Play dough Letter Review
Today we learned the letter “N”. To help reinforce the sound the letter “N” makes, we made Necklaces! With a lot of concentration, the kids were determined to string the beads onto their necklaces all by themselves! Their fine motor skills were hard at work during this activity! 
Today the children were introduced to the letter “B” on Dorthy’s fish bowl! We then brought out the special letter “B” bag and sang a song about things that start with the letter “B”. The children’s favorite part was watching Miss Sarah blow up a Balloon and then letting it go!
sand painting the letter "Bb"
Today and the rest of this week we will continue to focus on the letter Bb. The preschoolers used small paint brushes to paint their upper and lower case Bb’s with sticky glue. We talked about the shape of the letter and of course the sound that the letter Bb says. Once the letters were completely painted with glue we sprinkled them with bright blue sand. Using several different approaches in our letter Bb practice allows us to have repeated exposure to the letter and therefore better recognition. Not to mention, we’re having fun doing so!
Letter Bb is our letter of the week this week and we “wrote” it with our feet today! We took turns walking our letter Bb while the other children came up with words that began with the /b/ sound. We focused on the similarities and differences of the uppercase B and the lowercase b. We also learned that whenever we write a letter we always start at the top of the letter and pull down. The children began at the top of each letter and walk it the same way we would correctly write it on paper.
Children learn best in many different ways. Some children are auditory learners, learning best while listening. Some children are visual learners. These children learn best when there is something visual to go along with something new that is introduced. Other children are kinesthetic learners. These children typically learn best by moving, doing and touching. They are naturally good at physical activities like sports and dance. They enjoy learning through hands-on methods. Kinesthetic learners learn best through doing including manipulating items, simulations and role plays, and other methods that physically involve them in the learning process. They enjoy and learn well from experimenting and first hand experience. Always keep this in mind when working with your child at home. Incorporating an activity that best fits your child’s learning style will make the experience more fruitful and more fun for both of you!
Walking our Letter of the Week
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