The past 2 days were not easy ones. As many of you probably experienced, teaching kids is not as easy as it may sound. Our learning the past 2 days consisted of very minimal learning-time and not as much concentration on the material I was trying to teach. But we got something done. And something is something. Better than nothing. Yesterday, we focused more on ABC's and sounding words out. Keep in mind, my little girl is only 2 years of age so it's not easy teaching this topic. I decided to try out using some chalk and writing out words on our balcony of our apartment. Unfortunately, this method was not as successful as I thought it would be. First, it was cold outside. Second, Emma couldn't seem to concentrate on the letters that were being spelled and sounded out. Third, she got distracted with the chalk she wanted to use. At this point, Emma knows her sounds but putting letters together is not easy. Any advice for teaching spelling/sounding out words? I like to use Android APPS to accompany our learning. Emma seems to like those and hopefully she is getting something out of them. We use this APP for our spelling: Be creative with how you teach your kids their ABC's! Look at my Teaching Tools page up above for ideas to help with teaching your kids their ABC's! I also thought this bag was cute and it could also be used to help your kids look at the ABC's on a more-regular basis! Today, we focused more on numbers. So after a trip to the grocery store, we got to do a little learning time. Not the typical-learning-schedule we've been establishing but still something. After our scripture reading and singing some songs, we used a wonderful tool for teaching (picture up above). Not only does this number-shape tool/toy have numbers written all over it, you can also count as you place shapes in appropriate places and review some shapes as you use it! I found it in "Once Upon a Child". Some teaching is still teaching and some days are better than others at it. Get your schedule together and make time to teach your little one! I have found that although Emma is only 2, she is capable of learning a lot and we have fun together as we work on learning concepts and participate in fun-activities together. It's so worth it!
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