Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Home Learning Recipes: Hidden Letters

Dear Readers,

It is time for another recipe for learning at home called Hidden Letters: This is a reading observation skill.

Hidden Letters--Build reading observation skills with this activity. Ask your child to look for letters of the alphabet on boxes and cans of food and household supplies. For example, find five A's or three C's, or any number of letters or combinations on cereal boxes, soup cans, bars of soap. Start with easy-to-find letters and build up to harder-to-find ones. Then have your children write the letters on paper or point out the letters on the boxes and cans.

As an added activity while you are in the car, have your child find letters in a newspaper or magizne.

Note: These home learning "recipes" have been tested and developed by Dr. Dorothy Rich, author of MEGASKILLS.