Tips to Teach Kids English Vocab at Home

by Sita Ram Kaura Managing Director

Getting into the groove of teaching your kids English starts right from their early days and this indeed is one of the biggest challenges faced by any parent. Yes, children do learn diverse topics in their school, but sometimes it just doesn’t infuse in them that x-factor you all look for.

This is where home learning comes into picture as the amount of time spent by kids at home is any day more than at school. But here is where parents tend to ask questions like how can we take up teaching our kids different English vocab words? Or what words should we teach and how?

While there are several ways they can do to produce great results, but the below mentioned tips will surely help you in the long run.

Learn words yourself first

Well, the most basic part of teaching is learning the things that you want to teach. Yes, parents talk in English but somehow this doesn’t fill the vocab gap? So, grab a vocabulary book and start learning them. Specially structured vocabulary building books for the deeper of students are out there in the market that cannot only be used by teachers but parents also can make the most out of it. This is not only helpful in making your kids fall in love with learning but also a brilliant method of spending quality time with your child that you generally miss during your busy schedule.

The daily household situations

There are many things in and around every home that can be used for teaching your child different English words. Now, let’s suppose your kid is getting dressed. Teach him the words that associate with different sets of clothing like socks, shirts and all. You can also bring the concept of color in this to make the task a tad bit easier. Furniture, daily household items like the refrigerator or table can also be used.

Games and songs

Be it any kid, games and music are something that every child loves. So, why not use these methods for vocabulary building? Play different word or spelling games with them. Not only will you find different ones available in the market but also online. There are also reading programs, which have Greek and Latin root words formed into songs, making it easier for the kids to learn and memorize complex English words. This is not only a good way to get to know new words but it can also be used as a method to improve English scores in class.

Charity begins at home and the same goes with the learning—it should start at home, for children spend more time with parents and not at school. The above mentioned tips can easily render a fun lesson time for your kids.

Happy learning!