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Is 3 1/2 a good age for her to learn them? she is not very advanced but she has progressed little by little. So far she knows her numbers from 1-10 but only in Spanish she is struggling with it in English since we only speak to her in Spanish.
the magnets sound like a great idea ;)
Answer
Yes, at around 3.5 they really seem to start grasping some of these concepts. The children that have the easiest time learning them are those that have parents/caregivers that start at infancy though.
A tip passed onto me in regards to bilingual families. Children learn relatively easily both languages at an early age. Many families have found it successful to speak their native language in the home but then when you leave the home, English. It's important she does learn English if you are living in an area where English is the native language.
Hands-on approach is the best. You don't need fancy toys/equipment. You can have her help count the plates needed for the table or how many peas are on her plate. How many cereal boxes are in the cupboard, etc You can point to the letters on the cereal boxes of her favorite cereal and just reinforce by stating what you see. They learn this way quite easily.
Other ideas:
Create an alphabet or number collage for each alphabet or number. You can make it into a book but our kids enjoyed me putting them up on the wall so we could interact with them each day. Apple stickers on Aa, bear stamps on Bb etc. For numbers... provide a block letter number and put that many of each collage material on. For example, number 2... 2 beans, 2 foam squares, 2 heart stickers, etc.
Magnets are great...Our kids like to "go fishing". I use a magnetic fishing pole and a dishtub full of water. You can do it in the bathtub as well. We match letters, place them in abc order, sort by stick, curve, both, we sort whether it's a number or a letter, etc.
Working with letters in her name first is a good approach. This is meaningful for her and she's going to need to know how to spell and write her name for Kindergarten. I've done letter sort...I divide a piece of paper into as many columns as there are in the child's name. Then I write the letters in the column. Then we go through magazines, newspapers, etc and find like letters and glue them into the appropiate column. You can also make her name on a strip of cardboard and also write each letter on a clothespin and incorporate some fine motor practice as she clips the clothespin to the matching letter. When she can match easily, flip the cardboard over and have her spell her name with the clothespins without looking at the letters.
Mystery Letters/Numbers: write the letter or number on a half piece of white index card with white crayon-press heavily. Then give her the cards and a set of watercolors and let her find the mystery color. The crayon will resist the paint. You can use these cards in various ways.
Add number and alphabet cookie cutters to playdough. Make "worms" with playdough and create the letters/numbers.
When you sing the alphabet song (and there is a LOT of different alphabet/number songs and chants available on the internet) then provide a visual so she can point to each one and get the visual recognition reinforcement instead of just memorizing the song.
Letters by Leaps and Bounds: Each time a new letter is introduced, use colorful masking tape or plastic tape to create a giant version of that letter on your playroom floor or kitchen floor. Then instruct youngsters to "walk, hop, crawl, or otherwise move" along the lines of the letter.
Have a Ball: Use a permanent marker to program a beach ball with alphabet letters. Gather students in a circle outside and then gently toss the ball to a child. Encourage a child who catches the ball to look under her right thumb and name the letter closest to it. For more challenge, program the ball with a mix of uppercase and lower case letters and have the child name the letter and case.
Check www.childcareland.com for free printables and other activities that reinforce these topics and others that you can print and use with your child.
LeapFrog Fridge Magnet with upper and lowercase letters is a great purchase! Teaches the sounds as well as the name.
Yes, at around 3.5 they really seem to start grasping some of these concepts. The children that have the easiest time learning them are those that have parents/caregivers that start at infancy though.
A tip passed onto me in regards to bilingual families. Children learn relatively easily both languages at an early age. Many families have found it successful to speak their native language in the home but then when you leave the home, English. It's important she does learn English if you are living in an area where English is the native language.
Hands-on approach is the best. You don't need fancy toys/equipment. You can have her help count the plates needed for the table or how many peas are on her plate. How many cereal boxes are in the cupboard, etc You can point to the letters on the cereal boxes of her favorite cereal and just reinforce by stating what you see. They learn this way quite easily.
Other ideas:
Create an alphabet or number collage for each alphabet or number. You can make it into a book but our kids enjoyed me putting them up on the wall so we could interact with them each day. Apple stickers on Aa, bear stamps on Bb etc. For numbers... provide a block letter number and put that many of each collage material on. For example, number 2... 2 beans, 2 foam squares, 2 heart stickers, etc.
Magnets are great...Our kids like to "go fishing". I use a magnetic fishing pole and a dishtub full of water. You can do it in the bathtub as well. We match letters, place them in abc order, sort by stick, curve, both, we sort whether it's a number or a letter, etc.
Working with letters in her name first is a good approach. This is meaningful for her and she's going to need to know how to spell and write her name for Kindergarten. I've done letter sort...I divide a piece of paper into as many columns as there are in the child's name. Then I write the letters in the column. Then we go through magazines, newspapers, etc and find like letters and glue them into the appropiate column. You can also make her name on a strip of cardboard and also write each letter on a clothespin and incorporate some fine motor practice as she clips the clothespin to the matching letter. When she can match easily, flip the cardboard over and have her spell her name with the clothespins without looking at the letters.
Mystery Letters/Numbers: write the letter or number on a half piece of white index card with white crayon-press heavily. Then give her the cards and a set of watercolors and let her find the mystery color. The crayon will resist the paint. You can use these cards in various ways.
Add number and alphabet cookie cutters to playdough. Make "worms" with playdough and create the letters/numbers.
When you sing the alphabet song (and there is a LOT of different alphabet/number songs and chants available on the internet) then provide a visual so she can point to each one and get the visual recognition reinforcement instead of just memorizing the song.
Letters by Leaps and Bounds: Each time a new letter is introduced, use colorful masking tape or plastic tape to create a giant version of that letter on your playroom floor or kitchen floor. Then instruct youngsters to "walk, hop, crawl, or otherwise move" along the lines of the letter.
Have a Ball: Use a permanent marker to program a beach ball with alphabet letters. Gather students in a circle outside and then gently toss the ball to a child. Encourage a child who catches the ball to look under her right thumb and name the letter closest to it. For more challenge, program the ball with a mix of uppercase and lower case letters and have the child name the letter and case.
Check www.childcareland.com for free printables and other activities that reinforce these topics and others that you can print and use with your child.
LeapFrog Fridge Magnet with upper and lowercase letters is a great purchase! Teaches the sounds as well as the name.
What can I do with a balloon and ball theme for my son's 1st birthday party?
Henrietta
I am throwing a 1st birthday party for my son. He loves balls and balloons so I was thinking about using these as themes. Does anyone have any games, party favor, decoration, etc. ideas?
Answer
Cake - Maybe make a soccer ball cake? Or balloon cupcakes?
http://p7.hostingprod.com/@foodnotebook.com/blog/Photo%20--%20cupcake%20balloons.jpg OR....
http://nyrampage.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/matts-soccer-cake-006.jpg
Entertainment - Ball pit - http://www.jumpingjackuk.com/images/products/Balloon%20ball%20pond_main.JPG
Bubble Machine or Buy little bubble tubs and put them in Lolly bags for everybody to have - or put them on the table to people can help themselves to them.
Decorations - Blow up balloons and tie them and put them in a room on the floor. The kids/babies can play with them and kick them around.
Have a careful eye if the balloons pop and quickly pick up the rubber so the kids don't eat it. Also any balls, Blow up Beach Balls are great.
Also Streamers you could stickytape from corners of the room with different colours. I twisted 2 colours together which looked cool.
If you want to spend some money you could get a few balloons with Helium so the children can take one home each. Use them as Table decorations (I bought 8 and used 2 on each table, and Hung 3 on my car mirror (As is was at a Park) But if it is at our house you could hang them on your letter box/bin so ppl know where your house is.
Cake - Maybe make a soccer ball cake? Or balloon cupcakes?
http://p7.hostingprod.com/@foodnotebook.com/blog/Photo%20--%20cupcake%20balloons.jpg OR....
http://nyrampage.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/matts-soccer-cake-006.jpg
Entertainment - Ball pit - http://www.jumpingjackuk.com/images/products/Balloon%20ball%20pond_main.JPG
Bubble Machine or Buy little bubble tubs and put them in Lolly bags for everybody to have - or put them on the table to people can help themselves to them.
Decorations - Blow up balloons and tie them and put them in a room on the floor. The kids/babies can play with them and kick them around.
Have a careful eye if the balloons pop and quickly pick up the rubber so the kids don't eat it. Also any balls, Blow up Beach Balls are great.
Also Streamers you could stickytape from corners of the room with different colours. I twisted 2 colours together which looked cool.
If you want to spend some money you could get a few balloons with Helium so the children can take one home each. Use them as Table decorations (I bought 8 and used 2 on each table, and Hung 3 on my car mirror (As is was at a Park) But if it is at our house you could hang them on your letter box/bin so ppl know where your house is.
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