We like to provide literacy activities throughout our classroom, the Block Center is no exception. We often see books, clipboards with paper, crayons and markers. Last week, we turned our block center in a construction area of the alphabet. Oh, the pleasure of 2 and 3 years to explore letters while building!
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Displaying books in various areas of the classroom or at home encourages children to stop and open, or ask an adult to read to them. We like to see books that are relevant to the interests of that day. That day, the theme of our block center was "the construction of the alphabet."
We provided blocks of the alphabet as well as trucks. The kids had the pleasure of loading vehicles with the letters and place them in piles, then stack the blocks.
We letters added foam that could be spread over the floor.
While construction, preschoolers found letters in their name and on behalf of their family members.
We took a big magnetic board and leaning against the wall. Magnetic letters were placed in baskets near blocks to place in trucks or on this board.
I quietly observed this 2 years calling the letters as he placed them on the board.
And a 3 year old stated his name. And then found letters in his brother name.
Finally, letters found their way to the top of skyscrapers.
Enjoying involved literacy. Hands-on, simple, fun!
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Here are other literacy activities for you to try:
- letters Explorer in the sensory table
- letters game Dough Table
- DIY Alphabet Box
