Alphabet Activities

The past few weeks have brought a real alphabet awareness to Ella. She's known her ABC's for a while, but just recently became interested in how the sounds the letters make work together to form words. She is always asking how to spell things and, with a little help, can use the phonics she knows to actually sound out words. We keep cheering her on and telling her she is taking the first steps to reading! Ella does love just writing letters and words on paper, but there are so many other ways she can be encouraged to play with her ABC's. Here are just a few:

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Amy alerted me to these cool Scrabble tile Cheez-Its. Ella can now use even her snack time to spell words. She most recently spelled "s-t-o-p" and "s-l--u-g" all on her own!

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She strings these alphabet beads on pipe cleaners to make words.

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She uses these sticky-back foam letters to piece words together.

Ella stamps words out with paint and sponge letters.

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What an exciting time! Our little reader is on her way to becoming a reader!