So we are almost done with the alphabet!! We review all the letters
consistently each week! By now you should be able to point to the letters in the
alphabet and your kids should know
at least half of them and if
this is their second year, they should know at least half the sounds too but probably know all of the letters. Continue to practice at home,
while your reading books, while your driving around, ask them what the
Bb says or talk about what things start with the letter H. Give them
the sound and see how many words you guys can think of!!
If
you feel like they need a little more practice, the Dollar Tree has
cute flashcards. There are also lots of cute apps, my favorite is ABC
Tracer. I think it is a couple bucks but my 6 year old still loves it
and has probably been playing it for 3 years. It has lots of little
games on it! I think there is a free version so you can try it out and
see if your kiddos like it!
Teaching your kids is easy, when your reading books,
just point out the letters in their names, ones they are familiar with.
Lots of kids will often know the first letter of their siblings names
too, so you can point those out too. Just the more you read and sing
and talk to your kids, the smarter they will become! I recently went to a
class on reading with children and got so much good info! I'm going to
see if I can get a packet for each of you, but in the meantime, here
were the highlights!!!
But to be totally honest I think all of your kids are smarty-pants. I
don't see any serious issues with any of them. I honestly think they
will all do great in school. You parents are all amazing at teaching
your kids!! I am blessed to have a great bunch of kiddos!! Just keep up the great work over the summer and they will all be set :)!
