Literacy/Math

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Although the above looks like it may have taken a long time to do, in reality it took less than 15 minutes and all you need is some masking tape.  I taped these while my almost two year old played next to me.

How to use your new ABC floor circle. 

• Have child run around it.  Call out a letter (or letter sound, or a word and ask for beginning or ending letter of that word).  Child stops on letter called. This is a great way to burn energy on a rainy day.
• Pair with ABC bean bags (or foam letters or even ABC magnets if you don't have bean bags). Give child (or have him choose) a bean bag and have him match it to the letter on the floor.
• Pair phonetic objects (remember these two lessons?) for child to match beginning consonant sound to the correct floor letter. 
• At circle time (because, you now have a circle for circle time) have the child sit on a particular letter.  Practice sitting still on a letter.  Don't wiggle over to the next letter!

The ideas are from http://ourcountryroad.blogspot.com/2011/07/letter-e-preschool-and-kindergarten.html



I put some glitter paint into zip lock bags for Master 4 to practice writing his numbers. When teaching numbers I find children respond really well if they are able to touch and feel numbers and make numbers in different textures.


http://rhymetime4kids.blogspot.com/2010/08/easy-ways-to-teach-numbers-counting.html