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All school year we have been working on capital letter recognition with your child. Each week we have concentrated on a letter and all our centers relate to that letter.

In order to help your child with this skill there are a few things that you can do at home to help them.


Fun and Games
1. Identify letters while driving in the car
2. Use tape and spell your child's name on the table and have them trace their name while spelling it.
3. Write letters on note cards and hide those cards around the house and ask your child to go on a "letter hunt".
4. Use magnetic letters and spell out your child's name on the refrigerator or use a cookie sheet.
5. Look for favorite letters in a bed time story.


Just remember that most children love playing games, and if you can turn anything into a game they will enjoy learning.

Here are some fun websites to help:

http://www.preschoolexpress.com/alphabet-station08/beginning-letter-recognition.shtml

http://dirtandboogers.blogspot.com/2012/04/letter-games-for-toddlers.html#more

http://www.starfall.com

Enjoy :)

- Ms. Campbell







 
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It being the end of the school year I know that many of you are thinking, how can I help my child get ready for Junior Kindergarten? Well, I have some fine motor activities that I found at www.education.com that gives activities your child can do at home this summer. Here is a list of things that will help your little one strengthen their "finger muscles" as I like to call them. Your child's fine motor skills will grow and develop as they develop as a child. If they do not want to participate in a difficult activity it is because they are not ready for that activity. Please remember to have fun :)

 Strengthening those "finger muscles"
1. Molding and rolling play dough or clay into balls only using the palm of their hands.
2. Rolls play dough or clay into small balls (pea size) using their fingertips only.
3. Tear paper into piece and then roll the papers into balls, and create a picture.
4. Turning over cards, coins, checkers, or buttons, without bringing them to the edge of the table.
5. Shaking dice by cupping the hands together, forming an empty air space between the palms.

Cutting with "finger muscles"
1. Cutting junk mail, particularly the kind of paper used in magazine subscription cards.
2. Making fringe on the edge of a piece of construction paper.
3. Cutting play dough with scissors
4. Cutting straws or shredded paper.

Here are some websites that have other ideas that I have not listed that will strengthen "finger muscles" as well.


- http://prekinders.com/fine-motor-skills/


- http://creativeconnectionsforkids.com/2011/01/cutting-up-fine-motor-activities-to-help-develop-scissor-skills/



If you find anything ideas that your child enjoyed that were not on this list, feel free to comment and share. Enjoy!!

-Ms. Campbell
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