Read to your children every day. Expose her to books repeatedly to help her start memorizing stories and pretending to read, gradually progress to recognizing words and then to reading. Choose very simple books using short word repetition that she can learn to read quickly. Read longer, more complicated books to her so she can learn to focus on longer stories.
Choose a letter of the alphabet to focus on every day and have your child practice writing it down. Select foods, books and activities that start with the letter so your child sees it and hears the sound it makes throughout the day. See how many things he can find or think of with that start with that letter.
Choose a number every day for your child to learn about. Start by counting to that number and writing down both the numeral and the word for that number. Choose that number of pieces of cereal for a snack, run around the yard that many times, or collect that number of leaves or flowers when out for a walk.
Incorporate learning into your normal daily activities. Teach your child colors when you're sorting the laundry, math (measuring) while you're cooking, money and nutrition when grocery shopping. Involve her in what you do, as kindergarteners love doing "grown-up" activities, like shopping and cooking.
Ask questions. When you're out for a walk with your child, ask what he thinks about the animals he sees, where they might live and what they might eat. Ask him about the weather and the seasons and what he should be wearing at various times of year. Discuss holidays for each season so he learns what to expect at different times of the year.
Create hands-on lessons for your child. Experiment with ice cubes in a glass and time the melting at different temperatures, or add salt and a string to one to pick up the ice cube. Let her learn about colors by mixing paints herself to see how many colors she can come up with. Dye some vinegar with food coloring and have her try to mix it with oil in a white or clear bowl. Ask her to predict what the results will be, perform the experiment with you, and then explain the results that actually happened: the process of science experiments.
Find a wide variety of art projects, such as pages that can be colored in or crafts for your child to create. Talk about colors, shapes and lines. Offer her a variety of materials, including construction paper, finger paints, water colors and modeling clay. Point out art wherever you go.
Incorporate music into your day whenever possible, even during other activities. Play CDs as often as you can and practice singing along and dancing to the songs. Choose various types of music and ask your child how it makes him feel. Have child-friendly instruments, such as drums, xylophones, keyboards, bells or recorders, accessible so he can play with them whenever he wants.