Letter C Virtual Workshop

Having fun with the Amazing Action Alphabet and teaching the letter C.

In my virtual workshops I teach letters, sounds, and reading skills for Pre-K learners as well as children who struggle with speech and reading. The instruction provides multi-sensory and phonemic rhymes, songs, and hands-on activities with reading and writing suggestions for a total learning!

Let's enjoy teaching together!  Please comment what is working for you and your learner.

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Caterpillar Reading

In my latest printing of the Amazing Action Alphabet Mini Reader you will find the Phonemic Activity that corresponds with the Cycle of a Butterfly theme.

You will love this valuable teaching guide as it walks you though each lesson.  In the Letter C's Phonemic Activity you will be able to creatively teach word families to your child.

Through these activities you will see the progress of your child's reading!

Here is a short video to demonstrate this activity: 

Cookie Jar and Letter C

I love teaching the letters with the Amazing Action Alphabet Flip Chart and using PLAY as my main teaching method. 

When learning the letter C I bring my cookie jar and have them "steal" letters from the cookie jar while singing this  familiar tune… 

"Who stole letter______ from the cookie jar?" 
(Jenny) stole letter______ from the cookie jar." 
{Jenny says} "Who me?" 
{I say} "Yes you!" 
{Jenny says} "Couldn't be." 
{I say} "Then who?" 
At this time I choose another child to "steal" a letter from the cookie jar. 

C Day continues...

In the "Amazing Action Alphabet" flip chart - C the caterpillar cuts leaves!  A great sorting activity is to set a pile of leaves on the table and have the children sort the leaves.  Today we decided to sort the leaves according to color.

The children might like to sort by color, shape or even size.  Better do this activity fast before all those beautiful leaves are covered by snow!  

We enjoyed some Caterpillar Patterns today too!  Using beads or cereal encourage the children to make  a pattern.  

When they finish their pattern check it with the child.  They can put the beads or cereal on a pipe cleaner for a ver Cool bracelet!    

Now that is some kid friendly BLING!

Play Foam

Have you ever tried Play Foam in your classroom or play time?  If you haven't, you have got to buy some!  It works really well to form letters and it isn't messy like Play Doh.  The children enjoy creating and it is a cheap learning tool.

 Around here I buy it at Utah Idaho Supply for 24 cents a pack.  It's worth all those pennies ;)!
Enjoy!

C the Caterpillar Day

Simple ideas are often the best!  I showed the kids how a letter C is formed by giving them a round cookie to bite.

(in this case a cracker...cookie, cracker--- you get the point ;))

We also read one of my all time favorite books..."The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.

Love, love this book!  It is the perfect introduction to our Cycle Of A Caterpillar themed day.  In my book, "The Amazing Action Alphabet" flip chart, C the Caterpillar makes the sound /c/ as she cuts through countless colorful leaves.  In class we talk about how the caterpillar is first, an egg.  Second, they are a wiggly little caterpillar.  Third, they create their cozy cocoon.  Last, they become a beautiful butterfly.  

I set up paper plates and divide the plate into 4 equal sections. I then help the children create their own cycle of a caterpillar.

1.  egg - leaf & bean

2.  caterpillar - noodle

3.  cocoon - cotton ball

4.  butterfly - drawing

Notice I am teaching fine motor skills with them tracing the words on the plate.  Sneak in every aspect of learning were you can...the kids love it!