3 Skills a Preschooler
Really Needs
Written By Tracy Rasmussen
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Sitting Still
One of the primary components of preschool is circle time, when children sit and listen to a story or sing songs or even do some simple academics as a group. The act of sitting in a circle calms the children down, say teachers, and helps them focus.
Practice sitting still, they say, by having a circle time at your home. Okay, you're wondering how you and your one child can sit in a circle. Well, this circle time is not so much about the circle as it is about the time. Liebman recommends planning a time each day to sit with your child and sing or read. In addition, she suggests setting specific times for snacks, so that your child will learn to sit and eat: "Something simple like having a set snack time is really helpful. It teaches children that the snack must be eaten then and that they can't graze all day."
