In my previous post, I shared with you about the first letters I teach my kids – we started with learning the letter that makes their name. You can read more about it here. Then I promised to share about the letter activities we did when we were at the beginning of our learning-to-read journey….
Teaching the ABC letters to help your little ones to read, can be overwhelming. One thing to decide is what letter should we begin to teach and introduce? Another thing to decide which method works best; phonic or traditional ABC? And one other thing to decide what activity would your kids find engaging and exciting?…
When I first decided to teach reading in a fun way, I was a bit overwhelmed. I was wondering what letter I should teach first. Which option is the best, is it phonics or introduction to ABC? I tried the ABC sequence, but it fell flat with my kids. They aren’t really that interested in…
I used to have a FOMO thing or ‘mom pressure’ when it came to teaching academic stuff to my kids.That includes teaching how to read and count to 10.I remembered teaching my eldest child. My eldest son has a cousin his age.While his cousin went to school at the age of 3 to 4, my…
Before I decided to teach my kids using phonics, I used to wonder why we have to teach the letters’ sounds? I learned to read not using phonics, and I’m doing fine. But after several attempts of using many ways, I conclude that learning letter sounds helps to save my sanity as a mom. How…
In ABC roman letters, there is 52 letter symbols altogether. 26 uppercase letters and 26 lowercase letters. Talking about just a handful of 5 letters are overwhelming enough for little kids. Let alone 52! If you’re also feeling overwhelmed with how to teach letter recognition, let me share the 3 simple baby steps that can…
The first time I taught my first child to read, it was a painful experience for both of us… I’m not proud of it. I wish I could turn back the time. But, I accept is as a learning curve for me to be better and to keep on learning and improving myself. But figuring…