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How To Promote Learning in Your Kid’s Bedroom

big letters and numbersAs parents, it is our responsibility  to encourage our kids to learn, even at a young age. But since they are on their early years, it is not advisable to pressure them to learn. However, you can make learning process as natural as possible. You can make learning fun for your little one, and he would not even notice that this is already a part of his early home-schooling and your kid will not feel the pressure but instead he would feel encouraged and excited to learn while discovering new things every day.

One of the most essential things is to distinguish which place would be more motivating and suitable to promote learning. Unquestionably, the living room, where the family and visitors usually hang out, is not a perfect place for a child’s learning. Neither the play room nor entertainment room will serve right for this purpose. The most strategic place to promote learning is an area away from all his play things, and the television. It should also be quiet, and there are no distractions so he can concentrate and absorb all the lessons. But kids easily gets bored, so usually you can spend an hour or so for some learning activities and his home lessons, and that’s it. Usually, that’s not enough time for him to learn, so we have to find other ways that will further his learning development in a less boring yet effective way.

Aside from the home library, study room or study area, your kid’s bedroom can also play an important role in his learning process. Why? Because this is where he stays most of the time and he consider it as his personal territory. But how can you turn his bedroom into a place than can effectively promote learning?

If you have noticed, kids are easily attracted to colorful things. You can attach colorful and large numbers and letters in the bedroom walls. Or have rubberized mats that have letters and numbers on them. Some parents use glow in the dark shapes too, but I would suggest to avoid it while they are young because those are likley to keep them awake when it’s time to go to bed. Remember that although we want to make the bedroom a place or learning too, the primary function of the bedroom is to be a place for them to rest, and get adequate sleep to help them grow. So once the lights are turned out, they will be in the mood to sleep too.

handpainted-lettersCreativity and size is important, that’s why you must buy the biggest and most creative posters of the alphabet ang numbers, because it will attract their attention and is hard for them to miss it out. It is common for kids to ask ‘what is this’ or ‘what is that’ while pointing at the things that they are curious of — you must take advantage of this behavior and turn their being too inquisitive into a positive attitude towards learning. This way, it would be much easier for you to help your kid identify and familiarize with numbers and letters, especially the spelling of his name. And, because he sees them every day, he will learn about them so easily, and before you know it, he can already identify different colours, shapes, letters and numbers — or arrange letters that spells out his name.

You can also design or paint his bedroom in such a way that he would be able to identify things easily, like animals or fruits and other things related to the letters. Each night before going to sleep tell him a story about the animal characters in his bedroom, then you can ask him about it when he wakes up the next day. Keep a record of what he has learned. You can also make a learning calendar where he can place his star once he has learned something. You can also give him a reward once in awhile if he has achieved things like learning how to count or recite the alphabet. This will give him a sense of accomplishment; and encourage him to do even better.

Parents should realize that learning does not necessarily start at school or at a certain age, rather it starts at home when they are young, and even right at your kid’s bedroom. Make everyday a new day for your kids to learn something new in their very own learning wonderland.

Posted on October 14, 2009
Category: Family Home and Living, Parenting
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