How to Help Your Preschooler with Reading and Writing

Engaging a child who is in preschool to learn how to read and write can be a difficult task for any parent or caregiver. Here is an activity that can give your preschooler the courage they need to strive!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 8 5x6 rectangle cut construction papers.
• Black or blue marker.
• 6 strips of white paper.
• A box of crayons
• Stapler

1. Take 8 5x6 sheets of rectangle cut construction papers and stack them together. Staple right hand side together to bind the papers into a form of a book.

2. Take 6 pieces of striped papers and place a stripe of paper on each page. The first page is the cover of the book therefore, there should not be a strip nor the last page of the book. Set to the side to dry.

3. While the book is drying, speak to your preschooler and ask them to tell you a story about their favorite person, place or thing.

4. While the preschooler tells you their story jot down quotes of their story, in story board order.

5. Once paper is dry, write on the strips of papers in the book each sentence to re create their story.

6. Then have the preschool use their crayons to illustrate the cover, and pages to match their story.

7. Once the book is complete, have the preschool practice reading their own words of their story.

Tips & Warnings

• You can put the book together a day before the activity with the child will occur.
• Use their exact words even if it did not make much sense.
• Have the preschooler re do this project once a week, or once a month.
• EBay is a great source for craft supplies and their products are priced wonderfully, you can find a link to products from EBay in the resource section of this article.
• I have also found that Amazon.com has a great selection of scrapbooks, their scrapbooks are a great way to take this idea and create something memorable with your child. I have placed a link in the resource section for Amazon.com for your convenience.

Resources

• Supplies for Crafts at Great Prices
• Scrapbooks for Memorable Moments

[GLeeBourquin]

on 10/21/2008 Sounds like a fun idea -- it's a good way to keep kids involved in their education

[showpup]

on 7/11/2008 What a FANTASTIC idea!! Love it. 5 stars