Ways to Disguise Learning and NNAT Study as Fun

Children should really learn, and study the NNAT, through play. This is a child’s natural language and the most natural way for them to experience the world. The best way to instill concepts from the NNAT in your child is through spending time together somewhere “fun”. Even a walk through the park can be a learning experience for the NNAT. Here are some places you and your child can go to have fun and learn basic NNAT concepts.

• The Park: Like I mentioned above, just the walk to the park can be used as learning experience for your child and prepare for the NNAT. At the park you can have your child look for patterns or compare sizes of various objects, and do some NNAT study!
• The Museum: Whether it is a fine art museum or a natural history museum, these locations are great just for exposing your child to art or history. For me, these early trips to the museum influenced me so much I studied Art History in college. But you can also have your child name all of the colors that they see, so they can start forming pattern recognition, integral for NNAT prep.
• The Beach: The beach is a great place to teach your child without them even realizing that they aren’t just having fun! Between size comparisons and pattern recognition, the beach is a great place for incognito NNAT test prep. Just remember to have a continuous dialogue going with your children. The more you speak with them, the more language they acquire and the better they do on the NNAT.

The 4^th of July is also a great day to have some fun and do some NNAT prep. Here is a great site for 4^th of July crafts, great for sneaky NNAT prep. Good luck on the NNAT!