31/03/2020
Montessori Letter Work - 3 WAYS DIY
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My had started learning letters at school so I wanted to continue at home (note, we are using cursive letters). ▪️
Learning to write the letters from the start, in parallel with learning their sounds, helps the child to memorize as their hand is involved. It also gives the child the satisfaction to be able to write their first words faster, therefore motivating them to learn more letters :)
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How we do it:
1. We have an alphabet on the wall to keep track of the process (the color dots are for me to remember which letters have been presented, practiced, mastered) ✅ Luce likes to pick which letters she wants to learn next and count how many letters she already knows
2. We have done our own sand paper letters with sand and glitter✨
3. Luce practices saying the sounds and learn the tracing movements of each letter with the sand paper letters (we do 3 at a time)
4. She practices tracing with her finger on the corn flour 🖐
5. She practices tracing with a whiteboard marker using the letter under a plastic sheet 🖊 This is great as she can erase and redo as many times as she wants.
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Learning to write is a long process which requires a lot of concentration and memorization from the child (and patience from the parents!). We always go back practicing previous letters and make sure she remembers them before introducing new ones. Let me know if you are teaching letters to your littles ones! ❤️
@ Johannesburg
