Teaching beginning readers how to read CVC words using a rollercoaster!

Learning how to add three-part sounds together, consonant vowel consonant words can be challenging.  Here I am using a rollercoaster to make reading for the first time more effective.

 

Teaching The Letter Q

 I have so much fun teaching the letter and sound Q using the Amazing Action Alphabet flip chart and activity book.  Put on your fancy queen attire and together we can teach letter and sounds in a fun and easy way!

The CD is one of our best selling teaching tools and the letter Q song is a favorite!  Comment below and tell me what your favorite song is!

Word Slide

Reading can be scary for our preschoolers when they first begin to read. Here is a fun way to build their confidence and teach them how to read words. I use this activity after they have learned the letter S (lesson 4 in the Beginner Reader Book).

All you need is an image of a slide and the letters M, T, A and S! Create words as you slide the letters together to create words.

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: 

New Friends...Let Me Review With You

So many of you are new to my Amazing Action Alphabet books, and I want to welcome you to my early childhood teaching blog!

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If you need a simple review of my Flip Chart book (the basis of all my letter recognition and sounds material) review this video from a prior post HERE,

Learning letters and sounds can easy and fun!  Enjoy teaching your children, and feel the success with this AMAZING program!

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Shhhhh... These preschoolers are practicing their OWN letters and sounds now.  Happy Learning!

Safety Day

I think it's never to early to talk about SAFETY with kids!  Today I prepared some basic traffic signs for the children to cut out.  Have them glue each sign onto the top of a craft stick.  I then gave each child several small balls of Play-Doh and had them mold the Play-Doh to the bottom to each sign so it will stand on its own.

After doing this once I have found that keeping the signs standing up for a day before sending them home with the kids is best.  The Play-Doh will harden so the children can take them home for more SAFETY PLAY!

Now if you grew up in the 80's I'm hoping you're singing the 'Safety Dance' by Men Without Hats!!! 

Here is a great way to help your beginning readers recognize hard and easy words with this fun Stoplight Activity!

 

Here is a short demo of the simple use of the Amazing Action Alphabet. The flipchart used in this demo has only the uppercase alphabet letters, the newer version of the book has upper AND lowercase letters.

Amazing Action Alphabet: A Quick Review From Good Things Utah!

Good Things Utah, a local Utah news program, wanted to interview me and do a segment on my Amazing Action Alphabet books.