Teaching your little one the alphabet...one letter at a time.
How...
A few months ago, I started introducing letters to my little guy. I am lucky to have lots of materials from my Kindergarten classroom that I am now using with my little guy. Most of the things I have are easy to find or make, if you are creative. Get lots of alphabet sets...magnetic, wooden, blocks with letters, foam, alphabet puzzles, alphabet stickers...you get the idea. I started with the letters of his name, focusing only on one letter at a time. Once he knew one letter, I added the next. I used all of the different kinds of letters at once, so he could see different colors, shapes and sizes. For example, if you are doing the letter E, get all of the Es you have and show them to your little one. Once they recognize E, add the next letter.
Ideas...
Keep each alphabet set in a Ziplock bag and take out only the letter or letters you are working on. If you see the letter you are currently working on somewhere out in the world, point it out. For example, if you are working on the letter S and you see a stop sign, show it to your little guy so he will learn that letters exist outside of his school space. It won't be long before he will start pointing out letters to you!
Get some alphabet sets...learn some letters!
