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How To Teach Letter Recognition

Allison McDonald — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:53:52 +0000

As you may have guessed, I am not fond of using flash cards in preschool, but I do think preschoolers are ready and capable of mastering letter recognition. The key for us as preschool teachers is to use playful, engaging activities that preschoolers want to participate in and, in the process, get exposed and engaged […]

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activity – Perfect for distance learning!

Allison McDonald — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 02:40:19 +0000

This Chicka Chicka Boom Boom activity works great for a literacy center or as something you can send to families to do for distance learning. My preschool, like many, is starting with remote learning. One of my goals for remote learning is to try to send our families simple activities that are similar to our […]

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Super Simple Letter Sounds Matching

Allison McDonald — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 07:14:16 +0000

You don’t need to reinvent the wheel when you are working on early literacy skills ( or any other type of skill) with your kids. You can make simple activities like this letter sounds matching and fit them in between coming inside from playing and sitting down for lunch. These are little snippets of important […]

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Letter Sounds Activity with Locks

Allison McDonald — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:16:09 +0000

Letter recognition is important but more important is knowing what sounds letters make. This is a fun and easy to throw together letter sound activity that uses novelty to make learning fun. My daughter has known her letters for a while but at three there is zero rush for her to start reading. I am […]

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Painting with Cookie Cutters

Allison McDonald — Wed, 29 May 2013 06:52:26 +0000

With summer around the corner I usually shift from more involved activities to simpler ones . We used these alphabet cookie cutters for a playdough activity ages ago and they were the perfect tool for this painting activity. I loved how amazed my daughter was every time she lifted the cookie cutter up to reveal […]

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