Monthly Archives: March 2011

Alphabet Shopping

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

You and you child make a pretend shopping list.  Choose two letters that have very different sounds, such as M and D.  Divide the paper in half and put the M on one side and the D on the other. Take … Continue reading →

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Letter of the day or week

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

For example choose a letter for the day or week.  Like the letter C All during the day or week play the C game During the meal or snack time identify any foods that start with C While playing outside, … Continue reading →

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Letters in the News

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Let you child enjoy the newspaper with you.  Let them choose a letter of the alphabet and ask your child to find and circle as many of that letter as he can find on a page of the newspaper.  Say … Continue reading →

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Count Everything

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Count plates,chairs, spoons, people, cars, Cheerios, toothpicks, fingers and toes.  Just make a game of counting everything possible. Teach concepts-many, few, enough, half, whole, more, less,etc. Begin counting touching each item as you call out the number name. So they … Continue reading →

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Parade of letters

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Almost everyone learned their ABC’s by singing the Alphabet Song.  Now have all the letters on a poster board or use the plastic magnetic letters that you can keep on the refrigerator door.  Have the child point to the letters … Continue reading →

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Back to the Basics

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

I’ve given you lots of ideas for creative arts but now we really need to give some attention to the reading, writing, and arithmetic.  When a child enters first grade they need to  be able to speak about 3,000 word.  … Continue reading →

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Paper Plate Butterfly

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Supplies needed:  Small paper plate (bendable), crayons or markers, and pipe cleaner. Let you child create a beautiful butterfly.  First color the plate with his own design on both sides.  Fold the pipe cleaner in half and curl the ends … Continue reading →

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