With back to school right around the corner,
preschool and kindergarten teachers are looking for
engaging ways for students to practice their names!
"Why?" you ask.
Students have a strong will to learn their name and
it makes learning letters more personal to each student.
When my students come to Meet the Teacher the week before school starts,
pictures of various objects are out on a board and each student is allowed
to pick one "symbol" to be attached to their name.
This practice allows children
to identify their name and space easily.
Students quickly learn each others' symbols
and names as well and they LOVE this!
The Pre-K Name Tags set includes 40 stand alone symbols,
Set A and Set B class lists for am and pm classes,
EDITABLE name tags and EDITABLE cubby labels.
Students quickly learn their name as it is always connected to their symbol!
At the beginning of the year, my pre-kinders may have no idea
what their name looks like or even that it has letters.
Our focus in August is to introduce the FIRST letter of their names!
We start by introducing the first letter of their name with some fine motor fun.
Later in September, we use it for a model for some dry erase board practice.
Providing multiple opportunities for name writing is key!
Provide a model for the student with his or her name and model rainbow writing
(writing name several times with a different color each time),
tracing the name with bingo dabbers or watercolor paints,
or even model paper tearing to cover the child's full name similar to the letter J above.
Bottle Cap Letters or other letter manipulatives let children manipulate
the letters in his or her name to order them correctly.
By using Bottle Cap Letters, you are able to customize each child's name,
use different colors for each child so they don't mix up their letters
and teachers can send an extra set home for additional practice.
Parents always ask what they can do and
Bottle Cap Letters provide an activity that is easy to use.
This is an inexpensive way to provide a home-school connection!
you can download it from my TpT store for FREE!
Salt trays and shaving cream are a go to sensory activity for name practice.
It works best one on one at the beginning of the year and then small group.
Both activities have a dual purpose as they help with letter formation
as well as letter/sound identification when working with a teacher.
Children have different learning styles and this activity will help
your tactile learners connect with letters.
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