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I made these alphabet cards to help with letter recognition<\/strong>, uppercase matching, lowercase matching and upper to lowercase matching. I like to print and laminate them and hide them in sensory bins, hide around the room or play a memory game<\/strong> with! The children like the added detail of the tractors and cows! I like to tell the children the farmer has lost a cow and is driving his tractor to find it – hooks them in! The consonants are in blue and vowels are in red, similar to the Montessori letters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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To extend children’s vocabulary<\/strong> I always like to create and use three part cards<\/strong> (based on the Montessori Nomenclature cards). I prefer to use these as they can be easily differentiated<\/strong> for a variety of abilities. <\/span>You can use these by having the children depending on their skill level by:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n Matching the picture to the base card<\/span><\/li>\n Matching the picture and word to the base card<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n  <\/p>\n To further the development of literacy skills<\/strong> I also give children exposure to trace and make cards<\/strong>. These are ideal for helping with early letter formation<\/strong> and finding letters:<\/span><\/p>\n  <\/p>\n <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n  <\/p>\n I have also included the following books in my book basket<\/strong>. It is so important to have a good range of literature<\/strong> for children to lose themselves in! I like to select books carefully<\/strong>, finding books that rhyme, have a problem with a solution and have clear illustrations:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n