My four year old is desperate to learn how to read and write. And while I'm not the greatest teacher in the world, every once in a while I do have a stroke of genius that I think would be beneficial to share.
My mom is an educator and I am the fortunate recipient of many of her teaching tools. Most recently, I acquired several boxes of sight word flash cards just begging to be used. I also got a box of old magazines that she had been holding on to for me.
Lightbulb!!!
I pulled out the box of cards and tried to start going over them with Mini-me. After two words, her interest was gone.
So, I went back to the one word she actually remembered.
RED
Then I pulled out a magazine from the big box of crafty potential.
I grabbed a red pen.
I set her on a hunt.
I put the flash card with the word red in front of her, and had her go through the magazine and find and circle all of the things that were red.
She's still doing it!!! It has been a whole five minutes - which is a lifetime considering my child has the attention span of a flea.
What good ideas do you have to help keep the brains of your wee-ones working through summer vacation?
Love, hugs, and blessings,
The Mama
June 16, 2010
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4 comments on "To Pass The Time"
Hey, this is a great strategy! She should make a color book...
Smart idea!
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I have always loved these sheets for helping with writing....you just put in a word and print out the sheets!! My Kindergarteners loved them for learning to write their names!
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/denelian-1/make-d.htm
Good one! We play the alphabet game when we're in the car. We'll go through the alphabet, and when we get to each letter, we have to find something as we're driving by that starts with that letter. She learns her sounds and the beginnings of reading, and it also teaches her to be more observant.
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