Just like the 5 Little Pumpkins poem, the 5 Little Turkeys can also help your child with phonemic awareness. This poem lends itself to learning about counting backwards and subtracting 1. Put out 5 turkey cut outs, and each time a turkey “waddles away” take a turkey away. The use of turkey cut outs...
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Poetry is a great way to build your child’s phonemic awareness. This classic Halloween poem encourages phonemic awareness, the understanding of ordinal numbers, and dramatic play. Teachers like to use this poem during the month of October. Reciting the same poem at home reinforces what is being taught at school. Adding hand movements to...
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Learning the letters of the alphabet and their phonetic sounds is one of the building blocks of reading. Literacy is needed for all learning, so teaching your children the basics at an early age is very important.
The Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder is the perfect tool to help promote learning the letters, their...
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Teaching your child the alphabet should be fun and easy. Children can begin becoming familiar with the shapes and names of the letters at a very early age. Here are some ideas to get you started!
First, teach the names…
The Alphabet Song is a great place to start. It is an excellent way to teach the...
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Before a child begins exploring letters and words, they must be aware that there are sounds in language. These sounds make up the words we speak. This is called phonemic awareness. Building a child’s phonemic awareness will support the process of learning how to read. How can you help your child with phonemic awareness?...
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