As exciting as it is to go out lots we all need to have a bit of time at home too! A while ago the the girls started showing a real interest in letters so this summer I have been trying to teach Emily and Sophie to spell and recognise their names. However, they are only 3 and I want to make sure it is fun so most mornings we have spent 5 minutes playing one of these name games..
1) Pegs- I wrote each letter on a peg and made a name card to fix them on to so they could copy the order of letters. We did it together the first few times but now they can pretty much do it themselves. It is also really good for fine motor skills.. Also, they like saying "pinch pinch pinch" and pretending to be a crab!
2) Cars- I brought these extra cheap toy cars from the party bag section of the supermarket and put a letter on each. Then we play at driving them in to a line to make the name. The girls love to add sound effects as they do it!
So there you are. Quick, simple and educational and much more fun than a pencil and paper on a rainy day.
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