Literacy and Numeracy, Development Milestones, Parenting Advice, and More
Literacy and Numeracy, Development Milestones, Parenting Advice, and More
Parenting a preschooler can be challenging, and we hope that this newsletter will add to your parenting toolbox by delivering inspiration and expert advice to your inbox each month. Do you have burning parenting questions or a topic that you would like us to cover in a future newsletter? We would love your input! Please contact Nicole Casey at ncasey@fayschool.org with any questions, comments, or feedback.
BOOK CLUB - A Second is a Hiccup
If your child is constantly asking you "how long is that?" after you give them instructions involving time, this book will help them understand minutes, hours, weeks, months, and years in simple terms. The next time you tell your child that soccer starts in one week, they will know that this is actually "seven sleeps"! See the Developmental Milestone section below for more tips regarding young children and their sense of time.
LITERACY AND NUMERACY - Number Recognition
When teaching your child about time, it is helpful if they can recognize numbers so they can understand calendars and clocks. To help your child learn their numbers, try making it fun and interactive and incorporate number practice into your routine. For example, on your school commute search for numbers on road signs. When your child is doing crafts at home, you can try color-by-number drawings or connect the dots. 
ARTS & CRAFTS - Collaborative Art
With a return to the hustle and bustle of the school year, family time is usually harder to come by. However, to connect as a family during the school week, try the collaborative art suggestions below. 
Materials Needed:
  • Paper
  • Drawing Tools
Collaborative Art Projects:
  • Create a Face - Start this project by drawing an oval shape on a piece of paper, and then have each family member take turns adding features (ears, eyes, hair, jewelry, freckles, and more). What does your face look like? Does it look like one of your family members? Want to try this project with a different object? You could also try creating a house.
  • Mystery Creatures - Fold a piece of paper into three equal sizes and take turns drawing your mystery creature. The first family member should start at the top with the head, and then the second person will complete the torso. After that, the third family member will complete the creature by adding legs and feet. What did you come up with? Maybe a creature with a cat head, a human torso, and dinosaur legs and feet!
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE - Sense of Time
When you tell your child that you are leaving for school in five minutes do they actually comprehend how much time this is? Chances are that they have no idea because the concept of time is abstract to them. To help make time more tangible, it is helpful to use calendars and clocks for visualization.
With a calendar, you can add stickers to show your child which days of the week are school days or when a birthday will occur. When they ask you when their birthday is, you can show them on the calendar and discuss how many days away it is by counting them out. To make counting easier, you could make it part of your daily routine to have your child mark each day with an X as they pass.
As for clocks, you can teach your child how the hands move and that the little hand moves slowly and the big hand moves quickly. When getting ready in the morning, prompt your child that you need to leave when the little hand is on the 7 and the big hand is on the 6. 
FIELD TRIP - Fay School's Farmers Market
After a year off due to the pandemic, we are excited to announce that the Fay School Farmers Market is back! The 2021 farmers market will take place on five Saturdays this fall from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. The market will be held outdoors in Upjohn Circle, located behind Fay's Office of Admission, and parking will be available across the street at Brackett House (31 Main Street in Southborough). Each market will feature local vendors and free activities and entertainment for young children. 
PARENTING ADVICE - Conquering Back-to-School
It’s that time of year again. You linger over magazine spreads of elaborately organized homework stations and color-coded family calendar systems, and you develop the sudden conviction that a label maker will change your life. It’s September, the month that has a way of bringing out the inner organizer in all of us. While it’s tempting to think that redesigning your child’s workspace will transform your school year, it’s actually the habits that you cultivate this month that can have the greatest positive impact. Here are seven tips for easing the transition from the lazy days of summer to back-to-school.
7 Tips for Making this Your Most Organized September Ever
Kindergarten at Fay School
Kindergarten is the first formal step in a child’s educational journey, and it often lays the foundation for their entire learning experience. At Fay, our small class size and individualized approach helps each kindergartener establish the skills they will need for a successful educational journey. Our teachers focus on each child’s literacy, numeracy, science understanding, and social-emotional development, supported by a team of expert specialists who coordinate instruction in art, music, French, and Spanish, and P.E. Our teacher also focus on fostering a love of learning, and they know that when students believe that their learning matters, they give their all.
Learn more about kindergarten at Fay.
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