Alphabets

Sharing my way of teaching Alphabets to my Daughter.

1.Refrigerator Magnets

Buy a bag of refrigerator magnets and use them to begin teaching letter recognition. "The most important word to a toddler is his name, so that's where you should begin alphabet knowledge. Place only the letters of your child's name on the refrigerator. If her name is Riddhi, for example, she might only pay attention to the "R" for a long time. Eventually, she'll gain interest in the other letters. When she knows her name, move on to other important words in her world, such as "mommy," "daddy" and the names of siblings.

2.Songs and Rhymes

Songs and rhymes are another way to build understanding of alphabet knowledge. Parents often begin by singing the "ABC" song. This is a good start.

"My daughter in her early years use to sings ABC song every time she use to washes her hands ,or we were out for the activity “walk a talk “ or when I was cooking ,”

Once your child can sing the alphabet song, follow through with meaningful connections to the letters. She can put together an alphabet puzzle or play with foam letters in the tub as she sings the song. Use music and rhyme throughout the day. Sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with your child and challenge her to pick up her toys before you're finished singing.

"Nursery rhymes, familiar songs and poetry are wonderful ways for young children to develop phonemic awareness.

3. Books

Reading books to children is the best way for them to begin to understand that print contains a message. Stock your house with colorful, sturdy books that he can easily reach.Kids particularly enjoy stories such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? that have repeating word patterns. Your child's interest in the printed word will come when he is developmentally ready to recognize letters and words.

4. Games

Entertain your little one with alphabet games. Use wood or foam letters—choose letters your child knows. She can close her eyes as you hide the letters around the room. Ask her to find an "A" and a "B" and return them to you. For toddlers who make letter-sound connections, hide objects—such as a ball—and ask your child to find something that begins with "B." Play a matching game. Make two cards—upper case and lower case—for each letter of the alphabet that your child knows. Use only four or five different letter pairs. Set down the upper case letters and ask her to find their matches. A variation is to match the letter and a picture of word that has that beginning sound, such as "D" with dog.

5. Sensory Experience: Toddlers love to use their senses to discover the world around them. Make large, cut-out letters from cardboard. Cover them in sandpaper or a furry material and let your child handle and play with them Talk about the letters as she runs her fingers along them. Spread flour or shaving cream on a table and help her draw letters in it with her finger. Take her hand and guide her as she writes the letters in the flour with her index finger. Next, help her write her name or other simple words.

Alphabet cookies — lot of alphabet cookies are available in supermarkets ,those can be used in a fun way to teach alphabets .

6. Palm Letters Palm Letters—take the child’s hand, palm up, as if you were “reading their palm”. Have the child close their eyes (or at least look away) and “draw” a letter on their whole palm with your index finger. Do the lines in the same order as you would write them with a pencil. It is generally best to start with the capital letters, when there is a difference between the capital and the lower case letter. Have the child draw letters in your palm while you close your eyes, and you tell them what letter they have written. Easy to do while waiting for a bus

7. Learn the Letters of the Alphabet: Color Letters prints full-page letters of the alphabet with an animal or thing whose name starts with that letter. ‘A’ is for apple (color it red), ‘B’ is for ball, and ‘C’ is for cat—this can be a small activity where you can ask the child to decorate it with different material .

8. Letter Cards Print out: the letter cards, and have the young student color the letters with crayons or paint or markers.

To make Clothesline Letters of the Alphabet (letters to hang on a cord or string). The letters themselves are done in outline so that they can be colored and decorated. Spell out your child’s name and hang the letters on a string in their room.

When your child is familiar with a number of the letters in the alphabet, start to teach the remaining letters, preferably in alphabetical order.

Don’t try to teach too much in one go , i preferred teaching 4 to 5 letters in a day.