The alphabet in preschool !

For children ages 2 to 6 years
Sharing the alphabet with your child helps her begin to recognize letter shapes and relate them to the sounds of spoken language. Soon learn the difference between individual letters, how they look and sound like.What You Need

    * Alphabet books (For suggestions, see Resources for Children)
    * Magnetic letters
    * Paper, pencils, crayons and markers
    * Glue and scissors for children
What to do:
The first activities in the list below work well with younger children as your child grows older, the later activities let him do más.Sin But keep doing the first in the list while he enjoys them.

    * Sit with your child and write print his name on paper and say each letter as escribe.Haga a sign with his name for the room or other special place in casa.Ayúdelo decorate the sign with stickers or drawings.
    * Teach The Alphabet Song "and play games using the abecedario.Hay alphabet books have songs and games they can learn together.
    * Look for educational videos, DVDs, CDs and TV shows such as "Between the Lions" containing learning activities for letras.Siéntese to watch programs with your child and sing or participate in program activities.
    * Put letter-shaped magnets on your fridge or any metal surface that is not peligrosa.Pida your child to name the letters she plays with them and to say the words you are trying to spell.
    * No matter where you are with your child, point out individual letters in signs, billboards, posters, food containers, books and revistas.Cuando is 3 to 4 years old, ask her to begin finding and naming some letters.
    * When your child is 3 or 4 years, encourage him to spell and write their nombre.Para many children, their names are the first words they escribir.Al first, your child may use just one or two letters of their name (eg Emily, whom her family nicknamed Em, uses the letter M writes her name.)
    * Make an alphabet book with your child already in the garden of niños.Pídale draw pictures (you can help). They can cut pictures from magazines or a magazine or use their own fotos.Peguen each picture in the book. Help your child to write under the picture the letter that represents the object or person in the picture (for example, B for bird, M for milk).
When he teaches letters over and over again, your child will learn to identify them and use them more easily when you begin to read and write. She is eager to learn when the letters and words are related to learning things from real life.