My Preschool Diary

Now that your child has learned to recognise and sound the letters, the next step towards learning to read is blending Consonant Vowel Consonant (CVC) words. Here's an activity that can help do that! USING THE CARD GAMES These CVC Game Cards consist of 23 short vowel word pairs + 1 old maid card: /a/: hat, sat, jam, ham /e/: hen, den, web, net, nest /i/: bit, hit, pig, wig, rip /o/: hop, pop, frog, fox /u/: mug, rug, bun, bus, hug You can print out the cards on thicker paper, cut them out. Alternatively, you can laminate the cards to make them last longer. Another benefit to printing on thicker paper is that the image will not be seen on the reverse side when the card is faced downward. I also like using these foam sheets as backing for the playing cards so that it is easier for the children to turn the cards over when playing them on the table. HOW TO PLAY MEMORY GAME The object of the game is to collect the most number of matching pairs. Lay the cards in a grid layout. Pick a pl...

Here is a printable that you can use to help your preschooler practise reading the time on the clock face. It covers time by the hour and half-past. Simply print the pages on art paper, or laminate it to reduce wear and tear. The objective of the activity is to match the correct digital time to the clock face. In the process, children can learn counting the minutes using skip counting by 5. Click here for Telling Time Full Printable TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM I am teaching my preschoolers about telling the time on the clock face. I use a big clockface for lessons so that the children could see the hour and minute hands of the clock. A big clockface also helps them see clearly. I start by teaching them time by the hour. I explain that most clocks have two hands: the short hour hand and the long minute hand. The shorthand would point to the numbers on the clock face from numbers 1 to 12. Therefore, time by the hour could be 1 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 12 o'clock. PAPER PLATE CLOCK T...