She is homeschooled and was 6 in Jan but is very athletic and very smart. She seems to avoid learning to print her alphabet. It has been 20 years since I've taught that level, and I'm sure there are some new ideas floating around. Want to help Grandma here ? PLease be nice, respect the elderly :)
2007-03-28 06:33:18 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Maybe try that new leap frog book they have, for writing and reading. My son is 5 and starts school this year. I have started him on it so that he can learn to write his name better
2007-03-28 06:37:16 · answer #1 · answered by kristinad21 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't bribe her. Don't nag her. She WILL learn when she's ready. It sounds like she's busy learning other things right now. She'll only learn to hate writing (as I learned to hate history and math) if it's forced on her when she's not ready. Baking alphabet cookies or alphabet soup are good ideas, but don't tell her she can't have any unless she writes them. That would be mean. Read to her - not just books. Point out street signs. Look at websites on topics that interest her together. Let her play computer games - my kids love Jumpstart. She will learn to read and write just because it's part of her world. My son learned to read and write from video games. He refused to have anything to do with reading or writing until he was eight. Now, two years later, he reads books, instruction manuals, etc., written for adults, and understands every word (or will look the word up on his own if he doesn't). I'd bet your granddaughter will be the same way. Just trust her. Follow her interests. It works.
For more info, check out Home Education Magazine or you can visit their website. http://www.homeedmag.com/
Januaris_ros - homeschooling mother of four
2007-04-05 04:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by januaris_ros 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I bought my daughters (4,6) a $4 workbook at walmart. Inside, there are stickers for reward and a bunch of really fun things to do. They don't even realize that they are practicing for school, because they like the challenge. The books have everything in them from lowercase to uppercase, and also sentences. What they really like is that the first row on any page is outlined they are supposed to trace and then do it on their own. Sometimes I get my spare book and do it with them...I purposely go out of the lines or make a big show of how hard it is for me, and they love to have a one up on their mom. They are extra careful and relish showing me just how easy it is for them when it is so painfully obvious that I do not measure up. ha ha.
It is fun for me and them, and I do this every other day. On the odd days, they just play around or work with colors etc. I would bet that if you tried it this way, your grandaughter would ask to do it every day...
Good Luck!
2007-04-03 06:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by Star 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try turning each alphabet letter into an animal. There are books in the children's section of any library to help with that. Try the internet too ..
2007-03-28 06:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
disappearing letters are fun.
With a paintbrush, on a dark surface (chalkboards are best) use water to paint the letters or numbers. Then it becomes a race to see how many you can write down before the letter or word disappears.
This is also a GREAT trick for spelling.
2007-04-03 04:28:37 · answer #5 · answered by Alexandra 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try doing something exciting. Bake some cookies in the shape of the alphabet and tell herthat she won't get it if she doesn't memorize the name. When she tells you the name, give it to her as a reward.
2007-04-01 07:30:37 · answer #6 · answered by Cee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell her that if she learns to print, she can send a letter Santa and she'll be 100% guaranteed at least one gift from her list. Bribery always works.
2007-03-28 06:39:27 · answer #7 · answered by jeffypuff 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
chalkboards, pretty paper, new pencils, paint, ... etc
My children have the hand held leapsters and they have a game called Letters on the loose. You have to trace each letter and it goes into a "book" It depends on her level, she may be too old for these.
2007-03-28 06:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by samira 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi im Mary J. and im 16 and i have a little sister and you shuld give her a bruch alot of paper and plenty of room to paint on show her that you like to do it and that it can be fun. She'll enjoy it and mabe pratice with putting colors together to see what color it makes. Just to it together you'll both have fun together. God bless you
2007-03-28 06:44:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
my daughter is 5 and in pre-k and I go to the dollar store to by printing books the have them in several different characters barbie,my little pony, strawberry shortcake,winnie the pooh, toy story, blues clues ect... the have them in abc, numbers, colors ,shapes addition subtractions,spelling ect... or sign up on learningpages.com and have her sit and help print the pages with you and have her pick the letters she wants to pratice writing works with my daughter.
2007-03-28 08:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by Yaz_Daz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋