Montessori Phonics - Introduction To Single Letter Sounds
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*NOTE : In all these lessons, letters of the alphabet are not introduced.*
FOR 18MTHS - 3YRS OLD
Introduction To Single Letter Sounds > Lesson 4
Recap : \"Last week, we learnt the sounds of these letters.\"
Show sandpaper letter card /c/, /f/ and /i/.
Recap lessons. Show the sandpaper letter cards.
\"This letter makes the sound..... ?\" Pause.....
and wait if there is any response from the child(ren).
If not, then continue.... \"This letter makes the sound
/c/ or /f/ or /i/.\"....... depending on the card you use.
You may also show the child(ren) the objects that has
been used to date. This part though is optional.
Most important here is to know if your child knows all
the sounds he/she has been introduced to. You may
prompt your child if he/she has difficulty remembering.
However that said, it means that more reinforcements
have to be carried out with the previous letter sounds,
which in this case is /c/, /f/ and /i/. Add on or change
the objects which have been used thus far.
Introduction to the sound /m/
\"Today, we're going to learn a new sound.\"
\"This letter makes the sound /m/.\"
Show child(ren) the letter card.
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx1C3uTJ
Click here to hear the letter soundhttp://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-m/load.htm?f
\"This is how I write/trace /m/.\"
Slowly show the child(ren) to use pointer and tall man
together to trace the letter..... beginning from the left
upright line - top to bottom.....
http://www.postimage.org/
... move the fingers back up and move right towards
the first curve downwards...
http://www.postimage.org/
... then back up again at the centre to finish off the last curve.....
The tracing should end at the bottom right of the letter m.
http://www.postimage.org/
Would you like to try?
Invite child(ren) to trace the sandpaper letter.
The objectives of the sandpaper letters are to develop a
muscular impression of the letter shapes and to associate
the sounds with the shapes. This also helps to develop a
visual impression and to learn the writing direction of the
letter shapes. ie. left to right.... top to bottom.
Trace the letter again and say to the child...
\"/m/ as in mirror.\"
http://www.postimage.org/
\"Would you like to hold the mirror?\"
Pass the mirror to the child. If you
are working with more than 1 child,
ask the first child to pass the object
to the next child beside him/her till
everyone has had a chance. Though
the teacher or the parent can pass
around the item to the others, this
practice helps to promote turn-taking
and patience amongst children.
\"/m/ as in money.\"
\"Would you like to count the money?\"
http://www.postimage.org/
\"/m/ as in microscope.\"
http://www.postimage.org/
You may engage the children in small
talk on the use of the microscope to
view microbiological specimens at
high power magnification. I got mine
free with a kids' meal from Burger
King.
End of 1st period.
2nd period. Show me....
RECAP :
For Period 2 in the 3-Period Lesson, show all the three
objects you've introduced all at the same time. In this
period, you are to observe how much of Period 1 has
been retained in your child's mind.. Place all objects
on a mat and ask the child to show/point to the object
that you ask for.
\"Can you show me the money?\"
\"Can you show me the microscope?
\"Can you show me the mirror?
Make extra emphasis on the mmmmmm sound.
In this period, the child is not required to say
out the names of the objects. He/She is simply
encouraged to point to the objects upon being
prompted with the object name.
Now for the last period in the 3-period lesson...
In this period, the child is now asked to say out the
letter sound and be able to say the names of the
objects that have been introduced.
Show each object in isolation in Period 3.
ie. show objects one at a time.
You : Can you tell me what this is...?
Child : microscope
You: Can you tell me what this is...?
Child : mirror
You: Can you tell me what this is...?
Child : money
Then, conclude the lesson before putting the stuff away.
Today, we have learnt...
(Simultaneously showing the child the sandpaper letter)
\"... /m/ as in mirror.... /m/ as in money.... and /m/ as
in microscope.... We'll learn another sound tomorrow/
on another day... I will place this material on this shelf,
so you may work with it when you feel like it.\"
It is always good to invite the child to help keep the
materials. It helps the child(ren) remember how the
material should be kept and where it is placed.
This part is always important, which i always try to
reinforce to parents of my students..... constantly
remember that if your child(ren) did not get any
of the steps right at any point of the 3-Period lesson,
please come back to the lesson again. Practice makes
perfect. Repetition gives children confidence and offers
silent encouragement that they do not necessarily have
to get it right the first time around.
3-Period Lesson Recap!
1st Period : Introduce letter sound & show objects in
isolation. ie. one at a time.
2nd Period : Display all the objects all at once and ask
child to show you, one at a time..
3rd Period : Ask the child to tell you the names of the
objects that you in isolation.. Then recap all the names
and the letter sound taught for the day.
“It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.” [Dr Maria Montessori] -
H bud,
Had pm you. -
Hey Buds
Where u get the alphabet sandpaper? DIY?? -
Charmaine_chong:
Okie, me check. Thanks!H bud,
Had pm you.
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sunset_dae:
Bought together with centre's bulk order last time.Hey Buds
Where u get the alphabet sandpaper? DIY??
I promise to put up the DIY sandpaper thread soon.
Don't waste money. Easy to make on your own. And
definitely much cheaper.
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Hey Buds,
Greetings from an island resort off Thailand
Been here SEVEN days today
Anyway, I FINALLY managed to find time to reply, hence the delay. And apologies, just have to type 'freehand' w/o the quotes cuz gotta go soon. DH is watching over DS.
Thanks for your advice. I will keep in mind that sight words and phonics can go hand in hand. I will also take up your suggestion on including MIL in the 'presentation' of my lesson if she shows an interest.
Yes, you are right when you mentioned that its gd that MIL reads to him, at least she is doing something enriching and productive. Because I do not let DS watch TV, I only let him watch a few shows that he likes, that too, not everyday, hence, this is one less headache. As my DH would always put it, one must always look at the positive side to things :lol:
BTW, I did not bring any teaching materials at the end of the day. Just the usual puzzles, snap etc... DS has been having the 4 'S' for the past week ie sun, sand, sea and smiles
If and when I do start on really teaching him phonics, I will most certainly update you. Really, for DS, everyday is a learning experience/adventure. He nows likes to read the letters and amt on the cash receipts and I play along by asking him how much we have to pay etc..
In fact, when I get back, will share on how I made use of some leftover materials I had from my teaching days and adapted from your idea of the sandpaper alphabets. Not very professionally done, and it may even be a sore sight for some, but what the heck, I am proud of it. Only problem is, am not IT savvy (really!, used to get IT guys to help me when teaching), need to find out how to upload image.
Okie, gotta go now, DH already here. Did I mentioned that we are due to fly back today??
Many thanks, buds! -
wildboys:
Thank you, wildboys for sharing. I do appreciate your input too. My son is 27 mths now. And yes, as mentioned to Buds, will keep both your advice/suggestion abt the sight words and phonics going hand in hand in mind and strive to work together with my MIL in this.Hi autumnbronze,
Although you are not seeking comments from me, I just would like to share my experience in teaching my kids to read, hope you don't mind my \"kaypo-ness\"
We read alot since very young, and we didn't start with phonics at all. In fact, we started with flashcards and making up story cards that have stories related to them. You can say it's mainly by repetition and learning of sight words. They can recognise quite a number of common words (some are short ones like \"ant\" and long ones like \"butterfly\" and many sight words like \"I am a xxx\" \"This is a xxx\" etc) before 2yo. When they are about 2years old, we started on phonics but in a casual manner but with their exposure to literacy since young, it catches on them very fast and my elder child can read (as in blend and decode new words himself and not by memory) very well before 3yo. My younger child is not 2.5yo yet so still working on it 
After we started on phonics, we still do lots of reading together and learning other sight words. What I meant is, I believe that both whole-word recognition and phonics work hand-in-hand (in fact I'm more of a whole-word method for younger kids and phonics as they progress). I believe many English words cannot be decoded phonetically (correct me if I'm wrong) like \"one\". I don't think your child will be confused (btw not sure how old is he?), you can continue with your phonics method and your MIL can continue her \"general\" reading sessions with him (which I agree with Buds, not many grandmas can do that!!!). JIMHO
BTW, any kiasu member of this forum who claims not to be a kaypo is a ..... LIAR
I am one too :lol: ... a kaypo I mean :lol: again ... -
Heyya autumnbronze, yeah... Phuket is a very relaxing place to be.
My girls remember their trip there till today. They had the best kids
club to date there @ Ramada Resort Karon. Aniwaes, with regards
to the uploading of image, i have it here for another parent in
another thread... here's the link > http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3187&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60
I had loads of fun playing cashier with my DDs with a cash register
i bought... complete with speaker, groceries, basket and pretend $.
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2679&highlight=learning+play can be really fun and engaging and if one
knows how to put all that fun play into actual learning experiences,
the children can really learn a lot on concepts and a lot of vocabulary. -
Hey Buds,
Thx for the link on how to upload the image. And I just love the ideas in the Learning through Play link, v v cool -
You're very very welcome too!
Ooh, btw..... welcome back to reality. :lol:
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