Jan. 16, 2009 - PRESCHOOL - ELEMENTARY

I JUST WANTED TO PASS THIS ALONG FOR THOSE WITH PRESCHOOLERS AND EVEN ELEMENTARY KIDS!

I WAS READING IN A BOOK LENT TO ME ABOUT HOW TO HELP YOUR KIDS READ AND IDENTIFY THEIR LETTERS AND WORDS MORE.

THIS IS ESPESCIALLY FOR THE  KINESTHETIC DEVELOPEMENT, TO HELP WITH FINE MOTOR SKILLS, AND RECOGNITION.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A CRAFT THEY COULD MAKE BUT I DID THIS MYSELF AND WILL LAMINATE IT AND USE AS A SEPERATE ACTIVITY OR LESSON:

LETTER KITES

MATERIALS NEEDED

COLOR PAPER ["8 1/2 X11"]

(DEPENDS ON HOW BIG YOU WANT TO MAKE THEM)

GLUE

MARKER /SCISSORS

INDEX CARDS (WHITE OR COLOR  SMALL SIZE IS OK)

YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE SEVERAL DIAMOND SHAPES INDIVIDUALLY ON EACH COLOR PAGE UNLESS YOU WANT ALL SAME COLOR.

IT WILL STAND OUT BETTER IN ASSORTED COLORS.

IN EACH KITE YOU MAKE YOU WOULD WRITE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OR JUST THE ONE YOU DESIRE TO MAKE:

LETTER KITE  (LOWERCASE) ( a-z )

LETTER KITE (UPPERCASE)   ( A -Z )

WORD KITE

FEELINGS KITE

USE THE INDEX CARDS TO WRITE THE WORDS, MAKE FEELING FACES,

OR WRITE THE LETTERS LOWER AND UPPERCASE ON THEM.  YOU CAN USE PAPER OR THE PAPER TISSUE AS THE STRING THAT DANGLES STRAIGHT DOWN TO ADD THE WORDS, LETTERS OR FEELINGS!

IT REALLY IS PRETTY SIMPLE.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK. 

BLESSINGS ALL!