Reading Tip Of the Week
5 Ways to Use Magnetic Letters at Home
1. Making Names: A child's name is one of the first words he or she recognizes. Have your child make their name using magnetic letters on the refrigerator or a cookie sheet several times. Then mix up the letters and have them make it again. Have their name written on a card for them to check.
2. Making Words: Make a simple word like mom, dad, cat or sun and have your child make the same word by matching each letter below the model (c-a-t - cat).
3. Consonant/Vowel Sort: Have your child sort the consonant letters and the vowel letters.
4. Writing Words: Have your child make five simple words ( such as dog, fun, big, hat, pen, rug) and then write them on a sheet of paper.
5. Rhyming Pairs: Use a magnetic cookie sheet. Make a simple three letter word (such as bug, big, fan, sit) Say the word and then say a second word that rhymes (cat-fat, bug-mug, fan-man). Ask your child to make another rhyming word below each.
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