My pre-schoolers can read! But before you think I am bragging....all pre-schoolers can read! They can read Environmental Print...which is just a fancy way of saying, all of the print that surrounds us. It comes in the forms of signs and logos. You find it everywhere around us. I think they know the Golden Arches stands for McDonalds, from the womb! We recently did an activity in our four year old classes that involved Environmental Print. We gave each 4 y/o a sheet of construction paper with the following instructions:
Parents:
Our class is making an Environmental Print book. Environmental Print is the print we see all around us (signs, logos, labels, etc). Please assist your child and allow him/her to cut out pictures of things that start with the first letter of his/her name. These may be found in magazines, newspapers or photos.
The parents did a great job of helping their child find items starting with their letter. We are now binding each page to make a class book. This activity promotes:
- Letter Recognition
- Family Bonding Time
- Early Literacy
- FUN!
These were a few examples:
You will be shocked to see how many words your kiddo can already "read". Make a game of it...have them read all the signs they know on the way to school. This is a great intro to literacy!
~Traci~
