Letter Count
Introduction
Help your child practice counting by using the alphabet.
Materials:
- Sticky Notes ( Regular paper will do if you do not have sticky notes)
- Pencil
- Crayons
- Scissors (*adults only)
Directions:
- Have your child write out the entire alphabet with each letter being on an individual sticky note. As she writes out each letter ask her what sound each letter makes.
- When she is done writing each letter, ask her to count the alphabet. If she needs help, count along with her.
- Ask her to find the vowels in the alphabet and put them together. Then have her count the vowels. If she needs help identifying a vowel you can ask her which letters make the sounds a, e, i, o and u.
- Take the sticky notes and have your child use them to label objects in your home that start with each letter and then count them. For example: The letter W can be placed on a window. Then have your child count how many windows are in the home.
Take it further:
- How Many Letters?
- Have your child write out the following words on sticky notes. When she is done have her count how many letters are in each word: One; Two; Three; Four; Five: Six: Seven; Eight; Nine; Ten.
- Have your child write her name. How many letters are in her name?
- Can your child name all of the Super Readers? How many Super Readers are there?
- Ask your child to write down how old she is. How many letters are in her age?
- Which One Does Not Belong?
- Place a group of objects that start with the same letter together and one that starts with a different letter. For example: A ball, brush, broom and a napkin. Ask your child what letter each object starts with. Can they tell you which object does not belong in the group? Have them place the sticky note with the correct letter next to the pile and then have them place the letter that the other object starts with.
- Have your child use the sticky notes with the numbers that she wrote to label how many objects are in each pile. Then have your child practice addition by adding the two piles together.
Talk about it:
- Talk to your child about how you use math in your everyday life and why it is so important.
