Here is a fun activity that integrates art, science and language arts.  To introduce color mixing To develop fine motor skills To strengthen pre-writing skills   Have all materials ready: heavy-duty ziploc bags, masking tape and paint.  Have the children pick two primary colors of the paint to put into their bag. […]
Learn letters the tactile way, with refrigerator magnets.  • Magnetic letters — it’s best if you have more than one set, and both upper- and lower-case letters 1. Play a matching-letter game: Invite your child to match capital letters to lower-case ones. With help from you, he can begin to see the relationship between the two […]
This hands-on paint alternative is perfect for younger children.  • 1 cup each flour, salt, and water • empty plastic squeeze bottles • watercolor paints • spoon and bowl for each color • cardboard squares or heavy paper With your child, mix flour, salt, and water in a bowl. Stir in paint until the mixture is the desired color. […]
Shape-ly Sculptures  Learn about numbers and letters with these tasty bread sculptures.  • 1 cup water • 1 tsp sugar • 1 Tbsp quick-acting yeast • 1 tsp salt • 2 cups flour • 1 Tbsp oil • measuring cup • wooden spoon • bowl • plastic knives and forks • wooden board • baking sheet • cookie cutters (optional) Preheat the oven to 400ºF.  With […]
The Letter Z is a generally reliable letter. It usually makes the “zuh” sound as in zebra.  The Letter Z sometimes makes the /s/ sound as in quartz  1. Present a capital and lower case Z to your child. See if she knows the name of the letter and the sound it makes.  Give […]
The Letter W is an unreliable letter. It makes the “wuh” (voiced w sound) as in walk, when found at the end of a word or combined with the letter, it often makes the voiceless w sound as in whisper or cow. At times, the wh combination makes the /h/ sound as in who.  […]
There are words that end with the “v” sound (example: dove and love), but there aren’t really any that end in the letter v.              The letter V is an extremely reliable letter. It only makes the vvvv sound as in van. This makes it an easy letter to teach.  1. Present a capital […]
The Letter T is a very unreliable letter that often makes sounds other than the base /t/ sound:     /t/ as in turnip     soft /th/ as in thing or hard /th/ as in the  1. Present a capital and lower case T to your child. See if she knows the name of the […]
