Showing posts with label Writing practice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing practice. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Teaching your child to write their name

We have been working with "J" on writing his name. He loves to write on the dry erase board when doing it. Over the weekend I was at Target and found these dry erase board name plates, you get 4 for $1.00 great deal.

Then saw dry erase crayons at Micheal's and thought it would be better to write with them instead of the big markers. So I picked them up as well $2.99 then 40% off not to bad of a deal.

On the dry erase name plates I wrote in permanent black marker his name using dots, so he can trace it and then wipe it and do it again.

He has been writing his name for several months but on a big dry erase board and his letters are BIG when he writes. Will not fit on paper when it is time for school. So this way will help him write smaller.







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Friday, July 20, 2012

Coffee filter sunflower learning craft


We went berry picking last week and they had a flower garden you could cut your own flowers from. J was so into it and was asking how flowers grow so this week I did a craft with him.

We made a sunflower out of coffee filters and added seeds, leaves and roots to it. Then to have him practice with more writing I had him label the parts.

We were making this craft and he said "Mom, you come up with such cool things." It's so nice from time to time to know your kids are really enjoying the thing you do with them.

Materials:
Yellow food coloring
Coffee filters (we used 4 stuck together)
Black beans (used as the seeds)
Green pipe cleaner (2 twisted as the stem and 1 cut in half for the leaves)
1 piece of brown paper (roots)






Momma's little flowers


The BIG sunflower in the garden.

J clipping the flowers from the farm.

Look mom got one for you....love my little boy!!


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