We are working our way toward M's being able to recognize and name all of the letters- not so much because I think it's "time," but more because she enjoys it. She gets a kick out of going different places and being able to point out letters that she knows on signs, keyboards, etc.Today we tried a new activity to help her learn the alphabet. I filled a big bowl full of rice and gathered up some small foam letters I had bought at Walmart. One at a time, I placed a letter in the bowl on top of the rice and asked her to name it. Some of them she knew, and others, not. Then I buried the letter in the rice and said "The "m" (or whatever) is hiding. Can you find the "m?" She would then dig away until she caught sight of it, picked it up and we cheered.
Once she had the hang of that, she was ready to search for a few letters at a time. I buried three and asked her to find them one at a time. Very fun! I might also try it with colors, shapes, and plastic animals.
My daughter does this with her alphabet puzzle (and all her other puzzles). We hide the pieces in the rice, then she hunts for them and each time she finds a piece, she places it in the right spot of her puzzle (the wood kind of puzzles with knobs). When it is her alphabet puzzle, every time she finds a letter, I tell her its name and sound and a word that starts with that letter. She loves doing this. How old is your daughter?
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I love this idea!! It's going on my list of outside activities!
ReplyDeleteI might even try it in beans for an inside activity.
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ReplyDeleteI might even try it in beans for an inside activity.
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