Hi buds...


thanks for ur suggestion again. Think i will play e mystery bag game with her to reinforce letter names, followed by e sandpaper introduction for letter sound. For the puzzles, is it suitable for 2yrplus? My dd is going to be 27mths?

Thanks thanks... yea......i will need ur alphabets templates.

Hi buds...


Can see tat e method n activties u suggested will really make sure letter sound gets into e head of e child :salute:
For introduction of letter names, im just showing her my self made alphabet flashcard, is it enough?
Also... for the alphabet templates u post in e diy flashcard for e sandpaper presentation, may i know where u got it from?

Hey buds…


tats great… have jus found ur diy montessori thread…
have another question… can i play e mystery bag game and do e sandpaper material presntation at same time?

Hey buds....


Thanks for ur post! Been waiting for this....hehe...
May i know where u got the alphabet templates?

buds:

If you refer to the Montessori Phonics thread, the introduction to the

sounds of the letters and introduction to letter shape is done
simultaneously...

Hi Buds,

Sorry to reply u late. Jus came back from my cruise holiday... And thanks for ur very detailed reply...

Yupz... will be lookin forward to ur montessori diy presentation... learning letter sound and finger tracing at one time...

Hahaha.... e part where you say ur dd1 being seen by you of taking out e montessori material doing tracing n say out letter sound is so funny... :lol: so young her lil character already showing....

Also thanks for ur pre-writing ideas... will try to let my dd do (got too many things for mummy to prepare)

And also... thanks thanks for ur recommendation on jolly phonics, u make me so busy...need to check out lots of things, but its gd... thanks for ur inspiration...

Lastly, for e mystery bag game, is it more for e introduction of letter name or letter sound?

autumnbronze:

Hi Spring,

Was being a KPO and checked out the website ...

Verdict:

WOW, :goodpost:

Will save it in my favourites

Thanks for sharing :lol:

Even though it was meant for Buds

Hi autumnbronze...

Its alright, im a KPO also... :lol: in fact i tink most KSP members are KPO, trying to check out all other threads.

Thanks. Am happy that you find it useful.

No la... its not meant for buds only... I post it for parents who's keen to train their child's fine motor skill also, i find it quite interesting...

Hmmm.... btw, do you do any handwriting readiness activities with your ds? Or do you hav any ideas of how to making pre-writing more interesting? Waiting for buds's reply, but others input will be very appreciated too!

Hey buds...


I just remember i save this link in my favourite....
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/handwriting_readiness.htm

It say that before a child learn to trace a letter or number, they need to practice handwriting readiness by practicing some of this activities, is this necessary? But it does seems to me it makes some sense.

For parents who is keen to train ur child's fine motor skills, there are some other activities in their website which i tink is quite good e.g cutting, lacing... all printable and free!

buds:

But it is just that i'm currently in post-op recovery & also that
buds_hubs is on very long leave dis time, so i
have less & limited time to be on the PC.

Hey buds

How r u? Hope tat u r ok ya.... :hugs:
Happen to see this thread, interested to try this sandpaper finger tracing, yea.. think hands on will be v effective for young children. I stil remember when i try to teach my dd abt colours pointing to object tats in e particular colour n also use colour paper paste on cardboard paper to teach abt diff colours, she cant seems to rem the colours. after tat, i tried a jigzaw puzzle on colours n let my dd play n fix them, she learn n remember them immediately, n she has fun with it! Okie... hope you get well soon ya... hope to hear fr u soon k...

buds:

Hi buds,


As i have mentioned before, i do not encourage teaching letter sounds over introduction to alphabets. Introducing children to alphabets should come first... at least in my book. Followed by knowing how each letter is formed ie. top to bottom and left to right (reading sweep-glance)... then continuation to letter sounds. If you go by this order, once they know how to do blending, you can simultaneously run through simple phonetic words' spelling activities with them. Pre-writing exercises are important to help children develop their finger muscles, pincer grip and also preparation to tidy handwriting.

Hi buds....

Its me. I have again learnt many ideas from you on this thread. :celebrate:
My dd is 26 months, I have a few questions in regards to the reply to sean wife. You mention tat introducing of alphabet shd come 1st (im in this phase now), followed byhow each letter is formed, so do you mean tat you suggest a child to learn to pre-writing of e alphabets before learning each single letter sound? Recently i have bought a tracing alphabet book with picture to colour and stickers to paste for her, I ask her to pick out e sticker tat match e picture e.g.aeroplane, and let her stick on e square box, followed by saying e word aaaaeroplane to her, followed by doodling on e aeroplane. Next we move on to tracing e letter 'a', i use my hand to hold her hand to guide her, but i think she is nt v interested in e tracing part, and v interested in the pasting part. But, obviously e main motive is e tracing of e letter :stupid:

Can you give me some ideas on how to make pre-writing more interesting? I have also browse thru your montessori thread in regards to the sand paper finger tracing, wld like to try this method also, will be waiting for you on how to diy e material ya...

Also glad to found your post on the \"My Phonics Friend\" which can be borrow fr e library, I will definitely check this out, save money... :lol: I think it is quite similar to e letterland ABC book isn't it?

Okie.... so i wil look out for ur presentation ya... for e moment i wil jus buy e alphabet songs cd n flash to her my diy flashcard n try, but also tempted to buy e ABC board book, still tinkin abt it....