EVERY morning, first thing, Londyn says, mom, can we do our lesson? Typically, on Monday and Thursdays we do the lesson first thing after breakfast but on school days we do it in the evening (after dance, gymnastics and dinner).
We always start our lesson off with a book (L&L love the routine of knowing what to expect when we start a lesson, and a book is easy to start with). Sometimes I use books that go with the theme for the week and sometimes, I pick random books (depends on how well in advance I have planned the lesson for that week).
I am a pretty routined person so I usually stay consistent with my order of the lesson (not always but sometimes). Typically, we start off with some sort of name practice. In this activity, I wrote their name and had them choose foam letters to match the letters and place them below. I also encourage them to write their name on the back of their paper when they are finished. I do not recommend putting all of the abc letters out, I put out the letters in their name and four additional letters that are not in their name.
Each week I choose one letter which we talk about each day but, most of our activities we do involve several letters. I only recommend adding in several additional letters if your child has mastered recognizing the majority of their letters. There is not a particular order that you should go in, I simply chose letters that L&L see most often (example, letters in their first and last name). This week we are working on the letter f.
This is one of my FAVORITE activities and the girls loved it. We went letter fishing (borrowed this idea from a homeschooling blog that I follow). I put pom poms (I incorporate pom pom in their lessons each week) in a bowl and with 16 letters and gave them a measuring cup. As they scooped out letters (and pom poms) they would match it to the letter on the paper. When they finished fishing, I would have them tell me each letter and the sound that they make. This was a hit, we will do it again, probably every other week. It will also be a great way to start building words.
Magnet letters are awesome, I have a giant bag of them and we use them all of the time.
More work with letter sounds and recognizing the initial sounds of words. In this activity, I got 6 flashcards with a picture on the back and had the girls say the word out loud and asked them, what sound did they hear first. (Example, dog, d, d, dog, what sound did you hear first) then they would put the magnet letter on the picture. I try to use the word initial, beginning, and first when I am asking them about the picture they see, this will expand their vocabulary. I often notice, if they aren't understanding what I am asking, if I rephrase the question, they figure out what I am asking.
Have a great day friends, sorry SO long!!! =)
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