letters – Hooked on Phonics https://www.hookedonphonics.com Learn to read Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:21:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.hookedonphonics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hop_logo_edit.jpg letters – Hooked on Phonics https://www.hookedonphonics.com 32 32 The Shapes of Letters https://www.hookedonphonics.com/the-shapes-of-letters/ https://www.hookedonphonics.com/the-shapes-of-letters/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:03:13 +0000 http://blog.earlymoments.com/?p=408 Yesterday morning I was tickled to wake up and discover my 4-year-old making the alphabet out of pipe cleaners, and soon the whole family was in on the action. She was really into it and even rejected her dad’s Q for not being quite Q-like.

Working with tactile materials to learn letter shapes is a big part of Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Pre-K. There are endless fun ways to explore letter shapes with your child, like:
Decorate an apple with As.
Glue buttons on a board to make Bs.
Create a C out of clay.
Dish out a D with dish soap.
Erase an E from an envelope.
You get the idea. In addition, to Learn to Read Pre-K, another great resource for letter activities and ways to have fun with your preschooler is the wonderful blog No Time For Flash Cards. Be sure to check out the Letter of the Week activities.

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Oh, and one important safety note: always wear your superhero goggles when doing any alphabetic work with pipe cleaners.

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I… Am a Proud Dad https://www.hookedonphonics.com/i-am-a-proud-dad/ https://www.hookedonphonics.com/i-am-a-proud-dad/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 10:07:06 +0000 http://blog.earlymoments.com/?p=570 I was sitting at my dining room table, writing songs about letters and sounds.
I had fourteen to go.
My girls came to me and said, “Daddy, we have a song for you. 
Lay it on me” says I.
In unison, they sing:

If you hear an I.
Then you should reply:
I! I!

I shout, I’ll take it
So here is The I Song by April and Eva Ginns.

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