I have been trying to work with Connor on his letters and pre-writing skills for the last few months. So far we've covered A B C E F G M O R. I gather ideas from homeschool blogs (written by moms who are much more organized than I, and from what I can gather, don't sleep much.) Then while he has rest time I gather supplies from around the house and set up our lesson on the dining room table. He gets so excited and says things like "Mommy, can we pweeeease do a wesson (lesson) today?!" There are so many ways for me to improve our lessons and my time with him but as I titled todays post, I'm leaning on that curve. Hopefully I will improve with time but for now I will rejoice in the small successes.
For example, check out his improving scissor skills!
On this paper I drew three lines and had him cut along the lines. This was his first time using small children's scissors. The lines were zigzag, wavy and straight.
I always have him trace the letter a few times. First with his index finger (90% of the time this is his right hand but occasionally he mixes it up with a lefty.) Then he gets to use a marker and today we added beans and made an F with them! Working on his dexterity & fine motor skills!
We always make a picture with our letter.
And most recently I've added printable worksheets like this one and the seasons one above. He was instructed to circle the healthy foods and put an X on the unhealthy ones. He got them all correct but had trouble with the X's. He forgets to pick up his marker for the second line.
Overall, I am really pleased with his progress and mine. More than emphasizing his knowledge of letters and their sounds I want to focus on skills that will help him be a better student in the future. Things like developing fine motor skills and a love for reading are much higher on my list than being able to recite the US Presidents or state capitals.
