Last week in my post about inexpensive and DIY sandpaper letters, I said that my son absolutely loved Montessori sandpaper letters (Learning to Read Can Be Just a Fun Game). His favorite activity was matching the sandpaper letters to small objects, similar to activities using alphabet boxes. Today, I want to share some wonderful resources…
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In What Order Should You Introduce Letters to Your Preschooler?
Should you introduce letters to your preschooler in their order in the alphabet? Surprisingly, no. There are actually better ways to introduce the letters of the alphabet. In Montessori education, letters are introduced by phonetic sounds rather than letter names. And they’re not introduced in their order within the alphabet. Instead, they’re introduced in an order…
Your Young Child’s Amazing, Absorbent Mind
Last week, I talked about my son, Will’s, fascination at a young age with matching small objects to sandpaper letters according to each object’s initial sound. His intense interest led him to learn the phonetic sounds effortlessly. He even called it the “fun game.” More was at work than interest, though. We often hear about the…
Learning to Read Can Be Just a Fun Game
Welcome to the July Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival. The Teach/Learn Blogging Carnival hosted by Science@home is for anyone, because we are all teachers and learners all the time. This month our theme is “English”, including Speaking, Listening, Reading and Viewing. I think our bloggers have covered all of these and there are lots of resources and…
How to Teach Concepts and Vocabulary to Your Preschooler Using the Three-Period Lesson
The three-period lesson is a Montessori method which can help you clearly and easily teach concepts to your preschooler. It could be used to introduce anything from colors to letters to dinosaur names. The photo is a version of the sandpaper letters I’ve used to introduce phonetic sounds. To use the three-period lesson, have two…
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori. -
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