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Day 26: Printing their First Name

Here is another learning activity adapted from our “Home Preschool Curriculum” developed by Fran Wisniewski and Diane Flynn Keith for UniversalPreschool.com.

Remember, only do these learning activities if they are enjoyable for you and your child. Do not treat this as a “must do” lesson. It’s simply a fun activity that provides an opportunity to learn, while building “readiness skills” for the school or homeschool environment.

~ Printing Their First Name ~

  • Teach your child the individual letters of his/her name then show them how to put it together.
  • Use a chalkboard or white board to practice writing their name.
  • Print your child’s name on a piece of paper. Put a piece of tracing paper over it and show your child how to trace their name. Or try this activity.
  • Put your child’s name at the top of a piece of paper and ask him/her to copy it just below the one you wrote. Children may start by randomly copying letters on the paper.  Eventually, they’ll copy it the same way they see it.
  • Make letters from Play-Doh or cookie dough to spell out your child’s name. Begin by rolling out rope-shaped pieces that can be formed into letters. If you are using cookie dough, be sure to make letter shapes that have enclosed portions, such as “A,” “B,” “d” or “R” with plenty of space inside the enclosed portion – the dough spreads when baking and closes up the part that’s supposed to be open, making the letter difficult, if not impossible to read.

For more ideas on developing reading readiness skills visit http://www.homefires.com/click?learnread.

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