The ABC’s are a wonderful time in your child’s life as they continue to grow and increase their knowledge. There are many ways to teach the ABC’s to your children and making the ABC’s fun is easy to do.
Play the “I Spy” game with your child. This is a fun game to play with the whole family as you can sit in a circle and start pointing out objects in your home and what letters correspond to them. You can also play other games with your child to teach the ABC’s. Using the flashcards is a fun game to play when your child starts to recognize the letters. They are able to read through the flashcards quicker and this allows them to challenge their mind.
Alphabet puzzles made from wood are a great way to learn the ABC’s. Playing with 3d wooden puzzles not only teaches your child the ABC’s, but they also learn shapes and colors. Preschoolers like to build things so using the ABC’s as building blocks is a wonderful way to help them develop motor skills. If you don’t like working with wood, you can purchase a Styrofoam set of ABC’s or even a magnetic set. These are all great tool to teach the ABC’s to your child.
Of course “The Alphabet Song” is a long time proven method for many children to learn their ABC’s. It helps them practice memorization of the letters and therefore makes it easy to learn the ABC’s. Plus, your child can sing it with their friends as they learn the ABC’s together.
Take a lesson from Sesame Street. There is a reason this popular television show has been on for so many years, it is one of the best educational programs out there. Sesame Street teaches the ABC’s by focusing on one letter a day. So try this with your child, on Monday start from the beginning on the alphabet and continue working your way through the alphabet daily until you have completed the alphabet. Then, repeat this process until your child has their ABC’s down!
Coloring letters is another fun way to teach the ABC’s. Have your child pick crayon colors to correspond with each letter such as P for Pink or Y for Yellow. This encourages them to learn the ABC’s and match colors and words with the letters.
Bake cookies or make objects that correspond to letters. You and your child can make cookies together and form the cookies into letters. This not only is a great way to help your child recognize the letters, but it’s a tasty treat after a little study time!
Babies and toddlers learn well from fun videos, and learning the ABC’s is easy to learn when they have an entertaining video to watch. Through fun songs, animal pictures and other attention-grabbing sounds and visuals, these entertaining and educational baby alphabet videos will have your preschoolers singing the ABCs in no time. There’s a baby or toddler alphabet learning video to match any learning style, from high energy to low-key and soothing.
Make an alphabet book. As you teach the ABC’s, you should be having fun with your child. Don’t pressure them to memorize too many letters a day or they can become frustrated. Sit down with construction paper and cut out letters together and compile them into a book that they can flip through. This will help them learn the ABC’s because they helped make the book and it will be easier to remember.
Once you decide how you want to teach the ABC’s look for ways you can make learning the ABC’s fun for you and your children.
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