The preschoolers practiced letter recognition, letter sounds, uppercase/lowercase matching, and hand-eye coordination while playing with blocks today. We had so much fun building and knocking down towers! Tape some letters on your blocks for more fun at home!
We focused on beginning sounds during our phonics study today. We popped a sound and found a picture that started with that sound. First person to cover the board was the winner!
The importance of phonemic awareness and phonics instruction for beginning readers has received wide support among reading researchers. When young children participate in specific instruction in how to identify and manipulate the sounds of language (phonemic awareness) and how to associate those sounds with letters and letter patterns (phonics), children are very likely to succeed in reading. Skill at decoding, or sounding out unfamiliar words, is so critical for skilled reading that neither instruction instruction in sight word reading nor strategies in the use of context can compensate for poor decoding skills. Decoding skills are considered an essential for fluent reading in later grades. We begin this journey in our pre-k program to create a solid foundation in early phonics for your child to build on as they continue their path to becoming fluent readers.
Today in Early 3’s we learned the letter “Z” and its sound. We practiced our number recognition from 1 to 3. Our book for this week is “I Like Me.” Small Groups: Group #1 painted Z’s with black paint and marbles to make “Z is for Zebra.” Group #2 practiced writing out Z’s with magnetic dots. Group #3 practiced their one-to-one correspondence and fine motor skills with a peg board.
{Miss Sarah}
We continued our phonics study today in small groups. We hear about the phonics but what is it? Simply put, phonics is the connection between letter symbols and sounds. As adults, this relationship seems apparent and common sense. However, in reality there is no natural connection between words and their meanings.
At the very core of phonics lies the alphabet. In order to master phonics a person must master the alphabet. Letters then need to be connected to their corresponding sounds. As we know as English speakers, this is easier said than done. Many letters can represent a number of different sounds. This means that learning phonics is an ongoing process for a developing reader. Because letters and sounds were introduced in our Preschool Program we will have a “crash course” in letters and their sounds over the next nine weeks. We will be focusing on three letters per week. We will complete letters Aa, Bb, and Cc this week and the next three will be introduced on Monday.
We continued our phonics study today in small groups. We hear about the phonics but what is it? Simply put, phonics is the connection between letter symbols and sounds. As adults, this relationship seems apparent and common sense. However, in reality there is no natural connection between words and their meanings.
At the very core of phonics lies the alphabet. In order to master phonics a person must master the alphabet. Letters then need to be connected to their corresponding sounds. As we know as English speakers, this is easier said than done. Many letters can represent a number of different sounds. This means that learning phonics is an ongoing process for a developing reader. Because letters and sounds were introduced in our Preschool Program we will have a “crash course” in letters and their sounds over the next nine weeks. We will be focusing on three letters per week. We will complete letters Aa, Bb, and Cc this week and the next three will be introduced on Monday.
We discovered the Blue Ringed Octopus today during our Country Study. We created our own as we spied letters as a letter sound was called out. Both upper case and lower case were included. This is our final week of letter Aa, Bb, and Cc Review. Next week we will review letters Dd, Ee, Ff and their sounds. Keep practicing at home! They are doing a GREAT JOB!
Creative Tots has specialized in the private education of both toddlers and preschool age children for over 15 years. We began in the heart of Madeira and now also have a new Mason location. We are specifically designed to focus on early childhood development for children ages 18 months to 5 years.
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