Tactile Letter Book Project

Posted By: Miss Anna

For the month of February the Red Birds and I will be working on pre-reading work; introducing the  letter sounds l,c, and v. The intent is to introduce letters phonetically since this is the way they will learn how to read. Oftentimes teachers will introduce the Alphabet in order and without any sounds or movements to associate the visual with. Earlier this week I brought out a basket full of objects that begin with c. The kids had fun thinking of other words during snack and at other play times. I have attached a list of sounds below if you are interested in helping your child as you read to them in the evening and have them begin to sound out basic words.

We will increase our study of the letter sounds by identifying objects that begin with the associated sound and creating a tactile book with materials associated with their beginning sound. For example: 'yarn' for the letter 'y'; 'confetti' for the letter 'c'. Note here that we did not do 'circle' for c as that has a s sound instead of the soft k heard in cup or cake.The children will glue materials to an outline of the letter and when all 26 pages have been finished, they will take them home. We will not go in order of the alphabet and we will cover one letter per week. We have already covered 'y' and are continuing our study of 'c'.

I also wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you all for the warm welcome. We are having lots of fun at PBPH and I am looking forward to another fun filled month of new concepts and fun crafts!

When practicing letter sounds with your child pronounce each sound as you hear it in the following words:

a- at

b-rib

c-can

d-lid

e-end

i-if

g-bag

h-him

i-indian

j-jam

k-ink

l-lag

m-am

n-in

o-odd

p-map

q-quit

r-rat

s-us

t-bat

u-up

v-vivid

w-wit

x-box

y-yet

z-zest

Here are a list of animals a-z:

a-alligator

b-bee

c-cow

d-dog

e-elephant

f-fish

g-goose

h-horse

i-iguana

j-jellyfish

k-kangaroo

l-lion

m-moose

n-norwal

o-octopus

p-porcupine

q-quail

r-racoon

s-snail

t-turtle

u-umbrella bird

v-vulture

w-walrus

x-fox

y-yak

z-zebra