The day before I went through flashcards for the words - mom, dad, the, to, go, me, five (five was his request). Before starting this activity I showed him the cards and was pleasantly surprised when he recalled all of them except the word the. Pretty good!!! I then placed the card in front of him, drew a line and told him he was going to find the letters for each word.
He then looked for the letter - this was a little difficult for him since he does struggle with finding things in cluttered spaces. I would tell him the color of the letter and sometimes show him the row that the letter was found in. Every once in a while his big brother walked by and just pointed out the letter to him.
I had to take the stickers out because they were rather flimsy. I handed them to Chase and he very carefully put them on the line.
He was so proud of his work when he was done he proudly showed it off - as long as he could hide behind the paper. For some reason he has been camera shy lately. We then read through the words and I put the cards in front of him pointed to a word had him say the word and show me on his sticker page. It was fun - but the best part was when HE decided to be the teacher!!!
Why was this activity such a good one for him? It built upon the alphabetic principle and phonics instruction that I have been working on with him. .
What a great activity for him! He looks so proud of his work.
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He loved the activity, but more the feeling of accomplishment when he finished doing it. I love how proud he gets! It is quite addictive!!
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