Penry’s Great Adventure is not a book you’ll find at the library or at the store, but we were fortunate enough to have had it included in our curriculum box. This wasn’t how they had intended I use it (what’s new? 🤷🏻♀️), but it’s a perfect pairing to this literacy activity that I’ve been itching to try. Want to try salt writing at home? Dye…
Recently I saw @montessorifromtheheart post a name recognition activity that I loved using finger paint. Since B had already painted today, I decided to try it with dot stickers instead. I provided her with plenty of color options, named and identified the letters (and colors), discussed which ones had straight lines and which ones had curvy ones, took turns placing dots on the letters in her name, and spent a…
I drew 2 Christmas trees and had B decorate each with the corresponding dot stickers (can you tell I’m rolling in dozens of new colors of dot stickers? 🤣). Honestly, I hadn’t planned on doing both in the same day, and I wouldn’t have except that she requested “another Christmas tree.” Thankfully, I had one! 😅 One tree worked on numbers 1-12 and the other tree on letters…
If you know me, you know that I try my best to infuse “teachable moments” anywhere I can. The children play with Play-Doh every morning by choice, so on this day, all I did was provide some cardboard letters (courtesy of @experiencecurriculum, although if you’re handy with a blade and cardboard boxes, it would probably be easy to make your own) and invited them to use them in…
Before anyone can read and write, there are a whole lot of skills that need to be front loaded. Letter and name recognition are just 2 of them, and this simple DIY activity takes no time to make while still being really valuable. MATERIALS:• Markers• Paper• Ruler• Scissors ✂️ H chose to place the letters under his name while matching them, while B placed hers on top. This is a great…
As a self-proclaimed lover or bright colors, 🌈 I think these are BEAUTIFUL! 🤩 They’re also functional, educational, and reusable, so there is absolutely no reason not to do this activity. First, write your child’s name in dot markers and see if they can identify their name as well as identify or name the letters in it. They’ll enjoy matching colored bears to the corresponding colored letters in…