The letter O makes the /o/ sound, as in octopus. The short o sound is most commonly found in three letter words, such as hot, top and lot. Today, the boys and girls brainstormed some letter O words while stringing their very own letter O’s using Fruit Loops. It was a tasty way to practice the /o/ sound!
Writing our name is a skill that we, as adults, use every day. The children have been working hard all year to form their letters correctly and in the right order. Today, the boys and girls continued to practice forming the correct letters when they used white crayon to write their name, and then paint over it with water color. Instantly, the children could see their name in white appear through the paint!
As we move further into March, the boys and girls have been working hard on their new letters: O, C and Q. Today, we focused on the O and C. Using playdough, the children rolled out and molded their playdough to create the letters O and C. While practicing the sounds, the children came up with words, such as ostrich, octopus and ocelot that begin with the /o/ sound. The words cat, cut, car and coffee were used to describe the /c/ sound.
In Brazil, the national language is Portuguese. This month we are focusing on the letter C, along with O and Q. In portuguese, cachorro means dog. Today, the children learned that C is for Cachorro. They also counted how many spots are on the dog. Learning language develops naturally as children interact with adults and their peers. Experimenting with foreign language at a young age develops the “web” of a child’s brain even further.
As we review our letters, the children often times reverse /b/ and /d/; /k/ and /r/ were up for a review too! We discussed how letters create words, which is why it’s important to know the sounds of each letter so we can correctly spell our words. By matching the first sound of each word with the correct letter, the boys and girls did an excellent job working on their letter/sound recognition.
During the month of March, we will be working on the letters C, O and Q. In Ms. Lori’s group today, the children used their letter recognition skills while searching for the letter C or pictures that begin with the letter C. When one was found, the children cut them out and glued them onto their paper. In Ms. Leslie’s Group, the boys and girls practiced all three letters by building the letters on their magnetic board, writing them on the magnetic board and practicing their sounds.
As we roll into March, it’s time to introduce new activities in our centers! Today, the children learned how to use the activities in our math, literacy and art centers. So many ways to practice our letters and numbers!
Today, the boys and girls had the opportunity to practice their letters and sounds with alphabet cover-up! Honing in more specifically on letter sounds, the children were asked to find and cover-up the /b/, /d/, /y/ and /z/.
How do you create a memorable experience? By writing letters and numbers using shaving cream! The boys and girls had an ooey gooey time using their pre-writing skills to create the letters Y, Z and T, along with numbers 2, 3 and 4.
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