Bring Out the Genius in Your Child : Fun Activities to Stretch Young Minds from 0 - 11 Years

by Ken Adams

• ISBN13: 9780600614357
• ISBN10: 0600614352
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-28
• Publisher: Hamlyn

Summary

Give all children the best possible start with successful techniques to aid their ability to speak, count, write, solve problems and progress well at school. Let educational expert Ken Adams teach you how to support your child's learning with practical exercises, fun activities and ideas for interactive play. By understanding how babies and children learn, this book shows you how to motivate and improve school performance up to 11 years old.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
How children learn	8	(12)
The creation of mental images	10	(4)
Recalling information	14	(2)
Thinking and creativity	16	(1)
Learning sequences	17	(1)
Motivating your child	18	(2)
Learning with your baby 0--1 Year	20	(8)
Developing perception	22	(2)
Talking to your baby	24	(1)
Patterns and shapes	25	(1)
Stimulating your baby	26	(1)
Songs and toys	27	(1)
Baby on the move 1--2 Years	28	(14)
Naming objects	30	(2)
Size, shape and colour	32	(3)
Counting	35	(1)
Exploring	36	(2)
Creative play	38	(2)
Developing play	40	(2)
The 'terrible twos' 2--3 Years	42	(14)
Talking	44	(3)
Reading to your child	47	(1)
Pre-reading	48	(1)
Further counting	49	(1)
Shapes	50	(1)
Sorting and matching	51	(1)
Investigating	52	(2)
Creative activities	54	(2)
Springboard age 3--4 Years	56	(16)
Learning principles	58	(1)
Length, weight and volume	59	(1)
Maths	60	(2)
Reading	62	(3)
Problem-solving	65	(3)
Investigations and activities	68	(2)
Creative play	70	(2)
Ready for school 4--5 Years	72	(14)
Reading	74	(4)
Number skills	78	(3)
Measurement	81	(1)
Creative play	82	(2)
Toys and activities	84	(2)
Starting school 5--7 Years	86	(20)
English	88	(4)
Maths	92	(6)
Science	98	(2)
Activities	100	(6)
At school 7--9 Years	106	(16)
English	108	(2)
Maths	110	(4)
Science	114	(2)
Activities	116	(6)
Growing in confidence 9--11 Years	122	(18)
English	124	(4)
Maths	128	(4)
Science	132	(2)
Activities	134	(6)
Index	140	(4)
Acknowledgements	144