Happy Hump Day! Are your kids a little bonkers this week? Mine have been wonky! And today we had to split another class so we had a full classroom. Yowza! For someone who “doesn’t work to educate his students” I am worn out because I didn’t work an 11 hour day today. How is it that I am so worn out from not working?! Shew!
I am linking up with Kindergarten Lifestyle for a Letter Linky party! I want to share one of my favorite and I think, most effective, tools for learning letters. It is especially useful in the beginning of the year. And guess what? It can even be used later on for sounds! What is this amazing wonder of letter learning that I have created? It’s my letter identification PowerPoint! I created it at the beginning of the year and my kids love it! I even added sound effects to help my kids stay focused (who can ignore a drum roll between every letter?!) At the beginning of the year I separated the uppercase and lowercase letters! Now I have uppercase and lowercase letters all mixed up! I have seen huge gains in my students letter recognition. 80% of my students know all uppercase and lowercase letters! Consider that at the beginning of the year 80% of my students knew less than 5 letters. The repetition of doing the PowerPoint every morning is powerful. It’s easy, quick and effective and provides (WAIT FOR IT!) daily informal assessments! I know…I know…I am so smart! Click on the picture to download your letter recognition PowerPoint! If you use it, I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!