How to Make Flash Cards for Toddlers
Your toddler is learning about new things daily, which means you need to take time to make him flash cards. Create a deck of flash cards with general information on them such as letters, shapes, numbers and pictures of different items. The flash cards are a way for you to add a little direction to what he learns. Toddlers have short attention spans, so you will need to be quick to effectively use the flash cards. Brillbaby.com recommends flashing the cards "at a speed of less than one second per card" to keep your toddler's attention.
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Things You'll Need
- Poster board
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Animal stickers (10 of each)--dog, cat, fish, cow, duck, horse, bird, pig, sheep and chicken
- Black marker
- Large cookie cutters--heart, square, circle, rectangle, star, diamond, triangle and oval
- Construction paper
- Glue
Instructions
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Numbers and Animals
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Cut poster board into 3x5-inch rectangles; you will need 11 rectangles.
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Select common animal stickers to use on your flash cards; make sure you have 10 stickers of the same animal. So you will need 10 stickers of the same dog, cat, fish, cow, duck, horse, bird, pig, sheep and chicken.
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Use black marker to write large numbers on all of the rectangles on the top, right corner; number them from 0 through 10.
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Place the card with 0 in front of you. In the center of it spell out zero; do not place a sticker on this card.
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Begin placing stickers on the remaining cards; the number of stickers should match the written number on the flash card. For example, place one dog sticker in the middle of the card labeled 1 and write the word "dog" below the sticker. place two cow stickers in the middle of the card labeled 2 and write the word "cow" below the sticker. And so on for all the cards.
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Complete the animal cards with the right number of the same kind of animal on each numbered card.
Shapes
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Select large cookie cutters in different shapes such as a heart, square, circle, rectangle, star, diamond, triangle and oval.
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Trace the cookie cutters on colorful construction paper. Cut the shapes out.
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Cut poster board into 3x5-inch rectangles; you will need the same number of rectangles as you have cookie cutter shapes.
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Glue one construction paper shape on the center of each poster board rectangle. Write the shape's name below the picture with black marker.
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Repeat Step 4 until all of the flash cards have been made.
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Tips & Warnings
Protect your flash cards from grubby hands by laminating them.
Place your child's photograph and name on the blank side of the cards.
References
- Photo Credit craft a card! image by Shirley Hirst from Fotolia.com
