We are excited to begin reading and creating rhyming words with our Montessori moveable alphabet. This activity has been a great first word activity for my beginning reader who is not yet confident in sounding out words. This post includes a video to show you how simple it can be to use this activity with…
teaching early reading without overwhelming beginning readers
How to teach my child to read? First, a solid foundation of the letter sounds must be learned, but what next? Here are the early reading activities that we are working on with my four and a half year old son. He is eager to read, at his own pace and in his own time, and…
Preschool Handwriting Practice – Lowercase {free printables!}
I am so excited to share our free printables for preschool handwriting practice of lowercase letters. I made the uppercase letters practice pages last week to help my son begin practice with his handwriting. We are not focusing on lowercase letters, but some of the work we’ve done have the uppercase and lowercase letters side by side….
Preschool Handwriting Practice – Uppercase {free printables!}
I hope your child will benefit from our free printables for preschool handwriting practice uppercase letters. I made these to help my son begin writing his uppercase letters — they allow the child to build confidence as they begin printing letters on their own. They provide great practice for beginners or children who are writing letters for…
Tot School from A to Z
My days with my boy were amazing. I wouldn’t change them for the world. Sleepless nights with the baby and early mornings with my two year old. I made it to his room and we sat down on the floor or at his little table. We talked about our letters and we read books and…
learning sounds with montessori alphabet objects
Every child learns to read in their own unique way. They all learn at a different pace and timing. Our job, as parents and educators, is to create an environment where they are immersed in literacy and to create experiences for using their literacy learning. Children can begin learning sounds with Montessori alphabet objects. {this post contains…
how to use the montessori alphabet box
I shared how to make a Montessori Alphabet Box a little while back. You can check out all the details on what box we use and what supplies we have for this important phonics learning time. Each letter has its own little box full of objects that begin with that sound. Today, I am happy to…
Early Literacy Stages eBook
Do you find it overwhelming to navigate through blogs or Pinterest for literacy activities? Do you find that all of the alphabet and reading activities seem to inter-mingle? Are you confused about where to begin with simple learning activities for your child? I wrote the Early Literacy Stages eBook to make sense of some…
making letters with play dough
Tactically creating letters is one of the best ways for children to begin learning their letter names and sounds. Making letters with play dough provides valuable hands on and sensory exploration for little ones! Here are five ways to learn letters using play dough…. I set up an invitation to play with the intent on…
preschool plans: the next round of ABCs
My plans for the next round of ABCs have gone up and down and around. I love sharing what we do at home. But as this last alphabet drew to a close, I found that my son was not enjoying it anymore. This is partly my fault. I became less creative — and we’ve spent…
ABC Bible Verses for Children {free printable!}
I am thrilled to bring you my A to Z Bible Verses free printable today! I have been working on these for a while, and I can share them here, now that my son is starting the alphabet again (Preschool!). We will be memorizing one verse a week. This free ABC Bible Verses printable includes…
Early Literacy Idea Poster {free printable!}
Literacy learning comes in stages for little ones. The first thing we can do to assist them in their journey is to read to them. Morning, noon, night. The next is creating open ended opportunities to explore letters and sounds. But what to tackle first? Uppercase or lowercase? Sounds or letter names? Every parent and…
