How do I get my kindgarten son to learn his alphabets and numbers?

Question

He has been home with me and I have tried video tapes, leap frog and every game you can think of. I don't want him to fail kindgarten. My husband and I have been working with him everyday after school, but he just doesn't seem to be getting it.

Answer 1

try some flash cards or hide and seek with them and have him find them and when he does then have him tell you what he found or get somethign that starts with that letter and have him do it that way and same with numbers if number 10 t hen find things that have 10 try candy that always works that way they can eat it when they are done and for abc's find something that starts with an a like apple and put t hem down and let him tell you and stuff like that, make it fun so he will want to learn

Answer 2

Ther are various methods. Try using the letterland books, which use fun and easily memorable characters for each letter but remember preschoolers learn through play use his/her favourite toys to help you plan games eg: make a big card carpark with numbered spaces 1 - 5 and label the cars with various amounts of dots again 1- 5 and then play parking attendant. songs and stories always help. I always play a game of letter shop - for each letter of the alphabet, you need a letter (visual) and one or two objects beginning with that letter such as apple, key etc. You are the shopkeeper and your child can only buy an object with the correct letter. You could start off with just 5 letters if you want but try to start with the letters in your childs name first. They will remember them better. One more thing, label things around the house such as table, chair, bed, cupboard.

Answer 3

I have been a preschool assistant for 14 yearsand I like to play this game with my students that have a hard time learning their number and letters. Take the letter or number an put it on a different part of his body and say the letter a is on your head, the letter a is on your back, the letter a is on your knee, the letter a is on your nose and so on and so forth. Then after you have finished placing the number on different parts of his body and saying the letter then you put the letter on a part of his body and say (What ever your child's name is) what letter is on your nose, what letter is on your head and so on. Make it fun. Some kids need more stimulation than others. They think your playing with them and in the mean time they're learning and they don't realize it. Get some stickers, little people love stickers. Good luck I hope it works for you like it's worked for me.

Answer 4

Did you start reading to him as soon as he was born (or in utero?)? That is a HUGE step that many parents miss because they think it is not helpful, but it is! Continue to read to your child everyday, finding books that interest him. Play word games with him - point out a bug and say /b/-/u/-/g/ and then write it on the sidewalk with chalk, saying the sound of each letter as you write it. Reinforce EVERY concept that the teacher introduces & reviews at school. Make your son realize that learning does not stop once he leaves the classroom!

Answer 5

I had a letter, number or color a day for my child. My refrigerator and freezer are covered with magnetic numbers, letters, shapes and colors.

In the morning when he wakes up I identify one with my son..then after he gets cleaned I ask him "what do you want for breakfast..."Then I say "if you give me.........(the color green or the number 2 etc); when he identifies what he requested as a reward (even if I have to help him a little). Throughout the day whe he asks me to read to him, if he can use the computer, or watch one of his movies he must identify his letter, color or number for the day.

My son is 3; he was resently tested for his headstart program and he is at a 5 year old level in many areas. Be patient, work with your son; make if fun for him. Act crazy and celebrate when he learns something new. Tell him how smart he is, how proud you are of him....he'll get it

Answer 6

sometimes the more you force a child to learn the more he will not into it because every child has different motivations in learning. I think your child just wants to play and if that's the case why don't you teach him thru playing with it because video tapes and leap frogs didn't work and honestly that's a lot of work but you need perseverance.

Answer 7

Try putting them on every thing and marking everything in your house like in the class room at school and when the kinder-gardener wants something or goes to get something then they have to say the Color and the letter on the door and object that they want Car Door, Cup Bottle Juice. Grape. Just make them ask for what they want and say that makes what sound and starts with what letter and what color have we here. then allow the child to have the items as reward for correct answers.

Answer 8

I make a game out of it, somehow. Today, we were in a waiting room for the doctor and I said, "I am looking for things with the B sound" and sounded out the sound. "Can you help me?" I gave him a high 5 each time he found something. He also looked through a magazine and I asked him to tell me how many dogs he could find. This worked great. He counted out loud each one he found.

Here in KY, they can't "fail" until 4th grade. Is your child young for his/her age? School does so many different types of drills and the other kids will be getting into it, so he will want to do what they do and I bet after a few months you will see changes. Just keep in touch with your teacher.

Answer 9

My daughter was in preschool, but they taught her sounds and then associated the sounds. For example: T is Ta or T. So we would identify stuff like toe, table, television. We used worksheets from learning.com. They are not going to learn this over night and it takes lots of patience. You may have to stick to a letter for several days before it is fully grasped. You also need to go back. Because you taught it today and yesterday, they are going to forget it in a week. You have to review daily!!

With numbers, I taught using books, worksheet, fingers, pasta noodles. A really good game is Hi Ho Cherry-o. I would count constantly. I would sing 1little, 2 little, 3 little indians. OR 1-2 buckle my shoe, 3-4 etc... I would group things and physically show the number and have her count them.

Flash card are great and the best part is that you can make your own with index cards. You can glue pieces of pasta or beans to them and have your son count them out. With Letters, they sale great flash cards that have pictures on them. Make things fun for the child. Hide stickers on tables, or on the TV. Then say, "Go find something that starts with T. Their reward is the stickers. It is going to take time, but you have to be consistent. It is very difficult to teach your own child.

Answer 10

Try singing songs with the alphabet. Works like a charm! Good luck to you.