"There is a good series called Let's Read and Learn about Science. They have a good back about day and night called What Makes Day and Night? there is also one called The Moon Seems to Change."
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Ticia replied to johanna lawler's discussion day and night.. in the group we teach science"Gail Gibbons has one, I believe. I can't remember the name of it.
Okay, went to my blog post on it, Sun Up, Sun Down.
Very cute book."
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day and night..
could someone please recommend me a nice book to share with my almost four year old to explain where the sun goes in the day.. why the moon gets little.... a basic book about day and night really ?thanks!!See More
group leaderMichelle Breum replied to johanna lawler's discussion beginning to read.. in the group we teach reading
"I think you are right on. The next step will be blending the sounds. You can make this fun with a magna doodle, white board and dry erase markers, fingerpaint, or magnetic letters.
It can start with you showing how to blend sounds together without…"
Stacy~Giving Up On A Clean House replied to johanna lawler's discussion beginning to read.. in the group we teach reading"I agree with Erin (and her ideas sound fun and developmentally appropriate). It sounds like he's doing well for his age. I would follow his lead and introduce things as he's interested. What helped to peek my sons interest was having a…"
Erin replied to johanna lawler's discussion beginning to read.. in the group we teach reading"Sounds like he's doing great!! I wouldn't worry about trying to teach him to read too much. Not sure where you live, but state standards for CA in KINDERGARTEN are to know the letters/sounds and I think about 30 sight words. When I taught…"
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beginning to read..
hey.. im not sure whether this has come up here before but i'm looking for some advice.. basically my son has had a good grasp of his letter sounds for a while now (hes 4) and can always pretty much, identify the beginning sound of a word. however, he seems to really hit a wall when trying to move from there.. he struggles to understand the concept of blending sounds to make a cvc word or even to identify middle and end sounds... what can i / should i be doing to help from here?much…See More
johanna lawler replied to Kate agliata's discussion What are your family's favorite outdoor activities? in the group we teach parenting 101"oh what a lovely idea!!"
johanna lawler replied to johanna lawler's discussion Retaining letter sounds in the group we teach the alphabet"Thanks so much for your ideas Nicole they're really great! That's just what I needed, some fun games to reinforce the letters!
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johanna lawler replied to johanna lawler's discussion Retaining letter sounds in the group we teach the alphabet"Julie, your blog has given me some great ideas I'm definitely going to work on right away. I especially like the idea of getting a few concrete things and matching them to the sounds. Thanks so much!
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The Activity Mom - Nicole replied to johanna lawler's discussion Retaining letter sounds in the group we teach the alphabet"Although I'm not familiar with this approach to learning letters, I'd say it will come in time. Try practicing them in as many different ways as you can.
Write them on different sheets of paper and spread them around the room. Tell him to…"
Julie replied to johanna lawler's discussion Retaining letter sounds in the group we teach the alphabet"I'm not sure how old your son is, but time and repeated exposure are what are needed to commit things to memory for anyone :) I play a lot of sound games with my daughter. When she was younger, she associated a letter sound to different objects…"
johanna lawler added a discussion to the group we teach the alphabet
Retaining letter sounds
Here in the UK, we teach lower case letters first, referring to them by their sounds. I sometimes find it dificult to get my son to really commit the sound to memory and remember the letter symbol it pertains to. We have done a lot of work on t for example but then sometimes if I ask him what the symbol is he will say c c c... I don't know if I'm explaining very well here.. but I think part of the problem is the sounds sounding quite similar when said in isolation... and also trouble recalling…See More
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