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The Ultimate Guide to Print Awareness in Preschool

March 4, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Most children become aware of print long before the enter former schooling. Called print awareness, it is a child’s first introduction to literacy. This post is your ultimate resource to print awareness skills in preschool. We’re going to cover what print awareness is, how children develop deep concepts of print skills, and what teachers can…

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The Ultimate Guide to the Alphabet Principle

March 4, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

When it comes to learning how to read, a child’s familiarity with letters can make all the difference! Connecting letters with their sounds to read and write is called the alphabetic principle, ant it’s strongly contributes to ease of learning to read. This post is going to break down all the important details about what…

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Filed Under: alphabetic principle, Emergent Literacy, Letter Identification and Sounds, Literacy Tagged With: featured

Why Teach Recognition of Letters in Early Childhood

March 3, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Letter recognition is one of the most important skills children can gain. These tips explain how to encourage letter recognition as well as it's importance.

Recognition of letters is a fundamental part of learning how to read. Without it, children struggle learning letter sounds and recognizing words. Children who cannot recognize letter and name them with their sounds have difficult learning how to read. Learn more about what letter recognition is and how to develop letter recognition skills in preschoolers. Tips…

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Filed Under: alphabetic principle, Emergent Literacy, Letter Identification and Sounds, Printables Tagged With: featured

What to Do When a Child Struggles with Letter Recognition

March 3, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Preschool teachers spend the year repetitiously teaching letter names and sounds. Letter recognition is a hard-fast rule for teaching content during the early years. But what happens when you have a child who is struggling with letter recognition? That’s what this post is all about. We’re going to dive deep into why a child might…

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Filed Under: Letter Identification and Sounds, Phonics

The Nuts & Bolts of Teaching Letter Recognition

March 2, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

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Learning the alphabet is a fundamental piece in preschool literacy, but do you know what experts say about how to teach letter recognition in preschool? The research might surprise you! Being able to recognize letters and the sounds they make is essential for literacy development and academic success. Teaching letter recognition isn’t all that complicated,…

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Filed Under: Letter Identification and Sounds, Phonics

Understanding the Importance of Letter Recognition in Preschool

March 1, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

Letter recognition has long been one of the most important and reliable factors in predicting a child’s reading success. With the knowledge of such claims, it becomes increasingly important to offer alphabet recognition activities in early childhood. Do early childhood educators really understand the importance of letter recognition in preschool? Let’s take a really deep…

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Filed Under: Letter Identification and Sounds, Phonics, Pre-Reading Skills

Great Big Butterfly Spring Craft for Preschoolers

March 1, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

As the days finally start to get warmer and the sun begins to shine brighter, it’s time for preschoolers to have some fun with spring process art! GIANT wall art is a perfect spring art activity for preschoolers. This butterfly collage art is an easy, exciting way for your little ones to get creativity while…

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Filed Under: Bugs & Butterflies, Gross Motor, Preschool Art Activities, Process Art

39 Hands-on Preschool Counting Activities

February 28, 2023 by Sarah Punkoney, MAT

These counting to 20 lesson plans for preschool are full of lesson ideas, centers, and learning activities designed to be hands on and develop number sense in early childhood.

Here are 39 hands-on preschool counting activities. Why, you ask? As a teacher of the preschool age group, you know how essential it is for your students to become comfortable and confident with counting. Numbers are a fundamental part of math that children need to understand in order to succeed later on in school and…

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Filed Under: Counting & Number Identification, Mathematics, Number Sense, Printables

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