Kindergarten students are full of energy and it can be difficult to come up with the perfect activities to keep them occupied after school. Somehow, even with an exciting schedule full of activities at school, kindergarteners still come home ready to do more crafts, play more games, and read more stories. This article will help you out by giving you some great ideas for activities you can do with your kindergarten students when they get home from school.
Go To The Library
One of the biggest indicators of academic success later in life for kindergarteners is that they had books read to them when they were young. Kindergarteners love reading books, but you might have a limited selection of books at home or even just be getting sick of reading the same stories over and over again. This is one of the reasons that taking a trip together to your local public library is a great idea!
In addition to giving you more book options to read together with your child at home, public libraries will frequently hold open reading events for children, where your child can sit and listen to a story read by the librarian and meet some other kids.
Visit Local Parks
Visiting a park together can be a great way to expend some of that seemingly endless kindergartener energy. With the prevalence of screens in all of our lives it is important that our kindergarten students get many opportunities to explore the outdoors and learn about nature through first-hand experiences.
Even if your child attends a school that offers many outdoor activities that teach about the natural world, children still spend a majority of their study time indoors and any extra play time outside is an excellent way to burn off all that energy and make sure your child gets lots of fresh air.
Hands-On Crafts
Kindergardeners love hands-on activities and they love to get messy. A great way to keep your youngster occupied afterschool is to get some finger paint, play dough, or clay and let them get creative and messy. Since kindergarten students still have a tendency to put things in their mouths a lot, it is also a good idea to make sure any messy craft items you buy are not toxic or harmful if ingested.
At the kindergarten age range, kids are learning much more from experiencing the world around them than they are from verbal instructions or writing, so it’s essential that they are able to explore the world with all their senses.
The Best Activities for Kindergarteners
Ultimately, it doesn’t make too much of a difference what activities you choose to do with your kindergartener, as long as you are giving them the time and attention they need. Learning doesn’t end when the school day ends, young children are learning constantly!
Kindergarten students learn so much from various experiences just by having them, so the more fun, new activities you can do with your kindergartener the better! As long as you are both enjoying time together, your child is learning, growing, and understanding more about the world around them.
