At-Home Practices

Set Up: Create a learning space by taping large letters on the floor, spaced apart. Place a bin at the end with a letter on it to reinforce letter recognition. Instructions: - Ask the child to jump from letter to letter, saying each letter aloud as they land on it. - When they reach the end, have them toss a bean bag into the bin, while saying the letter on the bin. This enjoyable and active game helps reinforce letter recognition and introduces a physical element to learnin

My goal has been to show parents simple ways to incorporate learning letters into their daily lives with their children. Finding letters in text is a simple letter recognition practice with little prep. Pull out a flashcard, magnetic letter , or just a piece of paper with the uppercase and lowercase form of a letter you are working on with your child. Seeing the letter will help them find that letter in the book you are reading. Some kids are not interested in this at all. Yo

The disappearing letters game is an interactive and fun at-home preschool activity. disappearing-letters-at-home-preschool-activityPlease see the following instructions to play this game.  Choose three (3) to four (4) letters your child is currently learning and place those letters in a bin. Tell your child to name each letter. Then, go over the letters again. Cover the letters with a cloth and take one away. Disappearing Letters Game By playing this game with your child and

Interactive letter formations using hands-on techniques will help children understand and write the letters of the alphabet. This article includes several hands-on techniques that are fun for your child, but at the same time, your child is learning how to write letters. When introducing a letter to a student, I first pull out my magnetic letters and say this is the uppercase and lowercase letters. My article " Early Intervention is Key to a Successful Reader " includes instr

Before reading this article, please read my first article, " Early Intervention is Key to Success ."  This early childhood development technique uses both alphabet magnets and alphabet clothing pins. Please complete the following steps to practice the method.  Complete all steps in Early Intervention is Key to Success in creating the alphabet magnets. Use uppercase letters for this example. Label each clothespin with a lowercase letter.  Place the alphabet magnets (uppercas

Here's a fun letter sound recognition game to play on this cold morning: Beginning Sound Egg Hunt For this game, choose four (4) to six (6) letters your child is currently working on learning. Place the magnetic letters into bowls or a small bin. Find objects around your house that begin with that sound. Place the objects in Easter eggs, or if the object is too big for an egg, you can hide the object. Send your child around the house looking for eggs or hidden objects. Onc