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From the lens Learning The Alphabet.

  • bejeezers Feb 1, 2012 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Nice lens
  • Hrsshoe Nov 13, 2011 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    very nice lens
  • MichelleM Sep 18, 2011 @ 4:27 am | delete
    I think associating letter with animals is also a great way to take something they already know about and think is fun, and then incorporating that into learning something new. There are lots of animal alphabets out there, but check out this cute one - http://www.alphabetimals.com
  • sousababy Sep 5, 2011 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Singing the alphabet is a good start. Spelling out their favorite things like: dog, cat, ball, etc. also helps. Great lens, many useful tips. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Rose
  • Farkhof Aug 31, 2011 @ 9:27 pm | delete
    great lens for parents to teach alphabet to their kids...
  • nelcea Aug 7, 2011 @ 11:01 pm | delete
    well alphabet teaching tips. umm . .we have this really big dry erase board. on our wall.we color everything on it the younger ones have the bottom and we taller ones have the top. so we put backward or the worst color of a letter and challenge some one no matter the age what it is. some times we teem up and do points by the end of the day who ever figured it out gets a special treat. or maybe not but it does get figured out we never let it go it has to be corrected. usually it is belongs o someones name. and we will add on to it the rest of the alphabet . it keeps our 3 and 4 year-old going.
  • cr00059n Aug 6, 2011 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    These steps are great support for my kids. Thanks a bunch.
  • tutor1235 Jul 24, 2011 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    Outstanding lens! What a help to parents and teachers. Thanks for sharing!
  • phoenix-arizona-friends Jul 5, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Children need to learn the alphabet as soon as possible.
  • rms Jun 15, 2011 @ 7:31 am | delete
    Great lens! My 2 1/2 year old granddaughter is starting to learn the alphabet and she just loves watching the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom video at youtube. Here's the link if you're interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEA0jzloK0 We watched it together at least 15 times yesterday. :)
  • EMangl Aug 16, 2011 @ 6:54 am | delete
    my daughter also learned the alphabet at this age, very helpful has been a game (german) where she could click on any character and it transformed into an animal:
    many great sites to find in the net which help little ones to start with the alphabet
  • MaxReily Jun 5, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    Very important first step toward learning to read! Excellent lens!
  • CruiseReady May 12, 2011 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    I forgot to say - REALLY nice lens!
  • CruiseReady May 12, 2011 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    I don't remember how I taught mine the alphabet, but she was reading (and discussing) the newspaper by the time she started school, so I guess it worked OK. She was terribly bored in first grade, though.
  • ChrisDay Apr 27, 2011 @ 10:58 pm | delete
    Yes!
  • skiesgreen Apr 26, 2011 @ 12:51 am | delete
    Wonderful lens on an important subject. Featured on Educating Young Minds
  • Bella_Stella Apr 14, 2011 @ 2:53 am | delete
    Nice lens and very helpful to those who have young children. The advice you have shared are very important and make it easy for parents to teach their children a lot of things.
  • ravenko Apr 12, 2011 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    What a beautiful lens, I'm lensrolling it over to all of my alphabet lens, thanks for sharing this awesome information..
  • PastorSam Apr 10, 2011 @ 1:39 pm | delete
    Know I know what my problem was - I didn't have this available to me as a kid.|

    Nice lens. Keep up the good work.

    Blessings
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Apr 10, 2011 @ 8:34 am | delete
    This is the first thing I remember learning and I was so proud, what an accomplishment!
  • UKGhostwriter Apr 8, 2011 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    very inspirational - thank you
  • windygig Apr 6, 2011 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    We played sound games in the car. Mom and dad made the sound of a letter, and we named the letter. We thought it was a blast. Great lens.
  • KimGiancaterino Apr 5, 2011 @ 11:24 am | delete
    I just ran across my teenage stepson's framed alphabet chart from when he was a baby. I'm putting it away for later. Very nice lens!
  • blackspanielgallery Apr 4, 2011 @ 6:47 am | delete
    Nice idea. I like using images.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Apr 4, 2011 @ 6:17 am | delete
    Lovely
  • Tipi Mar 21, 2011 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Wonderful ideas for learning and reinforcing learning the ABC's, I've lensrolled this to my ABC Fun Kit lens and am about to feature it there.
  • LisaAuch Feb 10, 2011 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    Having put together a lens for abc flashcard resources online - I featured this lens as it compliments it beautifully
  • raosrinivas Jan 25, 2011 @ 5:47 am | delete
    Very useful lens, through which parents as well as teachers can learn many interesting points from this lens. Thanks for sharing.
  • pacrapacma Jan 17, 2011 @ 10:48 pm | delete
    Nice lens! I love anything to do with helping parents teach kids to read!
  • Peter.Murray Jan 16, 2011 @ 9:38 am | delete
    My son taught himself the alphabet before he was 2 years old. The moment of grasping the concept for him was when he understood that the letter represented on a wooden block was the same as that represented in a different font on another puzzle. He could not pronounce all of the letters initially and so substituted his own words consistently until he could.
  • tembrooke Dec 27, 2010 @ 8:08 pm | delete
    An extra blessing to tide you into January... blessed by a SquidAngel! :-)
  • ajgodinho Dec 27, 2010 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens on an important topic with practical tips on teaching the alphabets to children. Season's greetings and the best for the New Year! **Blessed by a Squid-Angel**
  • LisaAuch Dec 26, 2010 @ 4:59 am | delete
    I always have taight children the alphabet, sometimes 12 year olds have gone unnoticed in the class, so it is so important to start this as early as possible! I used the piano to help them learn the alphabet song, disguised as learning the piano! Great success, with even the older students asking to learn it!
  • OhMe Dec 23, 2010 @ 8:07 am | delete
    Wonderful tips for teaching the Alphabet. Thank you so much for blessing my lens.
  • Irenemaria Dec 7, 2010 @ 6:45 am | delete
    In Swedish we have three more letters! My grandchildren have a huge alphabet patch-work art on the nursery wall!
  • JennySui Dec 5, 2010 @ 6:41 am | delete
    What a great Lens. Thanks for sharing these great tips.
  • skiesgreen Dec 2, 2010 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    What a great lens. I love teaching my grandchildren to say their alphabet and sometimes I get to do a little homework with them. Featured this lens on Educating Young Minds and thank you so much for the blessing on Photography. It is so much appreciated and I hope you enjoy your month as an angel.
  • darciefrench Dec 2, 2010 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Alphabet magnets on the fridge were always a hit with my kids -:)
  • CreativeArtist Nov 22, 2010 @ 6:09 pm | delete
    I like the ideas of making letters in salt and such! Lensrolled to Dictate a Story.
  • rasudesign Oct 30, 2010 @ 10:12 pm | delete
    Great info! My daughter is only one but her favorite song is the ABC song and she already says "ABC" when we start singing. I know we're off to a great start but I wasn't sure how to teach the significance of the letters when the time comes. This lens will come in handy!
  • JziE Oct 15, 2010 @ 4:05 am | delete
    Like It - Fb Like :)
  • TeachYourChildToRead Nov 14, 2009 @ 2:36 am | delete
    All good stuff on here. I particularly like the Word Whammer. We have it on our fridge and our three and five year old love it.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Oct 2, 2009 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    You always have such wonderful ideas for teaching preschoolers.

    This lens is now featured on Educational Value of the FamilyFun Top Toy Awards 2009.
  • MysticTurtle Sep 16, 2009 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    Great lens! It's so important for parents to read to their children. What fun it was to read to mine and help them learn.
  • ChineseKitesforKids Sep 5, 2009 @ 8:55 pm | delete
    Hi! I'm back to lensroll this to my American Sign Language Alphabet lens!
  • ChineseKitesforKids Apr 23, 2009 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    I also wanted to add that "encouragement" and "supportive, positive attitudes" are crucial when it comes to learning the alphabet! Great lens!
  • ChineseKitesforKids Apr 23, 2009 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    My son is only two years old (he's actually the star of most of my lenses) and he knows ALL of his alphabet in order and out of order. I think the advice you give is great and extremely useful. I personally used alphabet books, puzzles and believe it or not Blues Clues as an episode called the "Alphabet Train" that really boosted his alphabet development. You should check that out and see what you can find on YouTube because I know the main song for that show is out there and would make a great addition to this lens.
  • Mortira Mar 18, 2009 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    Welcome to the Family Circus.
  • Feb 25, 2009 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    5 star lens! :-)

    From the "Squidoo Circle of Friends"!
  • Feb 22, 2009 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    wow, that was a great lens, i love how you listed so many different ways to learn the alphabet my favorite being "Take your finger and trace the letters on the palm of the hand or on your child's back" just because i used to love it when my mom did that to me when i was younger. Nice work!

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  • kellywissink Feb 9, 2009 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    Welcome to the Squidoo 100 Lens Club.
  • Ener-G Jan 31, 2009 @ 10:00 am | delete
    My son learned letters with clay. Having the kinesthetic sense tied in with the neurons really makes for mastery. Nice lens!
  • Ener-G Jan 31, 2009 @ 10:00 am | delete
    My son learned letters with clay. Having the kinesthetic sense tied in with the neurons really makes for mastery. Nice lens!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 7, 2009 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    I just created a Lesson Plans Group and thought you might like to add some of your lenses.
  • Irenemaria Dec 4, 2008 @ 9:37 am | delete
    When I worked in the Maria Montessori class in Sweden, we used to teach in a similar way. The children were making letters out of anything and everything. Clay, pipecleaners, candy even. hehehe
  • nancydodds1 Oct 31, 2008 @ 12:31 am | delete
    Hi its very nice and interesting. This will be very useful for kids. Thanks for sharing this information. My 5 stars for you.
  • EverythingMouse Oct 4, 2008 @ 9:45 am | delete
    You have some excellent ideas here. I haver enjoyed teaching my children to read. They all learn so differently.

    You have been Blessed by a Squid Angel
  • blue22d Oct 1, 2008 @ 11:12 am | delete
    I love this len. Brought back memories. Thanks for doing it. Five stars to ya.
  • Susan52 Jul 16, 2008 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    This lens brought memories and smiles. We did many of these things with our sons, now grown up. Happy days, happy memories!
  • sudever Jun 19, 2008 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    Welcome to the 'Global Group - Everything from Anywhere' Group
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    5 stars for your great lens. Am sure many parents are glad this info is so nicely put together here!
  • eccles1 Jun 19, 2008 @ 2:10 am | delete
    what a nice lens Thank You!
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 30, 2008 @ 3:42 pm | delete
    Melissa and Doug make wonderful hands-on learning materials. Alphabet Letters can be used in many different Learning Centers for Beginning Readers.
  • MayaVirtual May 22, 2008 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    Interesting lens! I love it...
  • grassosalvato86 Apr 11, 2008 @ 11:38 am | delete
    Lovely lens!
  • mulberry Apr 3, 2008 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Great lens, parents can certainly give their children a wonderful start by teaching them reading basics early!
  • tdove Mar 25, 2008 @ 10:04 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • bdkz Mar 18, 2008 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    Great lens! I love the Melissa and Doug Upper & Lower Case Alphabet. 5 Stars and a Squid Angel Blessing!

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