Yet another idea for younger children to learn letter formation, identification, and naming, without using a pencil. ✏️ Here these 3-year-olds were being introduced to the letter R for rainbow 🌈 and using hand-eye coordination in order to match the dot markers up with the circles. Dot markers can be picked up anywhere from the @dollartree to @amazon and come in all kinds of colors. Children can use them…
Although there is a time and a place for paper and pencil activities, I implore you to open yourself up to other options. Kids can practice their writing skills using their fingers in sand, shaving cream, and (as pictured here) hair gel. Thinking outside the box allows your children to view academic activities as fun. More importantly, they simply see an opportunity to play. As both a parent and a…