Every family with preschool and primary age children should have a set of magnetic letters on their refrigerator. They are a fun and easy teaching tool. Here are a few activities for preschoolers:
1) Make the names of people and animals in the family.
2) Sort upper and lower case letters. Pair and match upper and lower case letters.
3) Sort letters by color.
4) Put the letters in alphabetical order while singing the ABC song.
5) Make simple words. Copy environmental print such as cereal names off boxes.
Great ideas! We use magnetic letters in the preschool classroom as well. We have a basket permanently in the writing area, as well as a basket of wooden letters. We bring them outside at times and the kids love putting them up on the magnetic surfaces there – the downpipes and poles on the verandah are popular. Or we put them out with baking trays.
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