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365 Phonics Activities
Large collection of activities to use with small or large groups of children. Phonics based curriculum useful for primary students.
- GenresNonfiction
240 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2000
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September 30, 2010
Fun ideas for reinforcing alphabet learning, letter sound awareness, and english language development that occasionally meanders to related concepts (shapes, colors, numbers).
Ideas range variations of common activities:
* Day 83 Pin the Tail on the Alphabet. Have the child select letter blindfolded and recount letter name, sound and a word it begins with.
* Day 128 ABC Concentration. Make one set of capital letter cards, an identical set of lower case. Start with a partial alphabet of letters child is familiar with. Have them match the letters either by a matching/ memory game, or simply as you deal them out.
* Day 141 Tactile Letters. Making tactile letters for children to trace letters they are struggling with.
* Day 305 Money Art. Make rubbings of change. Teach about different sizes, values and the beginning letter of each coin.
To rather far fetched:
Day 312 Doctor's Visit. And I quote, "On a routine doctor or dentist visit, ask the doctor to show the child an Xray and discuss its creation and function." I'm sure doctor's everywhere will veto this one.
Day 323 Growing a Yam. Yes, growing a Yam indoors to help your child learn the "Y" sound. As your Yam grows, you can also work on "V" in Vine and "L" in Leaves. Seems like a little too much work to me.
Day 139 Tom Turkey. Make a turkey craft. Emphasize that turkey starts with T.
There also seems to be a lot of magazine cutting. Having a child who hates to cut and paste and a seemingly spartan supply of magazines, I don't think any of those recommendations would be practical for us.
On the good side, we love to play games, and I was happy to find 33 "Active Games," 5 "Ball Games," 16 "Board Games," 11 "Card Games," and 29 "Word Games." While some of these overlap, this would be a great brainstorming resource for parents/ children stuck on a certain concept. A lot of these ideas can be adapted for later reading. Such as ABC Concentration above could be used to identify site words as opposed to the initial instruction for letter identification.
Bottom line: If you are stuck, this might be a good resource for brainstorming some creative ways to learn basic concepts or get through a difficult winter with toddlers. Check it out from your library. But if you are looking for a broad program for toddler/ preschoolers, I prefer "Slow and Steady Get Me Ready" as a more practical and systematic approach for preschoolers; it wouldn't be bad for brainstorming either.
I think I will photocopy some of these game ideas before I return it to the library.
Ideas range variations of common activities:
* Day 83 Pin the Tail on the Alphabet. Have the child select letter blindfolded and recount letter name, sound and a word it begins with.
* Day 128 ABC Concentration. Make one set of capital letter cards, an identical set of lower case. Start with a partial alphabet of letters child is familiar with. Have them match the letters either by a matching/ memory game, or simply as you deal them out.
* Day 141 Tactile Letters. Making tactile letters for children to trace letters they are struggling with.
* Day 305 Money Art. Make rubbings of change. Teach about different sizes, values and the beginning letter of each coin.
To rather far fetched:
Day 312 Doctor's Visit. And I quote, "On a routine doctor or dentist visit, ask the doctor to show the child an Xray and discuss its creation and function." I'm sure doctor's everywhere will veto this one.
Day 323 Growing a Yam. Yes, growing a Yam indoors to help your child learn the "Y" sound. As your Yam grows, you can also work on "V" in Vine and "L" in Leaves. Seems like a little too much work to me.
Day 139 Tom Turkey. Make a turkey craft. Emphasize that turkey starts with T.
There also seems to be a lot of magazine cutting. Having a child who hates to cut and paste and a seemingly spartan supply of magazines, I don't think any of those recommendations would be practical for us.
On the good side, we love to play games, and I was happy to find 33 "Active Games," 5 "Ball Games," 16 "Board Games," 11 "Card Games," and 29 "Word Games." While some of these overlap, this would be a great brainstorming resource for parents/ children stuck on a certain concept. A lot of these ideas can be adapted for later reading. Such as ABC Concentration above could be used to identify site words as opposed to the initial instruction for letter identification.
Bottom line: If you are stuck, this might be a good resource for brainstorming some creative ways to learn basic concepts or get through a difficult winter with toddlers. Check it out from your library. But if you are looking for a broad program for toddler/ preschoolers, I prefer "Slow and Steady Get Me Ready" as a more practical and systematic approach for preschoolers; it wouldn't be bad for brainstorming either.
I think I will photocopy some of these game ideas before I return it to the library.
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