Schoolbook Giveaway Winner Plus Great Comments On Helping Our Kids Learn!

Schoolbook Giveaway Winner
The winner is Lovemy2dogs! Congratulations!
Timestamp: 2009-03-07 02:39:12 UTC
Wow, these suggestions were so awesome, I had to put them in a post for everybody to read. I can't wait to start using them!

Jessie Francis said...
we do flash cards w/ letters and go over the sounds as well.
thanks

Kristy said...
My girls are young, so I teach them by repetition and singing lots of songs.

Steph said...
I love to try and think of ways to teach skills to my children, but I have to mention a DVD that taught my kids all of their letter sounds in one day. It's called The Letter Factory by Leap Frog and it's an amazing tool!

penguinmom said...
I let my son watch the Preschool Prep videos. He knows his colors, shapes, can count to 20, his alphabet. He turned 2 in October. He loves the videos and never tires of them. He also enjoys Einstein videos.

silverhartgirl said...
we go to starfall.com to lean abc and phonic sounds

shopannies said...
I love to bring my kids into the kitchen where lessons from reading, measuring as well as the usual life skills can be learned

hiccupapparel.etsy.com said...
my son is almost 3 and he LOVES flash cards. i find some really good ones in the dollar section of Target. Is favorite are the Astronomy ones and he calls every star in the sky either Saturn or an asteroid.

Shelly said...
We read a lot of books and I have started to sound out letters.

Sarah said...
We do flash cards, read lots of books, have abc's on the walls, have a cool abc computer game. Puzzles with abc and 123.

Heather & Chaos said...
We read LOTS of books, have a mini laptop that he loves, magnetic alphabet etc.

Liza767 said...
well i will tell you when me son was 3 cuz teaching not working with my 6 yr old

my son has sleep issues so when he was 3 if he wanted to stay up past 7pm every 1/2 to stay up 1/2 he had to use his leap pad it was a great tool for him he was reading at 4 and is now at a 7th grade reading level and hes only in 3rd grade but this is not working with my other 2 kids so every kid learns different

janetfaye said...
I read with my grandson and we sound out letters.

Brimful Curiosities said...
We read before naps and before bedtime every day. My daughter already knows all her letters and numbers because I've been reading to her since she was a baby.

andrea v said...
We read a book before bed every night. I have a book that has colors and my kids really picked up on colors quickly.

Kristalyn said...
My 2-year-old loves puzzles, so we spend a lot of time with alphabet puzzles

LoveMy2Dogs said...
I am a home daycare provider and I work with the kids everyday. We do the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes and I also do a curriculum called Mother Goose Time which teachs a lot of different things. For example this month they are learning about stars, planets and space ships. They love the things we do and ask every morning when we are going to start.

dctm said...
we use leap frog items alot. while I am in the kitchen, my son and I use the letters/phonics on the refrig and go over them

rebecca said...
My baby is just 11 months old, but we look at shapes and colours and words associated with them. I love books and I want him, to, too!

Lisa said...
We practice writing letters and words in the bath tub by fingerpainting with shaving cream.

mel said...
As far as reading goes we got 3x5 cards and taped them to things with the name of that think written on it. I can always use other ideas though!

Mommy Daisy said...
Singing songs is one of the best learning tools for my toddler.

abcgator said...
We play "name that letter" game as we drive down the road. They have to name the first letter on an sign we see as we drive by.

maria said...
we make letters out of play-dough, and if I'm really inspired, an item out of play-dough that start with that letter. Thanks for the giveaway!

Angela C. said...
We read a lot. We use the Sight Word DVD "Meet the Sight Words" and the refrigerator magnet game Word Wammer from Leap Frog. We also have the Tag System that she loves.

Stef4916 said...
We read everyday and do flash cards with pictures. I think seeing and hearing help kids learn quicker. stef4916 @ gmail . com

Andrea said...
I just like to make learning fun and exciting. We try and make the lesson meaningful and how it corespounds with everyday.

Bovee Brigade said...
We have shape cards where they have to say the shape. But there are also a few cards with a man jumping. When they get to one of those cards, they get to jump up. This is so much fun for all of us!

Chris said...
I try to make the learning time a game. Like with letters I print 2 copies of each letter flash card and turn it into a memory game. After they find a match, in order to get the pair they have to tell me the name and sound for the letter!

auntrene said...
I have kiddos in my home everyday, Daycare. The are amazing kids. We read a lot of books, Work on our letters, have flash cards, We are working on F this week. Should be fun my favorite day of the week begins with F.. Friday!!.
We will eat foods that begin with F, we will play hide and seek with the letter F, we will make it Fun!!!
Have a great Day!

andrea v said...
I read every night to my children. I also help my son learn to write his name and know his phone number. He is 4 and is doing great.

giggling kids said...
My nephew has a blast with flash cards. I have the picture on the front and the word on the back. heatherstamper09@aol.com

Happy Four said...
What a great giveaway. I am a subscriber and would love to have this valuable resource.

casey aubut said...
We do flashcards- nothing fancy- but it has helped him learn to count to 20- be able to red simple words like cat and dog, and more!!

karie said...
My daughter is little so we read A LOT, sing songs, and do a lot of repetition.

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