In your first class with children aged approximately 5 years old, which letters of the alphabet would you teac?

Question

In your first class with children aged approximately 5 years old, which letters of the alphabet would you teach?


Describe 3 methods you would use to teach these new letters?

Answer 1

vowels... a e i o u



make pics of words that have that vowel in them and make them say it out loud when u show the pic



make a song up or something



write them on a board and have them copy it and share with a partner what words have that vowel in them ... i always loved to work in groups in school

Answer 2

im also going into pre school teaching,

there are a few ways. you could do 3 letters a day. in order like ABC the first day DEF the second and so on. you could just do 1 letter a day, or you could do them all in one day.



ways to teach them could be having flash cards with the letter on them. and an object starting with that letter eg. A = Apple. you can have the children sitting in the group, you firstly go through the flash cards, tell them the object on the card, then the second time round get t he children to call out the name of the letter.



you can have a colouring stencil of a letter of the week, chose one letter a week, then have activities each day to do with that letter, coulouring apples, etc.



get a big chart, each letter of the alphabet across the top, then cut out of different objects, say 2 or more objects for each letter, then get the children to stick them in the appropriate box.



have a name alphabet chart, have the children choose which letter they belong to according to what their name starts with, eg A = AMY, ALLISON ASHLEY B = BROCK, BRAYDEN, BILLY etc.



put the activities up around the room.



i also suggest that you sing the alphabet song daily, you can even encorperate the flash cards as you say the letters untile they get it.



also make up games! like matching the letter with the animal, or colour.

play a memory game, instead of using pictures, use letters!





hope i helped





p.s. have the children bring in an object starting with a chosen letter

Answer 3

Well, I would go and teach them about 1 letter of the alphabet a day, reviewing them every day. So, the first day you would teach A. Now, for A, I would ask them what food they can think of that starts with the letter A. Now, most likely, they wouldn't say much, so you would say A is for Apple. So on, and so forth. Try to make games out of learning these letters. Maybe bring in pennies to give to the children each time they name something that begins with the letter A. You can also print out coloring sheets that have different kinds of A's on them, or bring them candy that starts with the letter A to hand out to them Use your imagination, and I'm sure you can think of something.

Answer 4

Here is the order I have been using. Most common letters/sounds first. We focus on the sound more than the letter name...as we need to know the sounds to sound out words...and at 5...that is what you are wanting. As you notice this "program" includes sounds, not just letters.



m, s, short a, long e, t, r, d, i, th, c, o , n, f, u, l, w, g, capital I, sh, long a, h, k, long o, v, p, ar, ch, short e, b, ing, long i, y, er, oo, j, wh, y- long i sound, long u, qu, x, z, ea, ai, ou.



There are so many ESL activities out there for you... just search ESL (English as a second language) on google or another site.



Here are some activities that I use to introduce actual letters...no so much sound.



* We find the letter on the alphabet chart and mark it.

* We listen to LeapFrog to hear the sound(s) that the letter makes.

* we write the letter on "garden paper"- blue (sky) at the top, green (grass at the middle), and brown (soild) underneath the lines. And then we talk about whether it is a tall or short letter...or if it has a tail.

* we build the letter with sticks and curves.

* we use writing trays (metal pans with sand) to write the letter multiple times.

* we learn the letter in sign language.

* we sing a chant/song that is focused on that letter and find all of that corresponding letter.

* we do a "special" activity to go along with that letter. For example, when we introduced Aa we went "fishing". I put many capital and lower case a's and a few other letters into a tub of water and we use magnetic fishing poles to catch the letters. Then we sorted them onto a magentic dry erase board that was labeled... is an Aa (with a smile) and is not an Aa (with a frown).



Good luck.

Answer 5

I'd be teaching the sounds before the names of the letters. The sounds are the step to reading. You might want to invest in a phonics program, like the ones homeschoolers use. Try here: http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/default.aspx?id=81

Most people I know use Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading or Explode the Code. Not that that means they are the best for your situation. Read the reviews and ask any extra questions in the homeschool section. I know there's a difference between teaching in a classroom or at home, but that doesn't mean resources can't be tweaked to fit. Anyway, it's the homeschoolers who have the experience with these programs, so head over there for more opinions. :)

Answer 6

Hi madam,

Three ways to teach those kind of age students is to make them to actively participate in the events you do...

For example,

1) Ask them to repeat the alphabets when you say it..

2) Show some pictures of alphabets with big letters

3) Make expressions and make use of some things to make them remember all the time..

Answer 7

You start with the first three, ABC. You show them the letters visually, teach them in a song, and use words that start with that letter. For example and Apple for A, Book for B, Chocolate for C. Kids in this age groups are sponges. I started Kindergarten with no English and within a year I was bilingual.

Answer 8

They should already know them....

I was in the able to read when I was three years old.





EDIT:

Oooh. Gotchya. Sorry.

I would teach them one letter every day (with a picture).

Start with A for Apple.

The next day, teach A for Apple and B for Bear.

Then A for Apple, B for Bear, C for Car.....

Answer 9

hmm...nice question for better teaching. actually, children in that age was learn alphabet. but we still need to teach them about it, by refreshing their memory about alphabet and give them an example of using alphabet in simple word that they use in everyday live. children are very like animal, we can teach them about alphabet using name of animal...and then we make a sound like the animal. example, letter "C" we use for Cow, and than you ask them to together with you make a sound mooooo...mooooo.....

I guarantee that they will like you and the way you teach them.

Answer 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r884v3P49YU



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwgPqumvd-E