Language Arts with a Preschooler

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We have been fortunate enough that our four year old started learning his letters before he turned two. It was most noticeable when he would read the letters off our t-shirts. Our daughter, who is about 2 ½ years old, still struggles to get all her letters correct.  So I felt doing the ABC: What Will I Be? Lessons from SchoolhouseTeachers.com would be fantastic for both of them.  He could work on his writing skills and the more advanced activities and she could join in on the fun.

I would like to highlight “B is for Baker.” I did some of the activities and added my own as well. 

I started by writing the letter “B” and the word “Baker” on our small white board.  We then talked about what bakers do and what items they bake.  My son immediately connected it to Daniel Tiger’s Baker Aker.

After this I introduced the B writing page that is part of the “B is for Baker” pack for my son and the birthday cake coloring page for my daughter. In typical fashion, my daughter grabbed the “B” writing paper and started coloring on it causing my son to get upset.  This provided a perfect opportunity for us to talk about mistakes and forgiveness.

 

Some of the materials provided in the lesson.

After all was settled down, my son continued with tracing the lowercase letter “b” with me saying “down” and “around” to help him trace following the arrows. My daughter colored the cake for my father-in-law’s birthday.

Mixing ingredients. 

We then continued making birthday pictures and talking about other “B” words.  Later on my son and I baked some cookies together using the recipe provided for shortbread.  We read the recipe together and mixed the ingredients.  My only recommendation would be trying out a new recipe before baking with a little one or using one you have used more than once.

A family trip to the library resulted in bringing home a book about baking.  There are several listed in the “B is for Baker” lesson but my littles have started reading Scooby-Doo books. So, we found Scooby-Doo! Snack Snatcher which was about a baking contest.

There are also activities for play dough and math for “B is for Baker.” Each lesson has several activities for a week's worth of projects and introduces your child to 26 different professions in the process. 

Each class offered at SchoolhouseTeachers.com provides a clear and straightforward approach to the subject of Language Arts. Classes include those that introduce pre-reading skills and/or focus upon African American Literature, grammar, and creative writing. Visit now to see what classes are available for your child. 

Resources 

ABC: What Will I Be? Course 

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