I have been doing this activity with Zoe for the past couple of months and she shrieks when ever she sees mom with playdough and alphabet cutouts. I took inspiration for this activity from Playdough to Plato
You would need Play-dough, alphabets (magnetic, wooden, plastic any kind of alphabets cutouts), I also use a tray but this is optional.
Zoe loves playing with her phonics and numbers, she loves play-dough as well so this was a sure-shot hit for her. For Zoe I just use random alphabets and numbers because she is still too young to understand sight words. I add lots of playdough on the tray, I use a lighter colour (as you can see in the picture) so that the letter traced is easily visible. The moment Zoe prints a letter she goes "Momma, look what Zoe made". She can easily stay busy with Letter Press Activity for a few minutes at a go... which is huge for a preschooler.
For older kids, one can use this activity to make them understand sight words.
This is wonderful activity for kids. Medha also loves this alot. We have been doing this from past 4-5 months. She is never bored of it. But haven't posted about this in our blog as I couldn't take pictures till now. We also sometimes tried tracing the cutouts with beads & some small rings. And we also tried other way too. Trace the letter using playdough. Sure hit activity for most of the kids I guess.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Leela, Medha would love this activity, have tried with Z and a modified version for my sessions. It is always a hit.
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