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Kid’s Corner

{Week 5: Language}

Activity: Word Recognition

Lesson by Annie

Inspired by: Family Eduction

Theme: Summer Days    Color: Yellow

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Daily Opener:  

1.             Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}

2.            Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.

3.      ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Description:  Your child will practice word recognition using simple words and photographs.

Materials:

Index cards

Pen or marker

Old magazines

Photographs (optional)

Scissors

Glue

 Directions:

1.  Once your child can recognize the letters of the alphabet, you may want to start practicing simple word recognition.

2.  On one set of index cards, write some simple words, such as cat, dog, or bird.

3.  On another set, draw or cut out magazine pictures that illustrate the words you have chosen.

4.  Lay all the cards on the table, face up, and have your child match each word to the corresponding picture.

5.  Try name recognition by using photographs of your child, siblings, friends, relatives, and so on.

6.  Write the name of each person on an index card and have your child match the photo to the appropriate name.

Learning Opportunity: 

1.             Your child will practice relating words to photographs.

2.            Your child will practice word recognition, which helps with future reading.

3.            Your child will gain confidence participating in this activity.

Read Aloud: 

Summer Morning

I saw dawn creep across the sky,

And all the gulls go flying by.

I saw the sea put on its dress

Of blue midsummer loveliness,

And heard the trees begin to stir

Green arms of pine and juniper.

I heard the wind call out and say:

“Get up, my dear, it is today!”

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Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved: I had first orginally wanted to use magazine pictures for my words, but had "no luck" while looking through my "Parenting" magazines, so I did the best next thing and just drew. The pictures were not too difficult to draw, well, maybe the dog was for me..lol!  Stallone lOVED this activity too, he was very quick to match the picture to the word, though I did not know how he was going to do with out me reading the words to him. I simply laid out two words at a time, in the beginning, then a picture and he matched the picture to the word, we then read the word out loud and went over each letter in the word. As the activity went on, I increased the words and pictures, by the end he had all four pictures and words laid out, and he was matching them all! Yay! Simple but important activity to be doing to prepare our little ones for reading! I plan on doing this activity again and again, each time increasing the words! 

Materials Needed

Homemade Index Cards

Matched the picture to the word "Bird!" He wanted to get rid of "Dog."

Very proud of his work!