Post by younglove316 on Jun 7, 2016 11:59:30 GMT -5
Other than a BJ's run for our upcoming road trip we are sticking close to home today. We are having some trees cut down and DD1 is loving all the big trucks moving around.
Does anyone have any fun ideas for teaching kids how to trace letters or learn how to write?
younglove316, LO has a LeapPad that has a letter tracing activity he enjoys. I am in the process of making a letter construction set, though that is about learning how the letters are formed more than actually writing them.
Working on projects today. Just finished some science experiments. Need to run some errands eventually, if the pharmacy ever gets my rx refilled anyway (requested yesterday morning, still not ready).
Well, we did make-up gymnastics today. 5 girls and 1 boy, which was a much different experience than 2 boys and DD, which is her regular class. In regular class, everyone is insane although it is only 3 kids. In the class with mostly girls, it is seriously chatting and following directions. Sadly, my child still needs lots of help for the actual gymnastics so although they didn't need to spend tons of time on redirection, she didn't get much assistance with the tricks since there were so many kids. Not sure if we'll stay in it for the summer or not.
Now DD is at the first day of preschool camp, which is outdoors, but it's 50 degrees and windy. She's wearing sweats and a hoodie, but I feel like I should have sent a hat and coat. I hope they let them play inside for a while as it is 3 hours and she has a cough and will probably be full blown sick if she stays outside in this. It's at her regular preschool, but no one from her spring class is doing the afternoon camp because you have to be potty trained--so she's going to be the youngest and all the other kids know each other--hope she survives.
As for writing, my 3.5 year old is not really interested although she's known her letters forever. People say to put salt in a tray and have them trace or write letters with their fingers, and you can use all kinds of substances to make it more fun but we haven't tried it. We have a few i-pad apps that include this, but I'm not sure she does it. We have a chalk board, and she'll make an "M" on it but that's it. Same with side walk chalk and paint. We have a really glossy dry erase book for writing numbers that she loves, although she usually doesn't write and just colors the pictures...
younglove316, brachysira's post reminded me of an activity my aunt does with her daycare kids: shaving cream on the kitchen table (kids can write letters/numbers, draw shapes, just go wild, whatever). She says it polishes her table even. Lol. If you are considered about hands going in the mouth, edible alternatives include whipped cream, pudding, and yogurt.
Another letter activity that isn't a tracing one is you write or print the letters on pieces of paper, and LO can use pipe cleaners, play-doh, small rocks, crafts poms, whatever to form the letter on top of the paper (with the rocks, etc, you can write the letters in sidewalk chalk outside).
More general outdoor, letter-based activities: letter hopscotch (you can just do some of the letters or all, depending how into hopscotch she is); you don't have to play it with tossing a rock into the spaces, just jump or step one's way through. If you have a squirt gun that keeps a stream going, use it to write letters on the sidewalk/driveway (tip: write big to account for water spread/run-off - we do at least 2 ft tall or so depending how well the water is coming out of the squirt gun). LO can trace your chalked letters, or she can guess ones you write with the squirt gun, until she is ready to spontaneously do some on her own.
We were going to go to the pool after dinner but it's 70 degrees and cloudy and that's not quite warm enough for the pool. We will probably spend the evening in the backyard since it's a great day for running around outside.
younglove316 my kids have some games on the kindle you can use to trace letters. The shaving cream is a great one! I don't think whipped cream works quite as well since it tends to be creamier. A chalk board or dry erase board would be good fun too.
Post by younglove316 on Jun 7, 2016 14:43:21 GMT -5
Thank you for all the ideas. I probably should have mentioned she's only 2 so I'm not sure when is an appropriate age to start but figured it couldn't hurt with some fun activities.
It's H's first day of summer break. We went to Wal-Mart to pick up a nightlight for DD since she's afraid of the dark. It's this cute little owl that runs on batteries and turns itself off after 20 minutes. We took her took the park and library too.
My crown came out when I was satisfying my craving for Milk Duds. Now I have to go to the dentist tomorrow morning to have them re-cement it in. I'm hoping they don't tell me bad news about it, but I think they will. It looks like I might have a cavity under where the crown was. This is clearly not my week.
My crown came out when I was satisfying my craving for Milk Duds. Now I have to go to the dentist tomorrow morning to have them re-cement it in. I'm hoping they don't tell me bad news about it, but I think they will. It looks like I might have a cavity under where the crown was. This is clearly not my week.
Aw that stinks! I cracked a filling last week and had to make an emergency run to the dentist. hopefully it's an easy fix!
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