Quiet time should be a daily routine for daycare-aged kids. Far from a punishment, quiet time is an essential part of childhood development. These simple quiet time activities were chosen because they stimulate a child’s mind and help him develop fine motor skills without putting stress on your budget. Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles are the daycare child’s equivalent to discovery bottles. They can be filled with beads or other objects, along with fluids such as baby oil or water with a drop of food coloring. Leaving out the fluids can be a bit noisy for quiet time, but a filled bottle with the cap glued in place is interesting and engaging without creating additional noise. Buttons and Beads A tray of assorted beads or buttons helps children develop fine motor skills as well as beginning to learn academic lessons such as shapes, sorting, and counting. Include a few pipe cleaners and your child is ready to create her own three-dimensional artwork. Puzzles Puzzles are an excellent quiet time activity, and they promote critical thinking while building fine motor skills. You can create puzzles at home by pasting a drawing or printed image to a piece of cardboard and cutting it into pieces of various sizes and shapes. Coloring and Painting Coloring or drawing using any convenient medium stimulates your child’s creative mind, develops coordination, and allows her to create unique artwork that she can put on the refrigerator, hang from a wall, or show off to friends and relatives. The Importance of Quiet Time In daycare, quiet time is important for several reasons. It gives them a chance to process information (or lunch), and focus on accomplishing solitary tasks that they can do by themselves. For the teachers or parents at home, it is an opportunity to relax for a bit bit while you plan out the specifics for the remainder of the day. When you make quiet time an engaging experience, it encourages children to learn to work quietly and to focus on the task at hand. These skills will become more important as she grows and enters an elementary school setting, so practicing today will benefit her for years to come. Comments are closed.
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