Phonological awareness is the detection and manipulation of sounds within an alphabet language. It involves having a thorough understanding of how oral language can be represented via written language and how those sounds and word are organized. Phonological awareness includes breaking down spoken language into smaller components, such as sentences into words, words into syllables,…
Visual Memory Tray Game
Basic memory skills include the ability to recall information. One specific type of memory is visual memory, which specifically describes the relationship between what the brain has seen and its ability to retrieve and apply that information. Many studies have shown a correlation between poor visual memory skills and poor achievement in school, most often…
Squirt the Letter!
My husband is going to laugh when he reads this post. There is a very funny story associated with this game, and let me just say that I, Mom, am at the butt of the joke…of course (and as usual)…while my son thinks that he is the most hilarious boy alive and my husband prides…
Fine Motor Practice with Scooping and Pouring
Most well known for scooping and pouring activities is the Montessori method. Scooping and pouring is used as a means to develop fine motor skills associated with practical life skills, not to mention the value of sensory experiences in young childhood education. Fortunately, scooping and pouring activities are easy to incorporate into at-home or preschool…
Sequencing Bottle Caps
Bottle caps are a new favorite toy at our house, so much so that they are sometimes fought over…as though fifty-eight gazillion bottle caps aren’t enough for two kids! They get scattered about my house and deposited in odd places, like between couch cushions, pillow cases and fireplace vents, and for a few days my…
What Does Writing Practice Look Like in Preschool?
Reading and writing go hand in hand. Writing is an integral part of reading and an equally critical component in overall literacy. Good readers tend to be good writers, and good writers also tend to be good readers. In fact, a very recent study by Laura Dinehart suggests that early writing skills show a link…
Six Ways to Sort Bottle Caps
Sorting bottle caps is a popular preschool activity. I’ve been collecting bottle caps, and soliciting a number of friends to save them for me, for the very purpose of re-purposing them into various learning activities, such as sorting. They are currently so popular in my house that I have two smaller containers (instead of just…
Easy Fine Motor Activity For Babies
Corinne is methodical when she plays. And deliberate. And thorough. Sometimes her play involves extensive processes and patterns of actions which are repeated until she is satisfied with the outcome. She loves to put toys into containers (namely the flip top garbage can which has recently found a new home in the pantry), and she…
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