Skill Objectives
Motor Skills Mondays
Color and Shapes Objectives
Color and Shapes Trivia Tuesdays
Animal Objectives
Animals Gone Wild Wednesdays
Number Objectives
Thinking Numbers Thursdays
Fun Friday Objectives
Fun Fridays
ABCs Objectives
ABCs Saturdays
Sunday School’s Objectives
Music Time Objectives
Music Time Anytime
Arts and Crafts
Games to Play
Finally, a preschool program for one—and two-year-olds!
• Want to give your child a boost on his or her education?
• Discouraged because day-care centers don’t offer a program for your child?
• Don’t have much time? That’s okay!
i Great for on-the-go or working parents
i Only forty-five minutes a day!
• Flexible program that can be customized to: o Meet the needs of your child’s development o Meet the needs of the parents schedule
• Simple and easy-to-use at-home curriculum
The curriculum presented in this book is designed for toddlers ages one to two years. Children ages two to three may also benefit from this curriculum, depending on their knowledge of the material presented. A Time for Preschool is split into sections representing each day of the week and provides a focus for a particular subject on each day. The book begins with a note to the parents, a list of quick tips, and then an overview of the curriculum. Each section provides an objective page, a how-to section, and a checklist that is relevant to that particular subject. Additional material is included at the end of the book, providing age-appropriate games, arts and crafts, and optional materials to purchase or make.
Susan Sellmeyer was born in 1976 and grew up on a small farm in eastern Kansas. Susan attended a junior college near Kansas City, earning two degrees in information technology. Later becoming a mother of a premature child, Susan strived to learn everything she could about brain development. When her daughter was one year old, Susan began designing a curriculum to teach her daughter basic preschool material at a very young age. Susan customized the material to fit the needs of her young child and a busy working mother’s schedule, while still pursuing a full-time career in information technology. Today Susan