Find out if your 3-4 year old child is ready for tracing the alphabet using preschool worksheets for letters. Get tips and the best letter tracing printable! Are Letter Tracing Worksheets Appropriate For Preschoolers? Parents can feel a lot of pressure to get their 3 or 4 year old child to learn letters before starting kindergarten. It's tempting to think that an alphabet printable is the solution. It's easy to find preschool worksheets for letters by doing a quick search online. But that doesn't mean that letter tracing worksheets are the best way for your preschooler to l ..read more

Looking for Montessori 3 part cards for homeschooling? Read this first to be sure you are using these printables correctly with your toddler or preschooler. What Are Montessori 3 Part Cards? Montessori 3 part cards consist of a picture card, a label card, and a control card that shows both the picture and label. The label is the name of the object in the photo or illustration. The word is written in all lowercase letters, unless it's a proper noun. Three part cards are used in Montessori classrooms to introduce a variety of subjects and teach new vocabulary. Sometimes they ..read more

Learn where to buy the best Montessori language objects starter sets. Also get tips and ideas for finding objects on a budget for your DIY alphabet sound cabinet. Why Use Montessori Language Objects? Montessori language objects are used to help preschoolers become aware of speech sounds (phonemes) in spoken words before Montessori sandpaper letters are used to learn letter sounds.  Imagine holding a toy astronaut and saying that you hear the sound "a" when you say astronaut, emphasizing the beginning sound. Then continue to model your own phonemic awaren ..read more

Get tips to make letter sounds learning easier and fun so your preschool or kindergarten child won't struggle to learn alphabet sounds and can start reading words. Tips to Make Letter Sounds Learning Easier And Fun for Preschool and Kindergarten Kids What Is The Meaning of "Letter Sounds Learning" And Why Is It Important? Learning letter sounds is important for learning to read. According to the science of reading, the best way to teach children to read is through explicit instruction of the code between speech sounds and written symbols. When you look on Pinterest for ideas for "letter sounds ..read more

Getting Started With Montessori Homeschooling For Preschool And Kindergarten Have all those Montessori "shelfies" inspired you to start homeschooling your child using Montessori activities? You may have even started ordering some Montessori materials -- or at least added a few to your cart! The only problem is that it's really not clear to you how Montessori homeschooling for preschool and kindergarten actually works. If that's you, you're in the right place to learn more about Montessori style learning at home. Then you can decide if Montessori homeschooling is going to work for you and your ..read more

Why Does Writing Come Before Reading in Montessori? You might be wondering how a child can learn to write before having learned to read first. It has to do with the relative ease of encoding versus decoding. The act of writing means expressing your own thoughts in written form. You already know your own thoughts because they come from within.   On the other hand, reading requires working towards the unknown. When words are written by another person, you can only understand the thought once you read the words. Note that I'm talking about "writing" in terms of word build ..read more

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