Grab the scissors and cut those items out of the pages. Together you’ll make a customized flashcard as you learn the letter and its sound. Kids will have the visual of the word, such as alligator, along with the letter you’re studying. The lesson continues at home when your child makes their own alphabet book with their pictures. The activity never gets old and can be used to capture a field trip, vacation, or regular day with mom or dad through their eyes. Get them a notebook and help them create lists that cover everything from their favorite toys to games they like to play. Sound out every letter so they can write the word. For example, if they like cars, sound out cuh so they’ll write the letter C, then aah for the letter A and so on. To get started, all you need are a ball and a child who loves to play.
Call out a letter and have your child respond with a word starting with that letter.Toss the ball to your child. When they catch the ball, they can call out a new letter.Answer with a word of your own, and then have the child throw the ball back to you.
As they become more confident with letters, this phonics activity will give you a mini-break because your child will be able to do it on your own while you accomplish something else nearby. They’ll feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as they flip the pages and learn to read each word. They’ll become eager to get their hands on even more books, which is a habit that will encourage a lifelong love of reading. Watch the videos or play with the toys with them and talk about them later to test their memory recall. Engaging them in a conversation about what they watched helps reinforce what they saw and includes you in the phonics activity.
