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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Nineteen


Educational Learning For Toddlers
Week Nineteen:
New Words For This Week Are: Map, Hog, Ball

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold, Santa, Snow, Wet, Deer, Side, Ice, Lady, Old, New, Farm, Cow, Barn, Red, White, Blue

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word MapMy mom/My mom was looking/My mom was looking at the map.
  3. For the word HogThe hog/The hog sat/The hog sat on a log.
  4. For the word Ball: The red/The red ball/The red ball bounced off the table.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words. Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.

Index Card Project:
Write the words Map, Hog, Ball on index cards.
  1. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  2. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
  3. Take the letters of the words and make new words.
Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
  • Do you need to make another keychain?
  • Are you using the keychain?
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.
  • Are you playing the go fish game with your child?
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 19 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?  
  • Are your kids still practicing all their words?
Alphabet Books:
  • Make a little foam book for the letter A only.
  • On the front cover, write the letter A.
  • Find pictures that begin with the letter A, and glue them onto the pages in the book.
  • Under each picture write what the picture is, in nice big letters.  For example: If you have a picture of an Apple: write apple.
  • Some A words are: Apples, Ape, Angel, Alligator, Ant, Avocado, Apricot
Alphabet Coloring:
  • Find a coloring page for your child to color.
  • Make a color key for letters A-G or so.  A=Blue, B=Red and so on. Next to each letter color a little bit next to it.  So next to the color Blue, color a little blue next to.  So your child is able to understand it. Helps associate the colors with the words.
  • Have your child use the color key for coloring.  
Word Search:
  • Think of the words you want your child to search for. Write the words you want them to find on index cards. 
  • Now write each letter of the words, onto post-it notes, and stick them up around the house. Example: For ball, write B on a note, A on a note, L on a note, and L on a note.
  • Place the index cards in a pile, upside down.  Have your child draw a card and then have your child try to find the letters on the card.

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Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Eighteen



Educational Learning For Toddlers
Week Eighteen





New Words For This Week Are: Red, White, Blue

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold, Santa, Snow, Wet, Deer, Side, Ice, Lady, Old, New, Farm, Cow, Barn

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word Red: The red /The red car went up/The red car went up the hill.
  3. For the word White: The deer/The deer was walking/The deer was walking in the white snow.
  4. For the word Blue: The flag/The flag is red/The flag is red, white and blue.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words. Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.

Index Card Project:
Write the words Red, White and Blue on index cards.
  1. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  2. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
  3. Take the letters of the words and make new words.
Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
  • Do you need to make another keychain?
  • Are you using the keychain?
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.
  • Are you playing the go fish game with your child?
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 18 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
  • Are your kids still practicing all their words?
Alphabet Detective:
  • Write one letter of the alphabet on each index card (A to Z).
  • Shuffle the deck of cards and place the deck facedown on the ground.  Player no. 1 takes three cards from the deck and, keeping them facedown, sets them aside.  He sets the timer for two or three minutes and shouts "Go!" Player no. 2 begins laying the rest of the cards faceup in a horizontal line, trying to get them back into alphabetical order so he can figure out which three letters are missing before the timer sounds.  One point is scored for each correct letter guessed, for a total of three possible points per round of play.  On the next round, the players switch roles.  When they come to a stopping point where they've had the same number of turns, the player with the most points wins.
String Art:
  • Supplies Needed: String or Yarn, Construction Paper, Hole Punch, Markers
  1. Print your child's first name in capital letters across the top of a piece of construction paper near the edge. (Paper is turned on its side like a rectangle.)
  2. Punch a hole below each letter.
  3. Print your child's last name in capital letters across the bottom of the paper near the edge .  
  4. Punch a hole below each letter.
  5. If your first name is longer than your last name then just add stars or another design on either side of name. You want the same number on top as there is on bottom.
  6. Attach string or yarn from the holes at the top of the paper to holes at the bottom.  Attach the first letter or design in first name and attach it to the last letter or design in the last name.
  7. Thread a length of yarn or string back and forth through the holes by beginning at the top left corner and finishing at the bottom left corner.  (Be sure to make a knot in the back of the first hole to secure the yarn.)
Nifty Names:
  • Supplies Needed: Glue, newspaper, scissors, construction paper, homemade or commercial watercolors, pens, pencils, or fine point markers, paintbrush, optional: fabric, glitter, sequins, buttons, shells
  1. Using newspaper, measure and draw the letters of your child's name. (They can trace around precut letters.)
  2. Watercolor over the drawn letters. Let them dry.  Cut out letters.
  3. Glue the letters on construction paper in any arrangement.
  4. You can also place finished on fabric or other background and display them children's writing.
  5. Decorate shoeboxes and glue your name to your box.   Children can use the personalized boxes for supplies.
Some ideas were found in these books:
  • Arts, Crafts & More by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
  • Unplugged Play by Bobbi Conner

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Seventeen


Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Seventeen





New Words For This Week Are: Farm, Cow, Barn


Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold, Santa, Snow, Wet, Deer, Side, Ice, Lady, Old, New



Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word FarmThere are/There are four pigs/There are four pigs on the farm.
  3. For the word CowShe likes/She likes black/She likes black and white cows.
  4. For the word BarnHe saw/He saw a big brown/He saw a big brown horse in the barn.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words. Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.



Index Card Project:
Write the words Farm, Cow, Barn on index cards.

  1. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  2. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  3. Have your child make a sentence with the words.

Key-chain Index Cards:

  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
  • Do you need to make another keychain?
  • Are you using the keychain?


Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.
  • Are you playing the go fish game with your child?
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 17 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
  • Are your kids still practicing all their words?
What's Missing?
  • On pieces of blank white copy paper, write a word down that your child knows and leave out some letters.
  • Then have your child fill in the missing letter.
  • Let them draw what they just wrote if they can.  
Write a Story!
  • Write down all the words your child knows on a piece of paper.
  • Then have your child write a story using the words they know.
  • You can make a book for their new story if you want.
  • They can even draw pictures to go with their story too.
What Rhymes? 
  • Write down all the words your child knows on a piece of paper.
  • Then ask your child what might rhyme with each word.
  • If each word is off by one letter, explain this to them and see how easy it is to learn a new word.  For example, Cat, Hat, Mat, Bat, Fat, Pat
WordWorld is very excellent show.  My child and so many others have learned so many new words by watching this show. This is a fun way of learning for kids. WordWorld is on TV everyday on the PBS Channel.  There are also several DVD's too.  Target carries a lot of these.  Some of them are under $10 and can be found on sale.  Amazon also carries these too.
Toy R Us carries WordWorld magnetic plush animals.  Each letter pulls apart from each other. They teach your child the word and they have a nice animal to play with too. Amazon also carries these too.



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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Sixteen


Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Sixteen


New Words For This Week Are: Lady, Old, New

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold, Santa, Snow, Wet, Deer, Side, Ice

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word Lady: There was a/There was a cold lady who/There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow.
  3. For the word Old: Belle is/Belle is five/Belle is five years old today.
  4. For the word New: She has/She has a brand/She has a brand new baby sister.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words. Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.

Index Card Project:
Write the words Lady, Old, New on index cards.
  1. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  2. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  3. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
Do you need to make another keychain?
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.
  • Are you playing the go fish game with your child.

Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 14 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
  • Are your kids still practicing all their words?
Old and New:
  • Find pictures of old and new things. Like old toys and new toys. Old clothes and new clothes.
  • Old music and new music
  • Old snow and new snow
  • Old car and new car
  • Old person and new baby
  • Old animal and new baby animals
  • Old building and new building
  • Old book and new book
  • Old tree and new tree
  • Olden days and now
Making Words:
  • Supplies Needed: Card stock, Black Marker
  1. Write the letters of the alphabet on card size pieces of card stock. May want to have 3 of each vowel.
  2. Have your child try to make the words they know.
  3. See how many they can remember.
Color by Letter:
  • Supplies Needed: Coloring Book or Coloring Pages, Crayons, Pencil
  1. Take the new words this week and use the letters to assign each color to each letter. For example: For the letter L=Blue, A=Red, D=Yellow, Y=Purple, O=Green, N=Pink, E=Orange, W=Brown. Ask your child which color they want to go with what letter, so they think they helped you.
  2. Then write the letters to sections on the coloring page.
  3. Next, have your child color those sections the assigned letter.

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Fifteen


Educational Learning For Toddlers:  Week Fifteen




New Words For This Week Are: Deer, Side, Ice

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold, Santa, Snow, Wet

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word Deer: We saw/We saw a bunch of /We saw a bunch of deer in the yard.
  3. For the word Side: You will/You will always/You will always be by my side.
  4. For the word Ice: We went/We went ice skating/We went ice skating on the ice.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words.  Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.
Index Card Project:
  1. Write the words Deer, Side, Ice on index cards.
  2. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  3. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  4. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
 Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
  • Do you need to make another keychain?
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.  
  • Are you playing the go fish game with your child.
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 13 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
  • Are your kids still practicing all their words?
Same/Different:
  • Cut some pictures of things that are same/different.  For example: Up/Down, Left/Right, Black/White, Cat/Kitten, Cat/Dog, Dog/Puppy, Hot/Cold, Apples/Grapes, etc.
  • Ask your child if the pictures are the same or different.  
Make It Match:
  • Supplies Needed: Colored craft sticks, cool-temperature glue gun/glue sticks, foam crafts, tin can or cup
  1. On the end of the first 2 sticks, draw or glue the same design.  For design use shapes like stars, squares, triangles, circles, hearts, rectangles, diamonds, etc.
  2. Repeat with all remaining craft sticks, until you have several sets of craft sticks.
  3. Put all of the sticks into the can or cup.  Take turns drawing pairs.  If your sticks match, you get to keep the pair.  If not, put them back.  The player with the most pairs at the end of the game wins.
  • For Printable Same/Different Worksheets: Click Here

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Fourteen


Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Fourteen 



New Words For This Week Are: Star, Toy, It

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold, Santa, Snow, Wet

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word Star: When you/When you wish/When you wish upon a Star. 
  3. For the word Toy: Santa is/Santa is going to/Santa is going to give me a toy.
  4. For the word It: It is/It is going to/It is going to snow today. 
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words.  Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.
Index Card Project:
  1. Write the words Star, Toy, It on index cards.
  2. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  3. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  4. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
 Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.  
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 13 books to practice in now.
  • Where are all your child's foam books?
Christmas Shapes:
  • Have your child cut out different shapes out of construction paper.
  • Then have your child make something with the shapes that have to do with Christmas.  
  • For a christmas tree you can use a triangle with a rectangle trunk.  You can make a reindeer face with a triangle and circles for the eyes and nose.  A rectangle for a sign that says Santa Stop Here!
Christmas Letter Match
  • Cut out Christmas pictures from magazines and such.  Like Santa, Toys, Reindeer, Elf, Snow, Star, Gift, Cards, Hat, Red, Green, Wreath
  • Glue nine pictures(3 across and 3 down), onto a piece of paper leaving room for writing the item under each picture, nice and big and spread apart. Make sure each paper doesn't have all the same items because the first to get 3 in a row wins.
  • Then on strips of paper, write the letters of each word onto a separate piece of paper. Fold paper up and place in a box or container.
  • Hand each child a picture paper.  
  • Then draw out a letter and call it out.  If your child has the letter they have to cover up with a button, coin or round pieces of paper.
  • Then when your child has three words, with all the letters filled, they win. 
Letter Search:
  • Give your child a magazine or newspaper and have them search for the letters A-Z.  
  • Have them cut out each letter, make sure they find them in order, A-Z.    
  • They can glue the letters onto a piece of paper.  Glue them down from the top of the page to the bottom.  
  • They can now think of words that start with that letter and write it down, next to the letter.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Thirteen


Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Thirteen 




New Words For This Week Are: Santa, Snow, Wet

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book, Off, Time, Cold

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word Santa: I wrote: Santa Claus/Santa Claus is coming/Santa Claus is coming to town.
  3. For the word Snow: It is/It is going to/It is going to snow outside today.
  4. For the word Wet: My clothes/My clothes are all/My clothes are all wet because I was playing in the snow.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words.  Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.
Index Card Project:
  1. Write the words Santa, Snow, Wet on index cards.
  2. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  3. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  4. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
 Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.  
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 12 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
  • Are your kids still practicing all their words?
Christmas Fill-In-The-Blanks:
  • Think of all sorts of Christmas words like: Reindeer, Toys, Presents, Lights, Wreath, Mistletoe, Red and Green, Ornaments, Snow, Stockings, Sleigh, Bells, Rudolf, etc.
  • Then put the words into a sentence but leave it blank and see if your child can fill in the right words.  For example:  ________ has a very shiny red nose.  or Santa put lots of __________ under the tree. 
Popsicle Christmas Word Puzzle:
  • Think of christmas words again.  Place a letter of each word on a popsicle stick.
  • Then give a list if you want to your child and have them go through the popsicle sticks and find words. 
  • If you want your child can paint the sticks ahead of time and decorate them too.
Popsicle Christmas Picture Puzzles:
  • Tape how many popsicles you want together.
  • Then have your child draw one big picture across all the popsicles.
  • Take the tape off the back of the popsicles sticks and mix all the sticks up and then have your child try to put them back together.
Make Your Own Christmas Word Search:
  • Think of lots of Christmas words and then click Here to make your word search and then print out.
Make A Vocabulary Book From Your Child's Books:
  • Make yourself a book like you do with your Child's First Book.
  • Then write one of their words on top of each page.
  • Then below each word write a simple definition of each word.  
  • If you would like you can even put a picture below the word and then the definition.

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Tweleve

Educational Learning For Toddlers:
Week Twelve




New Words For This Week Are: Off, Time, Cold

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag, All, Fun, Book

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word OffI wrote: I told/I told the dog to/I told the dog to get the bed.
  3. For the word Time, I wrote: What/What time/What time is it? 
  4. For the word Cold, I wrote: It/It is/It is very cold out.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words.  Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.
Index Card Project:
  1. Write the words Off, Time, Cold on index cards.
  2. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  3. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  4. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
 Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.  
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 11 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
Scrabble Jr: 
  • Play this fun game with your child and see how many words they remember.
  • Thanksgiving Day Educational Print Outs Click Here
Number Words:
  1. Write all your kids words they know onto a piece of paper.
  2. Then on another piece of paper, give each letter of alphabet, a different number (1-26), like for the letter d give it the number 2, letter t the number 7 and so forth.
  3. Then on a separate piece of paper write their words in numbers for example for the word Bat it would be 754.  B=7,a=5,4=t.
Fill in the Blanks:
  1. Write a sentence using the words they know.  Just leave out that word.  
  2. Read them the sentence with their word.  Give them a choice of 2 words or see if they know which word goes in the blank.


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Monday, November 16, 2009

Educational Learning For Toddlers: Week Eleven!





New Words For This Week Are: ALL, FUN, Book

Combine these three new words with: Cat, Dog, My, Bat, Log, Sat, On, Mom, Dad, Tree, The, Up, And, Big, Boat, Down, Sun, Love, Fall, Mat, Or, See, Hat, Rat, Moon, Car, Left, Right, Flag

Child's First Book
  1. Make sure to add three new sentences to your Child's First Book.
  2. For the word AllI wrote: All the/All the cats and/All the cats and dogs sat down.
  3. For the word FunI wrote: The kids/The kids were all playing/The kids were all playing bat and ball
  4. For the word Book, I wrote:My mom/My mom read me/My mom read me a good book.
When your child is reading their book to you or anyone else, make sure not to just tell your child the words.  Have them spell it out, to see if they can get the word and/or see if they can pronounce it out.
Index Card Project:
  1. Write the words All, Fun, Book on index cards.
  2. On the other side glue a picture of that word or have them draw a picture.
  3. You should have a nice pile of words now.
  4. Have your child make a sentence with the words.
 Key-chain Index Cards:
  • Don't forget to add these 3 new words to your key-chain cards.
  • Are you remembering to use these while shopping.
Go Fish Game:
  • Remember to add their words to their Go Fish Game.  
Little Foam Books:
  • After adding the words to your new little foam books, your child will have 11 books to practice in now.
  • Do your kids need new books for their older words?
Alphabet Book:
  • Supplies Needed: Craft foam sheet, Card stock, yarn, pictures from magazines
  1. Make a book like your child's first book(make sure it has enough pages to cover the alphabet(26 letters)
  2. Find or draw a picture of things that start with the alphabet from A to Z. For example A=Ant, B=Butter, C=Cat, etc.
  3. Then paste each picture from A to Z on their separate pages, starting with A and ending with Z.
  4. Then have your child makeup a sentence for each picture.  For example: An ANT climbed up the tree. 
Word Coloring:
  • Take a coloring page and write some of your child's words they know in the empty slots of the pictures. Bigger pictures work best, less detailed the better for little ones.
  • Then have a word coloring code.  Like all the spots that have the word Hat are colored red, all the spots that have the word Cat are colored blue and so on.

Word Search:
  • Make your child their own word search puzzle. Click Here.
  • Use the words that your child has been learning and place them into the word search

Fill-in-the-blanks:
  • Write sentences using  the words your child knows and leave that word out of the sentence.
  • Place all the words that are missing at the top of the page.
  • Have your child try to fill the blanks in with the right words.
Rhyming Words:
  • Write words these main words down in columns: Fox, Frog, Lock, Dot, Mop
  • Then write these words down on a separate piece of paper: Clock, Shop, Clog, Sock, Pot, Jog, Block, Top, Pox, Hop, Spot, Cot, Lox, Dog
  • Have your child pick the words that rhyme together and write them in the right column.
  • If you can think of any others go ahead and write them down too.
  • Idea from the book: Phonics By Good Grades Fun Learning System found at Dollar Tree.

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