Combining letter recognition, life skills & Fine motor!

One morning this week we put out a bunch of laminated words- combining the children's own names, and familiar words.

We stuck individual letters onto clothes pins! (another real life object, children should learn the skill of using, as well as opportunity to build those fine motor skills!)

 

Children  needed to find a matching letter from the word they chose, and place it onto of the letter using clothespins. It was interesting and helpful for us to see the different skills levels in the class.

Many of the children are able to now recognize their friends names, and become familiar with different letters and their sounds! 

This is a wonderful preparation for later reading and phonics.